Long Live Love #2 CD046B

Long Live Love Disc #2

The second disc in this series starts with a young Ella Fitzgerald. Born in 1917, she had a troubled youth and her mother passed in 1932, resulting in her moving in with her aunt, then by 1934 she was on the street, attempting to support herself. Dancing was an early aspiration, but after winning a vocal competition at the Apollo Theatre in 1934, she soon connected with drummer Chick Webb, waxing her first record in 1935 - Love And Kisses . By 1938 , Webb was developing health problems and he passed in 1939, at which time Ella took over the band, renaming it to 'Ella Fitzgerald and her Famous Orchestra' until 1942 when it was disbanded. Born in 1911, Maxine Sullivan was active in theatre , movies and television. Yvette a.k.a. Elsa Harris Silver recorded a small number of Bluebird 78s but it seems that she was active doing radio broadcasts and touring during the war in Europe, as 'Yvette and her GI Gang'. Coleman Hawkins' version of Body And Soul became the model for sax players that followed. I have always felt that Hawkins was a musical poet - the words are in his playing. Manhattan Transfer did a vocal version of Body and Soul - with words inspired by Hawkins solo. Matty Malneck was a member of Paul Whiteman's Orchestra back in the twenties. He recorded inder his own name for Decca records . Artie Shaw made a number orf recordings with his small combo-the 'Gramercy Five", featuring harpsichord playes by Johnny Guarnieri. Tito Guizar was featured in 'The Big Broadcast of 1938' with Bob Hope. All these records are from my personal collection ~ Mickey Clark

1. Can't Help Lovin' That Man Ella Fitzgerald and her Famous Orchestra DEC 25126 07/31/41 3612
2. I'm Coming, Virginia Maxine Sullivan VOC 116 08/06/37 21473 HEYWOOD-COOK
3. I Wished On The Moon Bing Crosby-Dorsey Brothers DEC 543 0814/35 39857 RAINGER-PARKER BIG BROADCAST OF 1936
4. Absence Makes The Heart Grow Fonder Ames Brothers COR 60804 83018 LEWIS-YOUNG-WARREN
5. St.Louis Blues Matty Malneck DEC 2182 07/08/38 1309 HANDY
6. My Little Nest Of Heavenly Blue Connee Boswell -Artie Shaw And His Gramercy Five DEC 28377 08/01/52 83204 SPAETH-LEHAR
7. You're Too Dangerous Cherie Freddy Martin VIC 20-2666 12/03/47 DAVID-LOUIGUY TO THE VICTOR
8. These Foolish Things Yvette BB 10908 09/12/40 MARVELL-STRACHELL
9. Body And Soul Coleman Hawkins BB 10523 10/11/39 1042936 HEYMAN-SOUR-EYTON-GREEN
10. Stella By Starlight Frank Sinatra COL 8043 03/17/47 2258 WASHINGTON-YOUNG THE UNINVITED
11. It's All My Fault Connee Boswell BR 6483 01/09/33 12858 O'FLYNN-MEYER-WENDLING
12. It's Easy To Remember Herb Jeffries-George Wyle COL C1259 01/05/49 3526 3526 HART-RODGERS
13. Stardust Bing Crosby BR 6169 09/19/31 37087 CARMICHAEL
14. I'm In The Mood For Love Yvette BB 10908 09/12/40 FIELDS-MCHUGH
15. Say No More The Charioteers COL C889 04/01/47 37626 DAVIS-JOLSON-AKST
16. Tenderly The Three Suns VIC-20-4064 1951 LAWRENCE-GROSS
17. Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye The Delta Rhythm Boys VIC 20-2462 1947 PORTER
18. Humoresque Matty Malneck DEC 2182 08/21/38 4138 DVORAK
19. What Is This Thing Called Love? Lena Horne VIC 27820 12/15/41 1061978 PORTER WAKE UP AND DREAM
20. Lover, Come Back To Me Joe Reichman VIC 27397 02/27/41 HAMMERSTEIN-ROMBERG
21. Cross Your Heart Artie Shaw's Gramercy Five VIC 26763 09/03/40 1055064 DE SYLVA-GENSLER
22. Acercate Mas Tito Guizar VIC 27462 1941 FARRES
23. Bach Bay Blues The New Friends Of Rhythm VIC 26315 07/15/38 BACH
24. Mam'Selle Frank Sinatra COL C8043 03/17/47 2256 GORDON-GOULDING RAZOR'S EDGE
25. I'm Making Believe Ella Fitzgerald & The Ink Spots DEC 23356 09/20/44 72371 GORDON-MONACO
    

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