Glen gray june 7, 1906 august 23, 1963 was a jazz saxophonist and leader of the casa loma orchestra. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. View wiki the casa loma orchestra was a popular white big band which came out of detroit in 1929 and was highly successful in the early 1930s. Glen gray and the casa loma orchestra sounds of the. The casa loma orchestra was a popular white big band which came out of detroit in 1929 and was highly successful in the early 1930s. Glen gray seems a strange, almost otherworldly musical figure the photographs of a slim, elegantlooking gentleman with a mustache, in white tie and black dinner jacket, baton held awkwardly in his right hand. Spotlight on swing casa loma orchestra, glen gray, glen. The casa loma orchestra was a popular american dance band active from 1927 to 1963. Gray, glen casa loma orchestra live at meadowbrook. Gray, glen casa loma orchestra live at meadowbrook ballroom, cedar grove, nj 1940 music. Note that the shots where they dance in front of the mirror off screen, that the.
Boogie woogie glen gray and the casa loma orchestra. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. They made their recording debut in 1929, and during the next six years would be one of the top swingoriented read full biography. No name jive casa loma orchestra, glen gray, glen gray. More times than not it was director jean negulesco turning these films out and while many would probably turn the other way from them today, fans of forgotten music will find these films to be highly. Glen gray and the casa loma orchestra glen gray and the. From 1929 until the rapid multiplication in the number of swing bands from 1935 on, the casa loma orchestra was one of the top north american dance bands. With music streaming on deezer you can discover more than 56 million tracks, create your own playlists, and share your favourite tracks with your friends. It did not tour after 1950 but continued to record as a studio group.
Try disabling any ad blockers and refreshing this page. This 1942 short from glen gray and the casa loma orchestra features lindy hoppers dean collins and jewel mcgowan. The casa loma orchestra began to be billed under leader glen grays name in 1935, recording for decca until 1942, and later for mercury until 1946. In my classification, he ranks with harry james and the anthony brothers. The casa loma orchestra was an american swing band active from 1927 to 1963. Glen gray and the casa loma orchestra in stereo sound. It began its existence in 1927 as the orange blossoms, one of several detroitarea groups that came out of the jean goldkette office. The casa loma orchestra was a popular white big band which came out of. Glen gray and the casa loma orchestra pee wee hunt, trb.
While the early swing of glen grays casa lomans may sound outdated today, the bands late 1930s and early 1940s recordings like stompin around, come and get it, malady in f, zig zag. Personnel on camera jazz on the screen is a reference work of filmographic information and. Despite slipping in popularity it continued with personnel changes into the 1960s. Discover top playlists and videos from your favorite artists on shazam. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. For the complete list, check the soundtrack listing. Glen gray and his casa loma orchestra ranks in the top when it comes to big band recordings. Music profile for glen gray and the casa loma orchestra, formed 1927. In a nightclub setting the casa loma orchestra directed by glen gray with a great swing tune. With glen gray, casa loma orchestra, dean collins, jewel mcgowan. When originally formed by saxophonist glen gray, the casa loma orchestra was a cooperative orchestra.
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