Arthur arshawsky 23 may 1910 30 december 2004, better known as. Check out free for all by artie shaw on amazon music. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. Watch the music video and discover trivia about this classic brazil song now. Before his huge success in the late 1930s artie shaw was just another hardworking, very talented musician. Free newsletter if you would like to receive our newsletter just send an email to don edrington at. Fifteen years after his first record, artie s playing is as amazing as ever, yet he was just about ready to give it all up. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. He was a jazz clarinet player, composer, and bandleader. Biography one of jazzs finest clarinetists, artie shaw never seemed fully satisfied with his musical life, constantly breaking up successful bands and running away from success.
See more ideas about lana turner, ava gardner photos and ava gardner. View artie shaws profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Print and download in pdf or midi artie shaw stardust solo. He was a brilliant clarinetist and one of the famous bandleaders of the world war ii era. Artie shaw was a leading jazz clarinetist and big band leader of the mid20th century.
It was called frenesi and became his second huge hit. Frenesi sheet music by alberto domingues sylvia woods. Artie s solo statements illustrate why benny goodman named him the best clarinetist of all. Inventory of the artie shaw collection, 19102005 bulk. It includes such huge hits as begin the beguine and has been designed and organized to provide a decent overview of his music, while still concentrating on the most recognizable songs.
Also an author, shaw wrote both fiction and nonfiction. The collection was originally loaned to boston university by artie shaw in the early 1980s. His hit 1938 recording of begin the beguine made him a popular rival to superstar clarinetist benny goodman artie shaw developed a reputation as a reluctant and somewhat grouchy genius. A hit version recorded by artie shaw and his orchestra with an arrangement by william grant still reached number one on the billboard pop chart on december 21, 1940, staying for thirteen weeks and was inducted into the grammy hall of fame in 1982 the shaw recording was used in the soundtrack of the 1980 film raging bull.
Musically active as a small child under the tutelage of his father, who was a coal miner turned music teacher, dorsey switched from brass to reed instruments while still in his early teens. The reluctant jazz star shaw was the temperamental leader of some of the hottest swing bands of his era. A artie ash b art sky c artie shaw d artie awsky 8. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Artie shaw united states clarinetist and leader of a swing band arthur jacob arshawsky, shaw.
While count basie and duke ellington were satisfied to lead just one orchestra during the swing era, and benny goodman due to illness had two, shaw led five, all of. Fifteen years after his first record, arties playing is as amazing as. July 25, 2006 clarinetist, composer and bandleader artie shaw was a true american original. The artie shaw collection was established in 1991 through the help of a. Artie shaw some time ago i wandered down into old mexico while i was there i felt romance everywhere moon was shining bright and i could hear laughing voices in the night everyone was gay this was the start of their holiday it was fiesta down in mexico and so i stopped a while to see the show i knew that frenesi meant please love me and i could say frenesi a lovely senorita caught. Alberto dominguez artie shaw version analysed by robert walton. May 23, 1910 december 30, 2004 was an american clarinetist, composer, bandleader and actor. Arthur arshawsky 23 may 1910 30 december 2004, better known as artie shaw, was an. This arrangement by reinhardt elster is in the key of 1 flat, and can be played on either lever or pedal harp. Some time ago i wandered down into old mexico while i was there i felt romance everywhere moon was shining bright.
Weve been sending out this pc help newsletter since 1994 and your email address is safe with us we dont share it with anyone. Thomas pynchon s 1990 novel vineland features a character named frenesi gates, her name celebrating the record by artie shaw that was all over the jukeboxes and airwaves in the last days of the war. Widely regarded as one of jazzs finest clarinetists, shaw led one of the united states most popular big bands in the late 1930s through the early 1940s. He is considered to be one of the best jazz musicians of his time. One of jazzs finest clarinetists, artie shaw never seemed fully satisfied with his musical life, constantly breaking up successful bands and running away from success. Artie shaw simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Music was actually his second career choice which he initially entered only to make enough money to follow his real aspiration, which was to become a writer. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Thank you for helping us maintain cnet s great community. Though he had huge hits with begin the beguine and frenesi, shaw disdained the. While count basie and duke ellington were satisfied to lead just one orchestra during the swing era, and benny goodman due to illness had two, shaw led five, all of them distinctive and memorable.
Artie shaw biography life, family, name, school, mother. Artie shaw definition of artie shaw by the free dictionary. Arties solo statements illustrate why benny goodman named him the best clarinetist of all. An anthology thats part of a series devoted to big band masters, and a good way to get a decent sampling of clarinetist artie shaws music. Women of weed is a high vibes media series highlighting admirable ladies who work to educate and advocate for the cannabis community.
Artie shaw may 23, 1910 december 30, 2004 was an american musician. Ap artie shaw, the clarinetist and bandleader whose recording of begin the beguine epitomized the big band era, died thursday at his home. B y 1938, the conventional lineup of artie shaw and his orchestra helped by the huge hit of violinist jerry grays arrangement of cole porters begin the beguine became one of the most feted. Some time ago, i wandered down into old mexico, while i was there, i felt romance everywhere, moon was shining bright, and i could hear laughing voices in the night, everyone was gay, this was the start of their holiday, it was fiesta down. From 1949 to 1954 artie shaw made a number of bigband, smallgroup, and even classical recordings that form one of the most dynamic chapters of his careerand the concluding one as well. Whenever i play frenesi in public, i normally get absolutely no reaction whatsoever from anyone in the audience. He also wrote both fiction and nonfiction writings. I dont know what that says about my playing or indeed about one of the catchiest latin american melodies ever. Artie shaw frenesi sheet music notes, chords download. Alberto dominguez 19 1975 was a mexican songwriter.
Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. The essential artie shaw, an album by artie shaw on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Listen free to artie shaw frenesi radio iheartradio. This page was last edited on 4 october 2019, at 01. Join facebook to connect with artie shaw and others you may know. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover arties. We and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Additional manuscripts were acquired in 2004 and 2007 through the help of dick johnson. Frenesi frenzy was originally written for the marimba, and became a jazz standard in the 1930s. The new artie shaw orchestra performs frenesi at the montreal jazz festival july 2011 for booking information please contact.
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