You Know Who! – Bertha Hope
A medium groove song in a classic soul-jazz style, You Know Who! has been recorded in a variety of settings, both instrumental and vocal (with Bertha Hope's own lyrics). Our basic lead sheet is based on Bertha's recording; we also have a Further Explorations version with Minus You tracks for all instruments.
- Recording: Junior Cook - On A Misty Night
- Recorded on: June, 1989
- Label: Steeplechase (SCCD 31266)
- Concert Key: D minor
- Vocal Range: , to
- Style: Swing (medium)
- Tenor Sax - Junior Cook
- Piano - Mickey Tucker
- Bass - Walter Booker
- Drums - Leroy Williams
Video
- Description
- Historical Notes
- Solos
- Piano Corner
- Bass Corner
- Drum Corner
- Guitar Corner
- Inside & Beyond
- Minus You
To read a more detailed description of this song, click the second album cover for Bertha Hope's trio recording. This first version is similar to her recording, but with a few differences in format. The intro is eight measures, with more spread-out piano voicings. The melody is slightly different in the last measure of B, holding out an F through the first two beats instead of going with the rhythm section hits. The bass continues the A section figure on the first chorus of Junior Cook's solo, walking on other choruses. Like Bertha's recording there is a vamp ending, but this one fades out.
"On A Misty Night" was the second to last of Junior Cook's seven albums as a leader. Though the only one with this quartet lineup, two others feature both pianist Mickey Tucker and drummer Leroy Williams: "Pressure Cooker" in 1977 (with Cecil McBee) and "The Place To Be" from 1988. Walter Booker, Bertha Hope's second husband, also played on Junior's 1979 septet album "Good Cookin'."
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- Recording: Bertha Hope - In Search Of . . .
- Recorded on: October, 1990
- Label: SteepleChase (SCCD 31276)
- Concert Key: D minor
- Vocal Range: , to
- Style: Swing (medium)
- Piano - Bertha Hope
- Bass - Walter Booker
- Drums - Billy Higgins
Video
- Description
- Historical Notes
- Solos
- Piano Corner
- Bass Corner
- Drum Corner
- Guitar Corner
- Inside & Beyond
- Minus You
A modern soul-jazz classic, You Know Who! is a song you'll be sure to have a good time with. It's built on a swinging groove that just feels right, with a repeated one-measure bass figure and a catchy blues-scale melody. The form is 18 measures long: eight-measure A with the repeated bass line, six-measure B with more active changes, and four-measure C returning to the bass figure. The last two measures of B set up the next section with rhythm section hits.
Our basic lead sheet is mostly based on Bertha Hope's trio recording. There is a four-measure intro vamping on the bass figure from A; the C lead sheet shows both the bass line and piano voicings for this vamp. The B section is indicated "4-feel"; though it's a bit looser on the in head of this recording, B of the out head goes to a more definite 4-feel. Solos are also 4-feel, but returning to a looser version of the groove at C (F in the lead sheet solo section). The coda vamps C, with a final section on cue which tags a two-measure piano melody figure three times to a final chord.
For our Minus You version, click on the third album cover.
Our basic lead sheet is mostly based on Bertha Hope's trio recording. There is a four-measure intro vamping on the bass figure from A; the C lead sheet shows both the bass line and piano voicings for this vamp. The B section is indicated "4-feel"; though it's a bit looser on the in head of this recording, B of the out head goes to a more definite 4-feel. Solos are also 4-feel, but returning to a looser version of the groove at C (F in the lead sheet solo section). The coda vamps C, with a final section on cue which tags a two-measure piano melody figure three times to a final chord.
For our Minus You version, click on the third album cover.
For another from Bertha Hope's debut album "In Search Of...," check out A Wise And Wonderful Book. Her next album, "Elmo's Fire", features a quintet including tenor saxophonist Junior Cook, who had recorded the first version of You Know Who!.
A vocal version of You Know Who!, with Bertha's own lyrics, is in the Sing JAZZ! songbook.
A vocal version of You Know Who!, with Bertha's own lyrics, is in the Sing JAZZ! songbook.
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- Recording: Don Sickler - Further Explorations Vol. 1
- Recorded on: May 23, 2003
- Label: jazzleadsheets.com (JLS 1034)
- Concert Key: A minor
- Vocal Range: , to
- Style: Swing (medium)
- Flugelhorn - Don Sickler
- Piano - Cecilia Coleman
- Bass - Tim Givens
- Drums - Vince Cherico
Video
- Description
- Historical Notes
- Solos
- Piano Corner
- Bass Corner
- Drum Corner
- Guitar Corner
- Inside & Beyond
- Minus You
Our "Further Explorations" recording is slightly slower than the other instrumental versions, in a lower key. The format is essentially the same as Bertha Hope's trio recording, but with a 4-feel throughout the solo choruses. The ending vamps C for six more measures with an abrupt ending on the "and" of beat 2. Click on Minus You for more details.
Many of our "Further Explorations" tracks are songs from the Sing Jazz! songbook, in keys compatible with the ranges of most female singers. These tracks work just as well in instrumental Minus You settings.
Our Minus You melody tracks include Don Sickler's flugelhorn solo line on the coda. The important melody notes are full size, and his personal embellishments are written with smaller notes. Playing with the minus melody track, you can explore your own ways to expressively embellish the coda. Piano and bass parts are available; both show the intro figure. In addition, the bass part has rhythms at B below the staff. Drummers can read either part or the melody part.
mp3 Format of the full track:
-- Intro
-- melody 2 times
-- flugelhorn solo 2 choruses
-- out melody 1 time
-- coda
mp3 minus melody
-- count off sets up the intro
-- tacet or solo for the intro
-- play the melody 2 times
-- solo 2 choruses
-- play the out melody and coda
mp3 minus Piano
-- count off sets up the intro
-- play the intro
-- play figures and comp for the melody 2 times
-- comp for the flugelhorn solo 2 choruses
-- play figures and comp for the out melody and coda
mp3 minus Bass
-- count off sets up the intro
-- play the intro
-- play figures and walk for the melody 2 times
-- walk for the flugelhorn solo 2 choruses
-- play figures and walk for the out melody and coda
mp3 minus Drums
-- count off sets up the intro
-- comp for the intro
-- comp for the melody 2 times
-- comp for the flugelhorn solo 2 choruses
-- comp for the out melody and coda
mp3 Format of the full track:
-- Intro
-- melody 2 times
-- flugelhorn solo 2 choruses
-- out melody 1 time
-- coda
mp3 minus melody
-- count off sets up the intro
-- tacet or solo for the intro
-- play the melody 2 times
-- solo 2 choruses
-- play the out melody and coda
mp3 minus Piano
-- count off sets up the intro
-- play the intro
-- play figures and comp for the melody 2 times
-- comp for the flugelhorn solo 2 choruses
-- play figures and comp for the out melody and coda
mp3 minus Bass
-- count off sets up the intro
-- play the intro
-- play figures and walk for the melody 2 times
-- walk for the flugelhorn solo 2 choruses
-- play figures and walk for the out melody and coda
mp3 minus Drums
-- count off sets up the intro
-- comp for the intro
-- comp for the melody 2 times
-- comp for the flugelhorn solo 2 choruses
-- comp for the out melody and coda
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- Recording: Glenn Zaleski - Glenn Zaleski Plays Bertha Hope's Solo Piano Arrangements
- Recorded on: December 1, 2012
- Label: jazzleadsheets.com (JLS 1054)
- Concert Key: D minor
- Vocal Range: , to
- Style: Swing (medium)
- Piano - Glenn Zaleski
Video
- Description
- Historical Notes
- Solos
- Piano Corner
- Bass Corner
- Drum Corner
- Guitar Corner
- Inside & Beyond
- Minus You
This solo piano arrangement recorded by Glenn Zaleski is a bit more involved than our other Bertha Hope piano arrangements. The two melody choruses are slightly different from each other, and there's a new tag ending. For more details click on the Piano Corner tab.
Another piano feature recording of You Know Who! is by Linda Presgrave, from her 2008 album "Inspiration."
Also check out more Bertha Hope songs from this solo piano project featuring Glenn Zaleski.
Also check out more Bertha Hope songs from this solo piano project featuring Glenn Zaleski.
An intricately arranged solo piano version. The left hand keeps the bass line going through the intro and A section, while the right hand adds some expressive embellishments to the melody. There are two melody choruses, slightly different from each other both in the embellishments and also the B section changes. Specifically, the pickup to the third measure of B uses minor chords (D♭m7-Cm7) in the first chorus, but D♭7(♯9)-C7(♯9) in the second. The ending is not a vamp in this arrangement, but a tag on the last four measures. After the third repeat, there are three more measures of vamp and an abrupt ending.
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Bertha Hope
born on November 8, 1936
A dynamic force in improvised music, pianist Bertha Hope has been making headway in the jazz scene since the early 1960s. Raised in Los Angeles, Bertha attended Manual Arts High School. She began her jazz journey with pianists Elmo Hope and Richie Powell in her youth. Although she studied piano at Los Angeles Community College, she received her B.A. in early childhood education from Antioch College. She married Elmo in 1960; they moved to New York where Bertha worked as a telephone operator by day and performed at night. Read more...
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