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"Big Butter and Egg Man" is a 1926 jazz song written by Percy Venable. Venable was a record producer at the Sunset Cafe and wrote the song for Louis Armstrong and singer May Alix.〔''Louis Armstrong: An American Genius''. James Lincoln Collier. Oxford University Press US, 1985. ISBN 0-19-503727-8. pp. 175–176〕 The song is often played by Dixieland bands, and is considered a jazz standard.〔''All Music Guide to Jazz: The Definitive Guide to Jazz Music''. Vladimir Bogdanov, Chris Woodstra and Stephen Thomas Erlewine. Backbeat Books, 2002. ISBN 0-87930-717-X. p. 140〕 According to pianist Earl Hines, Alix would often tease the young Armstrong during performances. Armstrong was known to be timid, and had a crush on the beautiful vocalist. At times, Armstrong would forget the lyrics and just stare at Alix, and band members would shout "Hold it, Louis! Hold it."〔''The original Hot Five recordings of Louis Armstrong''. Gene Henry Anderson, Michael J. Budds. Pendragon Press, 2007. ISBN 1-57647-120-9. p.111 Originally from ''The World of Earl Hines'' (New York: Scribner's, 1977; reprinted New York: Da Capo Press, 1983), p. 49〕 Armstrong's cornet solo on the 1926 recording is one of his most highly acclaimed performances.〔〔''In the Course of Performance: Studies in the World of Musical Improvisation''. Bruno Nettl, Melinda Russell. University of Chicago Press, 1998. ISBN 0-226-57410-5. p. 205〕
The song name was a 1920s slang term for a big spender, a traveling businessman in the habit of spending large amounts of money in nightclubs.〔''The City in Slang: New York Life and Popular Speech''. Irving Lewis Allen. Oxford University Press US, 1995. ISBN 0-19-509265-1. p. 77〕 The song is also known as "I Want a Big Butter and Egg Man" or "Big Butter and Egg Man from the West". ==Notes== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Big Butter and Egg Man」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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