1947

by Ziggy Elman & His Orchestra, Ziggy Elman

Overview

When Tommy Dorsey temporarily broke up his big band at the end of 1946, his star trumpeter Ziggy Elman decided to take the plunge and start his own orchestra; the only problem was that the big band era was over. Elman struggled on and off for five years but his swing band never did catch on. In 1947 his orchestra recorded radio transcriptions and this release (a CD reissue) has all of the titles, around 38 minutes of music. There are only four instrumentals among the 11 full-length numbers with many vocals by the somewhat forgettable Virginia Maxey and Bob Manning. The complete personnel is not given although there are short spots for tenor saxophonist Johnny Hayes and clarinetist Clint Garvin on "Hub-Je-De-Bee." However, other than the leader's trumpet (best heard on "Zaggin' with Zig"), this is a rather routine set of dance music that was already quickly going out of style in 1947. ~ Scott Yanow

Product Details

Release Date:	08/12/1994
Label:	Circle
UPC:	0762247407027
Rank:	121149

Tracks

1. Opening Theme - And the Angels Sing
2. Please, Mama
3. Hub-Je-De-Bee
4. Maybe You'll Be There
5. I Believe
6. I'll Get By (As Long as I Have You)
7. Once More
8. So Would I
9. Butterfly Strut
10. And the Angels Sing
11. To Me
12. Just Going
13. There Is No Greater Love
14. Zaggin' With Zig
15. And the Angels Sing (Closing Theme)

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Ziggy Elman & His Orchestra   Primary Artist
Ziggy Elman   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

Sammy Gallop   Composer
Jule Styne   Composer
E. Johnson   Composer
Marty Symes   Composer
Roy Turk   Composer
Tiny Bradshaw   Composer
Allie Wrubel   Composer
Ziggy Elman   Composer
Sid Cooper   Composer
Fred E. Ahlert   Composer
Noni Bernardi   Composer
Sammy Cahn   Composer
Johnny Burke   Composer
Johnny Mercer   Composer
David Rhodes   Composer
Don George   Composer
Rube Bloom   Composer
Benny Goodman   Composer
Isham Jones   Composer
James Van Heusen   Composer