“Shiny Stockings”, one of the most enduring songs in jazz, was written by Frank Foster in 1955 while he was with the Count Basie Orchestra. Not being very savvy about such things at the time, Frank gave away the rights and royalties to what has now become a jazz standard.
For years the tune was recorded by artist after artist with the revenues flowing to a company that collected on the publishing rights to songs it had acquired. It wasn’t until the early 2000’s when a close examination of U.S. Copyright Laws finally enabled Foster to collect the royalties that were rightfully his.
Now listen to Dee Dee Bridgewater, J.J. Johnson and Kenny Burrell with the Carnegie Hall Jazz Band in a live performance of that swinging homage to hosiery!
