John carleton digitized at 78 revolutions per minute. The complete gramercy five sessions artie shaw songs. His first public appearance leading his own band was in his native new york city on the 24th of may, 1936 and he became one of the biggest names in jazz and popular music during the. Their eight recordings include my blue heaven, smoke gets in your eyes, and a millionseller, summit ridge drive. While never together as long as goodmans similarly popular small combos, the gramercy five was held in such esteem that any of shaw s small group recordings tend to be passed off as gramercy five performances. With music streaming on deezer you can discover more than 56 million tracks, create your own playlists, and share your favourite tracks with your friends. Artie shaw, the jazz clarinetist and bigband leader who successfully challenged benny goodmans reign as the king of swing with his recordings of begin the beguine, lady be good and star. He named it the gramercy five after his home telephone exchange.
Married to lana turner 1940, ava gardner 194546, doris dowling 195256, evelyn keyes 195785 also known as. Notebook writings include tune lists for the gramercy 5, quotations, story ideas, and philosophical and political ideas. Artie shaw and his gramercy 5, hip to the harpischord. Login or create account my page collection wishlist messages. Artie shaw was an american clarinetist, composer, bandleader and actor. Artie shaw clarinet, hank jones piano, joe puma guitar, tommy potter bass, irv kluger drums. Check out begin the beguine the bluebird recordings in chronological order, vol.
Their eight recordings include my blue heaven, smoke gets in your eyes, and a millionseller, summit. A surprisingly wonderful album from artie shaw one that takes his older groove and nicely strips it down for the 50s, and which features some especially great guitar work from tal farlow. Between 1938 and 1944, glenn miller and his orchestra released 266 singles on the monaural teninch shellac 78 rpm format. The first, which comprises tracks 18 of this cd, was formed in 1940 from members of shaw s current, massive orchestra this is. Clef records founded 1946 1946 founder norman granz status defunct genre jazz country of origin u.
John carletondigitized at 78 revolutions per minute. Artie shaw and his gramercy five, artie shaw and his gramercy 5, artie shaw s gramercy five, artie shaw e i suoi gramercy five. The original gramercy five made eight records in 1940, giving up his band in early 1941. Artie shaw and his gramercy five summit ridge drive. Artie shaw and his orchestra artie shaw and his orchestra a1. Photographs include artie shaw as a child, his son jonathan, and his united states navy band the rangers. But artie shaw and his gramercy five stands as the most original and fascinating of these bands.
His original unit from 1940 found the great pianist johnny guarnieri playing harpsichord exclusively and matched shaw s clarinet with trumpeter billy butterfield. In 1940, the original gramercy five pressed eight records, then shaw dissolved the band in early 1941. Subsequent reissue action involving the shaw discography has also extended something, that being the life of the gramercy five itself. Artie shaw and his gramercy five listen to artie shaw and his gramercy five on deezer. Artie shaw and his gramercy five hop skip and jump duration. Verve 60th anniversary rare albums shmcd reissue series. His original unit from 1940 found the great pianist johnny guarnieri playing harpsichord exclusively and matched shaws clarinet with trumpeter billy butterfield.
The original gramercy five made eight records in 1940, giving up his. But after artie finished his service in the navy, he revived the gramercy five in name, at least, in 1944. Complete gramercy 5 sessions by artie shaw on spotify. Artie shaw and his gramercy five discography usa 45cat. Artie shaw and his gramercy five, artie shaw and his gramercy 5, artie shaws gramercy five, artie shaw e i suoi gramercy five. Artie shaw created another smaller group within his band. Complete gramercy 5 sessions, an album by artie shaw on spotify. Trumpeter roy eldridge became part of the group, succeeding billy butterfield. Find the latest tracks, albums, and images from artie shaw. Cd70 triple cd pack artie shaw 194445 artie shaw and his orchestra, the total recorded output of this edition with arrangements by ray conniff, george siravo, jimmy mundy and eddie sauter. Beginning of a dialog window, including tabbed navigation to register an account or sign in to an existing account.
In accordance with the directives of government and health authorities, we. Benny goodman had his trio and quartet, tommy dorsey had the clambake seven, and count basie made recordings with just his rhythm section. Artie shaw to a broadway rose currently only available on mp3. Artie changed and when you listen to the first and last gramercy five recordings you could be listening to a different musician. There is also a script for a television interview with artie shaw.
Also an author, shaw wrote both fiction and nonfiction. In contrast, artie shaw recorded relatively few sides with his gramercy five. Artie shaw and his gramercy five artie shaw and his gramercy five a1. Inventory of the artie shaw collection, 19102005 bulk. The story of americas music, star dust temptation, and indian love call begin the beguine.
Artie shaw orchestra musical group search artie shaw orchestra on recordings are available for online listening. Play one his later recording, not one of the tunes that he is not associated with like the shekomeko shuffle, for a swing fan and there is a. Arthur jacob arshawsky birth name, art shaw, art shaw and his orchestra, art shaw and his new music, artie shaw and his orchestra. When your hearts on fire smoke gets in your eyes tommy dorsey, bunny berigan, thomas fats waller, dick mcdonough, george georgia wettling. He named it artie shaw and the gramercy five after his home telephone exchange. Bop, cool cd artie shaw and his gramercy five i can. Band pianist johnny guarnieri played harpsichord on the quintet recordings, and al hendrickson played electric guitar. Their studio output comprised a variety of musical styles inside of the swing genre, including ballads, band chants, dance instrumentals, novelty tracks, songs adapted from motion pictures, and, as the second world war approached, patriotic music.