Louis Jordan & His Orchestra: If You're So Smart How Come You Ain't Rich 1951

Siempre me ha encantado esta canción de Louis Jordan, un gran showman del jazz. Escuchar "If You're So Smart How Come You Ain't Rich" de nuevo dentro la antología de Big bands ha sido una alegría porsu ritmo y la ironía de su letra. ¡Magníficas selecciones las de esta colección muy recomendable! Este es uno bueno doblemente porque recoge material no fácilmente localizable. Louis Jordan es el vocalista y el saxo alto, con Jimmy Peterson al piano, Chris Colombus en la batería, los trompetistas Aaron Izenhall, Emmett Berry y Bob Mitchell; Leon Comegys y Bob Burgess eran los trombonistas, Oliver Nelson con el saxo alto: Josh Jackson y Reuben Phillips en los tenores, Marty Flax el saxo barítono; el guitarrista Bill Jennings  y Bob Bushnell al bajo. Se grabó  en Nueva York el 5 de junio de 1951. Espectacular y moderno, el sonido de las bandas de Jordan fueron de enorme influencia. Disfrútalo!

If You're So Smart How Come You Ain't Rich
Louis Jordan

You' braggin all about the things you can do
Every time you make a pitch
If you're so smart,
How come you ain't rich?
You claim to have picked every horse that won
'Cause you know just which is which
Yes, if you're so smart,
Tell me, how come you ain't rich?

Henry built the Ford and made his pile
Woolworth used his five and ten
Rockerfeller's wealth came from Standard Oil
And Waterman's came from a pen
You claim it all came from consultin' you
Isn't that a brand new switch?
If you're so smart,
How come you ain't rich?

Mention work and you go berserk
'Cause you hate to do a stitch
If you're so smart,
How come you ain't rich?
You're out for a ride on the road to fame
Yet you wind up in a ditch
Mmm-hmm - if you're so smart,
Tell me, how come you ain't rich?

Hershey…