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| An Album of Popular Music | ||||
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| Compilation album by | ||||
| Released | Sometime 1939 | |||
| Recorded | 1938–39 | |||
| Genre | Dance band, Swing | |||
| Label | Bluebird Records | |||
| Artie Shaw chronology | ||||
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Artie Shaw Plays An Album of Popular Music is a compilation album of phonograph records released by Artie Shaw and His Orchestra on Victor subsidiary Bluebird Records.
Background and reception
Following Victor Records' early experimentation with album sets, One of the only albums to ever be issued on Bluebird,
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| The American Music Lover | AAAA[1] |
| Variety | (favorable)[2] |
| Radio and Television Mirror | (recommended)[3] |
Track listing
These reissued songs were featured on a 4-disc, 78 rpm album set, Bluebird P-85.
Disc 1: (27546)
- "Frenesi", recorded March 3, 1940.
- "Begin the Beguine", recorded July 24, 1938.[4]
Disc 2: (27547)
Disc 3: (27548)
- " Dancing in the Dark", recorded January 23, 1941.
- "Traffic Jam", recorded June 12, 1939.[4]
Disc 4: (27549)
LP Track listing
In 1951, as six songs, the album was simultaneously reissued on both 45 rpm, WP 85, and 10" LP, LPM-30.
| No. | Title | Recording date | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Frenesi" (45 rpm: Side A) | March 3, 1940 | 3:02 |
| 2. | "Star Dust" (45 rpm: Side C) | October 7, 1940 | 3:29 |
| 3. | "Moonglow" (45 rpm: Side E) | January 23, 1941 | 3:26 |
| No. | Title | Recording date | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4. | "Serenade To a Savage" (45 rpm: Side F) | November 3, 1941 | 2:33 |
| 5. | "Traffic Jam" (45 rpm: Side D) | August 27, 1939 | 2:14 |
| 6. | "Begin the Beguine" (45 rpm: Side B) | February 17, 1941 | 3:14 |
Personell
Track numbers reference the 78 rpm album. Personnel per the Glenn Miller Archive, University of Colorado Boulder.[5][6]
- Woodwinds
- Artie Shaw – clarinet, leader
- Joe Krechter – bass clarinet (track 1)
- Bud Carlton – alto saxophone (track 1)
- Blake Reynolds – alto saxophone (track 1)
- Les Robinson – alto saxophone (tracks 2–8)
- Hank Freeman – alto saxophone, baritone saxophone (tracks 2, 4, 6, 8)
- Neely Plumb – alto saxophone (tracks 3, 5, 7)
- Jack Stacy – tenor saxophone (track 1)
- Dick Clark – tenor saxophone (track 1)
- Ronnie Perry – tenor saxophone (tracks 2, 4)
- Tony Pastor – tenor saxophone (tracks 2, 4, 6, 8)
- Jerry Jerome – tenor saxophone (tracks 3, 5, 7)
- Bus Bassey – tenor saxophone (tracks 3, 5, 7)
- Phil Nemoli – oboe (track 1)
- Mort Ruderman – flute (track 1)
- Brass
- Manny Klein – trumpet (track 1)
- Charles Margolis – trumpet (track 1)
- George Thow – trumpet (track 1)
- Claude Bowen – trumpet (tracks 2, 4)
- Chuck Peterson – trumpet (tracks 2, 4, 6, 8)
- Johnny Best – trumpet (tracks 2, 4, 6, 8)
- Jack Cathcart – trumpet (track 3)
- Billy Butterfield – trumpet (tracks 3, 5, 7)
- George Wendt – trumpet (tracks 3, 5, 7)
- Clyde Hurley – trumpet (tracks 5, 7)
- Bernie Privin – trumpet (tracks 6, 8)
- John Cave – flugelhorn (track 1)
- Bill Rank – trombone (track 1)
- Babe Bowman – trombone (track 1)
- Randall Miller – trombone (track 1)
- Ted Vesely – trombone (tracks 2, 4)
- George Arus – trombone (tracks 2, 4, 6, 8)
- Harry Rodgers – trombone (tracks 2, 4, 6, 8)
- Vernon Brown – trombone (tracks 3, 5, 7)
- Jack Jenney – trombone (tracks 3, 5, 7)
- Ray Conniff – trombone (tracks 5, 7)
- Les Jenkins – trombone (tracks 6, 8)
- Strings
- Harry Bluestone – violin (track 1)
- Robert Barene – violin (track 1)
- Sid Brokaw – violin (track 1)
- Dave Cracov – violin (track 1)
- Peter Eisenberg – violin (track 1)
- Jerry Joyce – violin (track 1)
- Alex Law – violin (track 1)
- Mark Levant – violin (track 1)
- Alex Beller – violin (tracks 3, 5, 7)
- Truman Boardman – violin (tracks 3, 5, 7)
- Bill Brower – violin (tracks 3, 5, 7)
- Ted Klages – violin (tracks 3, 5, 7)
- Eugene Lamas – violin (tracks 3, 5, 7)
- Bob Morrow – violin (tracks 3, 5, 7)
- Jack Ray – viola (track 1)
- Stan Spiegelman – viola (track 1)
- Dave Sturkin – viola (track 1)
- Keith Collins – viola (tracks 3, 5, 7)
- Allan Harshman – viola (tracks 3, 5, 7)
- Irv Lipschultz – cello (track 1)
- Jules Tannenbaum – cello (track 1)
- Fred Goemer – cello (tracks 3, 5, 7)
- Rhythm
- Stan Wrightsman – piano (track 1)
- Les Burness – piano (tracks 2, 4)
- Johnny Guarnieri – piano (tracks 3, 5, 7)
- Bob Kitsis – piano (tracks 6, 8)
- Bobby Sherwood – guitar (track 1)
- Al Avola – guitar (tracks 2, 4, 6, 8)
- Al Hendricksen – guitar (tracks 3, 5, 7)
- Jud DeNaut – bass (track 1, 3, 5, 7)
- Sid Weiss – bass (tracks 2, 4, 6, 8)
- Carl Maus – drums (track 1)
- Cliff "Mr. Time" Leeman – drums (tracks 2, 4)
- Nick Fatool – drums (tracks 3, 5, 7)
- Buddy Rich – drums (tracks 6, 8)
- Arrangers
- Artie Shaw (oversaw all arrangements; wrote many)
- William Grant Still – track 1
- Jerry Gray – track 2
- John Bartee – track 4 (possibly)
- Lennie Hayton – tracks 5, 7
- Teddy McRae – track 6 (possibly)
References
- ^ Van Norman, Horace (October 1941). "In The Popular Vein". The American Music Lover. Vol. 8, no. 2. Peter Hugh Reed.
{{cite magazine}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|magazine=(help) - ^ "Coin Catching Records – and Others". Variety. Vol. 144, no. 2. Variety, Inc. 17 September 1941. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
{{cite magazine}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|magazine=(help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Alden, Ken (January 1942). "Facing The Music". Radio and Television Mirror. Vol. 17, no. 3. Macfadden Publications. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
- ^ a b c d "Victor 78rpm numerical listing discography: 27500". 78discography.com. The Online Discographical Project. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
- ^ Scheer-Hennings, Reinhard; Spragg, Dennis (2018-04-09). "Artie Shaw 1938-1939" (PDF). www.colorado.edu. Glenn Miller Archive.
- ^ Scheer-Hennings, Reinhard; Spragg, Dennis (2018-04-09). "Artie Shaw January 1940-March 1941 "The West Coast Band"" (PDF). www.colorado.edu. Glenn Miller Archive.
Category:1939 albums
Category:Bluebird Records compilation albums
Category:Artie Shaw albums