casalomaorchestra – Swing & Beyond

Mike Zirpolo May 31, 2019 3 COMMENTS

“No Name Jive” (1940) Glen Gray and the Casa Loma Orchestra

“No Name Jive” Composed and arranged by Larry Wagner. Recorded by Glen Gray and the Casa Loma Orchestra for Decca on March 18, 1940 in New York. Glen Gray, directing: Frank Ryerson, first trumpet; H. [..]

Sleepers Spotlight on Sidemen Swing and Swing Redux Too Good Not to Share

Mike Zirpolo July 31, 2018 2 COMMENTS

Mannie Klein’s birthday party (1933) and Bobby Hackett’s “Embraceable You” (1939)

Trumpeter Mannie Klein (pictured above), was born in New York City on February 4, 1908. The silent film presented below was shot at his 25th birthday party on February 4, 1933. As you will see, it [..]