Ruth Gaylor Discography of CDs

Ruth Gaylor CD discography Contains 25 tracks. Personnel: Teddy Powell (guitar); Ruth Gaylor, Jimmy Blair (vocals); Benny Heller, Dick Fisher, Tom Morgan (guitar); Gus Bivona (clarinet, alto saxophone); George Koenig (alto saxophone); Don Lodice, Pete Mondello (tenor saxophone); Felix Giobbe, Iggy Shevack (bass saxophone); Irving Goodman, Jerry Neary, George Esposito (trumpet); John Grassi (trombone); Milt Raskin (piano). Liner Note Author: Lloyd Rauch. Director: Teddy ...

Ruth Gaylor discography After his tenure with the original Glenn Miller Orchestra, alto saxophonist Hal McIntire started his own big band with ex-boss Miller's blessing. While he may have been motivated by Miller's success, the McIntire band's approach was considerably more jazz-oriented, inspired by the swinging, creamy elegance of Duke Ellington. Further, McIntire employed like-minded musicians who could evoke the ...

Ruth Gaylor albums Saxophonist Hal McIntire was a featured player in the original Glenn Miller Orchestra, until he got the itch to lead his own ensemble. Miller thought so much of him that he provided him with financial backing to get a new band off the ground. Yet while Miller may have served as motivation, the Duke Ellington orchestra provided ...

Ruth Gaylor CD discography Compilation is another entry in Jazz Band's "Malcolm Laycock Presents" series of selected studio recordings from lessor known bands of the 1940s. Hal was the first musician that Glenn Miller hired & remained with him, playing alto until late 1941, and it Recorded in New York, New York between 1941 and 1947. Includes liner notes by Tony Middleton. Personnel: Hal ...

Ruth Gaylor music CDs Here's the Berigan band arguably at its peak, taking the music of Bix Beiderbecke to the next level, almost making these sides a case study in "what would Bix have sounded like had he lived and worked with a big band"? Although sides like "The Pied Piper" and "Ten Easy Lessons' feature vocals by Ruth Gaylor (herself ...

Ruth Gaylor songs The second of three Jass CDs that reissue all of Berigan's radio transcriptions, this set has 15 numbers from June 27 (a consistently strong session) and 12 from August 8-9, 1938. Even with a few dull vocal numbers, the emphasis here is on hard-driving swing with his mighty trumpet, trombonist Ray Coniff, clarinetist Joe Dixon and tenor ...

Ruth Gaylor albums 2-CD set from trumpeter & big band; this set adds many valuable jazz instrumentals to the very few he recorded commercially, also some Tin Pan Alley tunes - 52 never-before-available transcriptions Arrangers: Fletcher Henderson; Joe Lipman; Benny Carter . Personnel: Bunny Berigan ...

Ruth Gaylor music CDs This is the best single-CD compilation of Bunny Berigan recordings issued to date. Although all of the trumpeter's big-band sides for Bluebird have come out on three double LPs, this set gives more general collectors a better overview of his talents. One of the top trumpeters active during the 1935-1939 period (only Louis Armstrong and the up-and-coming Roy Eldridge were on ...

Ruth Gaylor discography The first of CDs reissuing all of Bunny Berigan's radio transcriptions, this set features him with a studio orchestra on 20 selections in 1936 and with his 1938 big band for the last five numbers. In addition to Berigan (who is generally in superb form), the early tracks feature some vocals by Peggy Lawson and spots for tenor saxophonist Artie Drelinger and a clarinetist who ...