Copenhagen is a 1924 jazz standard composed by Charlie Davis. It was first recorded in 1924 by the Wolverine Orchestra featuring Bix Beiderbecke in a foxtrot tempo. The title refers to Copenhagen tobacco favored by Davis's bass player. Lyrics were added by Walter Melrose, and the tune is a blues in B-flat. The original release was a 1924 single on Gennett Records (5453-B) and Claxtonola (40336-B) with Oh Baby on the A side. The Wolverines’ version features a brief cornet solo by Beiderbecke. Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra recorded it later in 1924, arranged by Don Redman, with Louis Armstrong. It has since appeared on many jazz anthologies and compilation albums, and remains an early jazz standard in the blues-in-B-flat tradition.
