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Ziggy Elman and His Orchestra Musical artist Harry Aaron Finkelman (May 26, 1914 – June 26, 1968), [ 1 ] known professionally as Ziggy Elman , was an American jazz trumpeter associated with Benny Goodman , though he also led his own group, Ziggy Elman and His Orchestra.
The title, mastered from preserved acetates, [c] was among jazz's first double albums, [2] first live recordings, [2] and first to sell over a million copies. [2] One of the earliest records of Benny Goodman music issued on the new long-playing format, the concert recording was also sold in a set of nine 45 rpm records in 1950 by Columbia. The ...
On July 6, 1937, "Sing, Sing, Sing" was recorded in Hollywood with Benny Goodman on clarinet; Gene Krupa on drums; Harry James, Ziggy Elman, and Chris Griffin on trumpets; Red Ballard and Murray McEachern on trombones; Hymie Schertzer and George Koenig on alto saxophones; Art Rollini and Vido Musso on tenor saxophone; Jess Stacy on piano; Allan Reuss on guitar; and Harry Goodman on bass.
The Benny Goodman Treasure Chest is a jazz album by Benny Goodman, released in 1959. [1] This three-LP Record Box Set was released by MGM Records These are Performance Recordings 1937–1938 by the original orchestra, trio, and quartet featuring Benny Goodman (clarinet) with Harry James/Ziggy Elman/Chris Griffin (trumpet), Murray McEachern/Red Ballard/Vernon Brown (trombone), Lionel Hampton ...
Nicknames are common among jazz musicians. Nicknames and sobriquets can also sometimes become stage names, and there are several cases of performers being known almost exclusively by their nicknames as opposed to their given names.
And the Angels Sing is a 1944 American musical comedy film directed by George Marshall and starring Dorothy Lamour, Fred MacMurray, and Betty Hutton.Released by Paramount Pictures, it is a classic example of a film written to capitalize on the title of a previously popular song, in this case Benny Goodman's 1939 number one hit, "And the Angels Sing" by Ziggy Elman and Johnny Mercer, sung by ...
However, while Ziggy Elman appeared on screen recreating his trumpet solo on "And the Angels Sing", he was unable to record his portion for the soundtrack; Mannie Klein performed it, off-camera. Similarly, Red Mack 's performance in the film is played by Alvin Alcorn .
However, by 1929 he had started playing bass, and began performing in clubs around New York City. He performed with trumpeter Red Nichols, Red Norvo, Kay Thompson, Lou Bring, Ziggy Elman, The Boswell Sisters, [2] and others, and recorded with Ben Pollack, Jimmy and Tommy Dorsey, and many others in the 1930s.