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Artie Shaw And His Orchestra
Artist Biography For Artie Shaw And His Orchestra
Artie Shaw Born Arthur Jacob Arshawsky In New York City Grew Up In New Haven Connecticut Where His Natural Introversion Was Deepened By Local Antisemitism According To Shaw's Autobiography. Shaw Began Learning The Saxophone When He Was 13 Years Old And By The Age Of 16 He Switched To The Clarinet And Left Home To Tour With A Band. Returning To New York He Became A Session Musician Through The Early 1930s. From 1925 Until 1936 Shaw Performed With A Variety Of Bands And Orchestras Including Those Of Johnny Caverello And Austin Wylie. In 1929 And 1930 He Played With Irving Aaronson's Commanders Where He Was Exposed To Symphonic Music Which He Would Later Incorporate Into His Arrangements. Shaw First Gained Critical Acclaim With His "Interlude In B-Flat" At A Swing Concert At The Imperial Theater In New York In 1935. During The Swing Era Shaw's Big Band Was Popular With Hits Like "Begin The Beguine" 1938 "Stardust" With A Legendary Trumpet Solo By Billy Butterfield "Back Bay Shuffle" "Moonglow" "Rosalie" And "Frenesi." He Was An Innovator In The Big Band Idiom Using Unusual Instrumentation "Interlude In B-Flat" Where He Was Backed With Only A Rhythm Section And A String Quartet Was One Of The Earliest Examples Of What Would Be Later Dubbed Third Stream. In Addition To Hiring Buddy Rich He Signed Billie Holiday As His Band's Vocalist In 1938 Becoming The First White Bandleader To Hire A Full-Time Black Female Singer. However After Recording "Any Old Time" She Left The Band Due To Hostility From Audiences In The South As Well As From Music Company Executives Who Wanted A More Mainstream Singer. His Band Became Enormously Successful And His Playing Was Eventually Recognized As Equal To That Of Benny Goodman Longtime Duke Ellington Clarinetist Barney Bigard Cited Shaw As His Favorite Clarinet Player. In Response To Goodman's Nickname The "King Of Swing" Shaw's Fans Dubbed Him The "King Of The Clarinet." Shaw However Felt The Titles Were Reversed. "Benny Goodman Played Clarinet. I Played Music " He Said. Artie Shaw And His Band Playing "Everything's Jumping" From Second Chorus 1940 Shaw Did In Fact Prize Innovation And Exploration In Music More Highly Than Popular Success And Formulaic Dance Music Despite A String Of Hits Which Sold More Than 100 Million Records. He Fused Jazz With Classical Music By Adding Strings To His Arrangements Experimented With Bebop And Formed "chamber Jazz" Groups That Utilized Such Novel Sounds As Harpsichords Or Afro-Cuban Music. The Long Series Of Musical Groups Shaw Formed Included Such Talents As Vocalists Billie Holiday Helen Forrest And Mel Tormé Drummers Buddy Rich And Dave Tough Guitarists Barney Kessel Jimmy Raney And Tal Farlow And Trombonist-Arranger Ray Conniff Among Countless Others. He Composed The Morose "Nightmare" With Its Hassidic Nuances For His Personal Theme Rather Than More Approachable Songs. In A Televised Interview Of The 1970s Shaw Derided The Often "asinine" Songs That Bands Were Compelled To Play Night After Night Even Though He Did Write The Anthem For Rav Meir Kahane's' JDL . In 1994 He Told Frank Prial The New York Times "I Thought That Because I Was Artie Shaw I Could Do What I Wanted But All They Wanted Was 'Begin The Beguine.'
50 Top Music Tracks For Artie Shaw And His Orchestra - Frogtoon Music
Artie Shaw And His Orchestra - Begin The Beguine
Artie Shaw And His Orchestra - Nightmare
Artie Shaw And His Orchestra - Moonglow
Artie Shaw And His Orchestra - Frenesi
Artie Shaw And His Orchestra - Stardust
Artie Shaw And His Orchestra - Back Bay Shuffle
Artie Shaw And His Orchestra - Dancing In The Dark
Artie Shaw And His Orchestra - Temptation
Artie Shaw And His Orchestra - Non Stop Flight
Artie Shaw And His Orchestra - The Blues
Artie Shaw And His Orchestra - What Is This Thing Called Love?
Artie Shaw And His Orchestra - Begin The Biguine
Artie Shaw And His Orchestra - Star Dust
Artie Shaw And His Orchestra - It Had To Be You
Artie Shaw And His Orchestra - Rose Room
Artie Shaw And His Orchestra - Everything Is Jumpin'
Artie Shaw And His Orchestra - Traffic Jam
Artie Shaw And His Orchestra - Deep Purple
Artie Shaw And His Orchestra - What Is This Thing Called Love
Artie Shaw And His Orchestra - Man From Mars
Artie Shaw And His Orchestra - The Carioca
Artie Shaw And His Orchestra - Yesterdays
Artie Shaw And His Orchestra - Any Old Time
Artie Shaw And His Orchestra - Beyond The Blue Horizon
Artie Shaw And His Orchestra - Blues In The Night
Artie Shaw And His Orchestra - Summertime
Artie Shaw And His Orchestra - Let's Walk
Artie Shaw And His Orchestra - Indian Love Call
Artie Shaw And His Orchestra - All The Things You Are
Artie Shaw And His Orchestra - Diga Diga Doo
Artie Shaw And His Orchestra - To A Broadway Rose
Artie Shaw And His Orchestra - Carioca
Artie Shaw And His Orchestra - I Get A Kick Out Of You
Artie Shaw And His Orchestra - My Blue Heaven
Artie Shaw And His Orchestra - My Heart Belongs To Daddy
Artie Shaw And His Orchestra - The Continental
Artie Shaw And His Orchestra - Comes Love
Artie Shaw And His Orchestra - There's Frost On The Moon
Artie Shaw And His Orchestra - Serenade To A Savage
Artie Shaw And His Orchestra - Gloomy Sunday
Artie Shaw And His Orchestra - Indian Love Call From "Rose Marie"
Artie Shaw And His Orchestra - Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise
Artie Shaw And His Orchestra - Go Fly A Kite
Artie Shaw And His Orchestra - Cream Puff
Artie Shaw And His Orchestra - Georgia On My Mind
Artie Shaw And His Orchestra - Moonglow From Alice
Artie Shaw And His Orchestra - St. James Infirmary Blues Parts I & II
Artie Shaw And His Orchestra - I Surrender Dear
Artie Shaw And His Orchestra - Deep In A Dream
Artie Shaw And His Orchestra - Frenesi From Radio Days
50 Top Music Lyrics For Artie Shaw And His Orchestra - Frogtoon Music
Artie Shaw And His Orchestra - Begin The Beguine | Lyrics
Artie Shaw And His Orchestra - Nightmare | Lyrics
Artie Shaw And His Orchestra - Moonglow | Lyrics
Artie Shaw And His Orchestra - Frenesi | Lyrics
Artie Shaw And His Orchestra - Stardust | Lyrics
Artie Shaw And His Orchestra - Back Bay Shuffle | Lyrics
Artie Shaw And His Orchestra - Dancing In The Dark | Lyrics
Artie Shaw And His Orchestra - Temptation | Lyrics
Artie Shaw And His Orchestra - Non Stop Flight | Lyrics
Artie Shaw And His Orchestra - The Blues | Lyrics
Artie Shaw And His Orchestra - What Is This Thing Called Love? | Lyrics
Artie Shaw And His Orchestra - Begin The Biguine | Lyrics
Artie Shaw And His Orchestra - Star Dust | Lyrics
Artie Shaw And His Orchestra - It Had To Be You | Lyrics
Artie Shaw And His Orchestra - Rose Room | Lyrics
Artie Shaw And His Orchestra - Everything Is Jumpin' | Lyrics
Artie Shaw And His Orchestra - Traffic Jam | Lyrics
Artie Shaw And His Orchestra - Deep Purple | Lyrics
Artie Shaw And His Orchestra - What Is This Thing Called Love | Lyrics
Artie Shaw And His Orchestra - Man From Mars | Lyrics
Artie Shaw And His Orchestra - The Carioca | Lyrics
Artie Shaw And His Orchestra - Yesterdays | Lyrics
Artie Shaw And His Orchestra - Any Old Time | Lyrics
Artie Shaw And His Orchestra - Beyond The Blue Horizon | Lyrics
Artie Shaw And His Orchestra - Blues In The Night | Lyrics
Artie Shaw And His Orchestra - Summertime | Lyrics
Artie Shaw And His Orchestra - Let's Walk | Lyrics
Artie Shaw And His Orchestra - Indian Love Call | Lyrics
Artie Shaw And His Orchestra - All The Things You Are | Lyrics
Artie Shaw And His Orchestra - Diga Diga Doo | Lyrics
Artie Shaw And His Orchestra - To A Broadway Rose | Lyrics
Artie Shaw And His Orchestra - Carioca | Lyrics
Artie Shaw And His Orchestra - I Get A Kick Out Of You | Lyrics
Artie Shaw And His Orchestra - My Blue Heaven | Lyrics
Artie Shaw And His Orchestra - My Heart Belongs To Daddy | Lyrics
Artie Shaw And His Orchestra - The Continental | Lyrics
Artie Shaw And His Orchestra - Comes Love | Lyrics
Artie Shaw And His Orchestra - There's Frost On The Moon | Lyrics
Artie Shaw And His Orchestra - Serenade To A Savage | Lyrics
Artie Shaw And His Orchestra - Gloomy Sunday | Lyrics
Artie Shaw And His Orchestra - Indian Love Call From "Rose Marie" | Lyrics
Artie Shaw And His Orchestra - Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise | Lyrics
Artie Shaw And His Orchestra - Go Fly A Kite | Lyrics
Artie Shaw And His Orchestra - Cream Puff | Lyrics
Artie Shaw And His Orchestra - Georgia On My Mind | Lyrics
Artie Shaw And His Orchestra - Moonglow From Alice | Lyrics
Artie Shaw And His Orchestra - St. James Infirmary Blues Parts I & II | Lyrics
Artie Shaw And His Orchestra - I Surrender Dear | Lyrics
Artie Shaw And His Orchestra - Deep In A Dream | Lyrics
Artie Shaw And His Orchestra - Frenesi From Radio Days | Lyrics
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