Big Band Chronology = Nov 23-29 - This is a work in progress. Your suggestions always welcome. Norm Nov 23 Trumpeter, trombonist, and composer, Johnny Mandel was born New York, 1925. In 1943 he played the trumpet with Joe Venuti, in 1944 with Billy Rogers and trombone with Boyd Raeburn, Jimmy Dorsey, Buddy Rich, Georgie Auld and Chubby Jackson. From 1951 till 1953 he played and arranged music Elliott Lawrence. Mandel joined Count Basie in 1953. Mandels most famous compositions include Suicide Is Painless (theme from the movie and TV series M*A*S*H), Close Enough for Love, Emily and A Time for Love. He cowrote with Paul Webster The Shadow of Your Smile. National Best Selling Retail Chart For the Week Ending Nov 23, 1944 (Reported in Billboard Dec 2, 1944) 1. You Always Hurt the One You Love - Mills Brothers 2. The Trolley Song - Pied Pipers 3. I Walk Alone - Dinaah Shore 4. Im Making Believe - Ink Spots / Ella Fitzgerald 5. Ill Walk Alone - Martha Tilton 6. Dance with a Dolly - Russ Morgan 7. And Her Tears Flowed Like Wine - Stan Kenton 8. Too-Ra-Loo-Ra-Loo-Ral - Bing Crosby 9. Dont Fence Me In - Bing Crosby / Andrew Sisters 10. Together - Helen Forrest / Dick Haymes Harlem Hit Parade 1. Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall - Ink Spots / Ella Fitzgerald 2. Gee, Baby, Aint I Good To You - King Cole Trio 3. Hamps Boogie-Woogie - Lionel Hampton 4. Cherry Red Blues - Cootie Williams 5. You Always Hurt The One You Love - Mills Brothers 6. Im Lost - King Cole Trio 7. I Wonder - Cecil Gant 8. Im Lost - Benny Carter 9. Im Making Believe = Ink Spots / Ella Fitzgerald 10. Its Only a Paper Moon - King Cole Trio Nov 24 Glenn Miller records Moonlight Sonata, Slumber Song, White Cliffs of Dover (v - Eberle), Were the Couple in the Castle (v - Eberle), and It Happened in Hawaii (v - Eberle), 1941. Band Roster Trumpets: Billy May, Reuben Zeke Zarchy, Dale McMickle, Johnny Best Trombones: Glenn Miller, Jimmy Priddy, Paul Tanner, Frank DAnnolfo Reeds: Lloyd Skippy Martin (as), Ernie Caseres (as, cl, bs), Wilbur Schwartz (as, cl), Tex Beneke (ts), Al Klink (ts) Rhythm: Chummy MacGregor (p), Bobby Hackett (g), Doc Goldberg (b), Maurice Purtill (d). The Andrew sisters record Bei Mir Bist du Schoen, 1937. This popular Yiddish song was composed by Jacob Jacobs (lyricist) and Sholom Secunda (composer) for a Yiddish musical, I Would if I Could (in Yiddish, Men Ken Lebn Nor Men Lost Nisht, you could live, but they wont let you) in 1932. It became the Andrew Sisters first major hit, earning them a Gold Record, the first ever to a female vocal group.Also recorded in that session is Nice Work If You can Get It Pianist Teddy Wilson was born in Austin, TX, 1912. After working in the Lawrence Speed Webb band, with Louis Armstrong and also understudying Earl Hines in Hiness Grand Terrace Cafe Orchestra, Wilson joined Benny Carters Chocolate Dandies in 1933. In 1935 he joined the Benny Goodman Trio (which consisted of Goodman, Wilson and drummer Gene Krupa, later expanded to the Benny Goodman Quartet with the addition of Lionel Hampton). The trio performed during the big bands intermissions. By joining the trio, Wilson became the first black musician to perform in public with a previously all-white jazz group. Fletcher Henderson Records Shanghai Shuffle, NYC 1924. Band Roster Trumpets: Louis Armstrong, Elmer Chambers, Howard Scott Trombones: Charlie Green Reeds: Buster Bailey (cl), Don Redman (as), Coleman Hawkins (ts) Rhythm: Fletcher Henderson (p), Charlie Dixon (bjo), unknown (b), Kaiser Marshall (d) Nov 25 Stan Kentons big break comes when he opens at the Hollywood Palladium for 5 weeks in 1941. Alto Saxophonist Willie Smith was born on this day in 1910. Smiths first instrument was clarinet. He received his chemistry degree from Fisk University. Nevertheless in 1929 he became an alto saxophonist for Jimmie Luncefords band. He would be one of the main stars in Luncefords group until 1942. Smith later went on to play with Harry James, Duke Ellington, and Billy May Louis Jordon and the Tympani Five record You Run Your Mouth And Ill Run My Business and Hard Loin Blues, 1940. National Best Selling Retail Chart For the Week Ending Nov 25, 1943 (Reported in Billboard Dec 4, 1943) 1. Paper Doll - Mills Brothers 2. Pistol Packin Mama - Bing Crosby / Andrew Sisters 3. People Will Say Were in Love - Bing Crosby 4. Sunday, Monday or Always - Bing Crosby 5. Pistol Packin Mama - Al Dexter 6. Oh, What a Beautiful Morning - Bing Crosby 7. My Heart Tells Me - Glenn Gray 8. Boogie Woogie - Tommy Dorsey 9. Put Your Arms Around Me - Dick Haymes 10. Theyre Eitheer Too Young or Too Old Harlem Hit Parade 1. All for You - King Cole Trio 2. Dont Cry Baby - Erskine Hawkins 3. Paper Doll - Mills Brothers 4. Sentimental Lady - Duke Ellington 5. Pistol Packin Mama - Al Dexter 6. Pistol Packin Mama - Bing Crosby / Andrew Sisters 7. Dont Get Around Much Anymore 8. Rhapsody in Blue - Glenn Miller 9. From Twilight till Dawn - Ceele Burke 10. Get Me On Your Mind - Jay McShann Nov 26 Band leader Tommy Dorsey, age 51, dies at his Greenwich Ct home in 1956 Frank Sinatra makes his first stage appearance with the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra in Rockford Il, 1940. National Best Selling Retail Chart For the Week Ending Nov 26, 1942 (Reported in Billboard Dec 5, 1942) 1. White Christmas - Bing Crosby 2. Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition - Kay Kyser 3. Serenade in Blue - Glenn Miller 4. Der Fuehrers Face - Spike Jones 5. There are Such Things - Tommy Dorsey 6. Mr. Five By Five - Harry James 7. When the Lights Go On Again - Vaughn Monroe 8. Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition - Merry Macs 9. I Had the Craziest Dream - Haqrry James 10. Day Break - Tommy Dorsey Harlem Hit Parade 1. Travlin Light - Paul Whiteman / Billie Holiday 2. Mr. Five by Five - Freddie Slack 3. When the Lights Go On Again - Lucky Millinder 4. Whats the Use of Getting Sober - Louis Jordon 5. Stormy Monday Blues - Earl Hines 6. White Christmas - Bing Crosby 7. Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition - Southern Sons 8. That Aint Right - King Cole Trio 9. Cow Cow Boogie - Freddie Slack 10. C Jam Blues - Barney Bigard Nov 27 * Billy Holiday (17) debuts with Benny Goodman in 1933 on the recording Your Mothers Son in-law. Also recorded in that session was Tappin the Barrell (v - Jack Teagarden) Band Roster Trumpet: Charlie Teagarden, Shirley Clay Trombone: Jack Teagarden Reeds: Benny Goodman (cl), Arthur Karle (ts) Rhythm: Dick McDonough (p), Artie Bernstein (b), Gene Krupa (d) Vocals: Billy Holiday, Jack Teagarden. * First Bob Eberly / Helen OConnell duet, Do It Again, is recorded with the Jimmy Dorsey Band in 1939. Nov 28 * Trumpeter Dick Vance was born on this day in 1915. Was lead trumpet and did some vocals for Fletcher Hendersons Orchestra (1936-38) Vance joined Chick Webbs Big Band in 1939, staying with the organization for a couple years after Ella Fitzgerald took over, and arranged many of the charts for that band. Vance then had stints with Charlie Barnet, and Don Redman, He attended Juilliard Institute during 1944-47. Vance contributed arrangements to many orchestras including those of Duke Ellington, Harry James, Cab Calloway and Earl Hines. Nov. 29 * Ellingtons Kentucky Club Orchestra records East St. Louis Toodle-Oo in 1926. Birmingham Breakdown was also recorded on that date. Band Roster Trumpets: Louis Metcalf, Bubber Miley Trombones: Joe Tricky Sam Nanton Reeds: Rudy Jackson (cl, ts), Otto Hardwick (as), Harry Carney (bs) Ryhthm: Duke Ellington (p), Fred Guy (bjo), Wellman Braud (b), Sonny Greer(d) * Composer Billy Strayhorn was born in Dayton, Ohio on this day in 1915. Lush Life, Take the A Train, Lotus Blossom, Chelsea Bridge, Rain Check, Day Dream, Something to Live For. Fats Waller and His Rhythm record A Little Bit Independent and Sweet Thing, 1935 Tommy dorsey records Angels with Dirty Faces and Between a Kiss and a Sigh, 1938
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