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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.
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 ...
The Famous 1938 Carnegie Hall Jazz Concert by Benny Goodman, Columbia Records catalogue item SL-160, is a two-disc LP of swing and jazz music recorded at Carnegie Hall in New York City on January 16, 1938. First issued in 1950, the landmark recording captured the premiere performance given by a big band in the famed concert venue. The event has ...
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.
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 .
Benny Goodman and His Orchestra, Martha Tilton, Vocal & Ziggy Elman, Trumpet RCA Victor 1939: Jazz Single 1987 Annie Get Your Gun: Original Broadway cast (Ethel Merman, Ray Middleton) Decca 1946 Musical Show: Album 1998 Anthology of American Folk Music: Various Artists Folkways: 1952: Folk Album 2012 "Any Old Time" Artie Shaw: Victor Records ...
And the Angels Sing" words: Johnny Mercer, music: Ziggy Elman "At Long Last Love" w.m. Cole Porter "At The Roxy Music Hall" w. Lorenz Hart m. Richard Rodgers "Back Bay Shuffle" m. Artie Shaw & Teddy McRae "Be A Good Scout" w. Harold Adamson m. Jimmy McHugh Introduced by Deanna Durbin in the film That Certain Age
In 1939, Mercer wrote the lyrics to a melody by Ziggy Elman, a trumpet player with Benny Goodman. The song was "And the Angels Sing" and, although recorded by Crosby and Count Basie, it was the Goodman version with vocal by Martha Tilton and klezmer style trumpet solo by Elman that became a major hit. Years later, the title was inscribed on ...