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“Don’t Take Your Love From Me” Composed by Henry Nemo; arranged by Artie Shaw. Recorded by Artie Shaw and His Orchestra on June 26, 1941 in New York. Artie Shaw, clarinet, directing: Henry “Red” Allen, [..]
Tenor saxophone great Bud Freeman solos with Tommy Dorsey’s band – 1937. Others pictured L-R: Bassist Gene Traxler; lead trumpeter Andy Ferretti; partially visible, trumpeter Joe Bauer; saxophonists Skeets Herfurt and Johnny Mince; TD. The [..]
(This is the second installment in the ongoing Rodgers and Hart celebration here at swingandbeyond.com. See links below for more posts featuring the music of Rodgers and Hart.) The story: Lee Wiley, born October 9, 1908 [..]
NOTE: With this post, swingandbeyond.com inaugurates a small celebration of the music of Rodgers and Hart. Subsequent posts will continue this joyous presentation of the music of one of the greatest song writing teams in [..]
“Is That Religion?” Composed by Maceo Pinkard (music) and Mitchell Parish (lyric); arranged by Glenn Miller. Mildred Bailey accompanied by the Dorsey Brothers with Bunny Berigan. Recorded for Brunswick on April 8, 1933 in New [..]
“White Christmas” Composed by Irving Berlin. Recorded by Barbra Streisand for Columbia in September 1967 in Los Angeles. The story – part one: There’s never been such a day… I have learned again and again throughout [..]
“I Hear Music” Composed by Frank Loesser (lyric) and Burton Lane (music); arrangement by Don Redman. Recorded by Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra for Okeh Records in New York on September 12, 1940. Billie Holiday, [..]
The story: I have recently been re-reading the wonderful biography of pianist/arranger/composer Mary Lou Williams (1910-1981), entitled “Morning Glory,” by Linda Dahl (1999), University of California Press. I have long been beguiled by Ms. Williams’s [..]