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LETS TALK ABOUT (BIG BAND) MUSIC - 8 - PAUL WHITEMAN
" Ask yourself whether you care for your saxophone or your trumpet as much as a human being can care for any inanimate object. For you must have the musical power to turn that instrument into something animate! It must be made to express whatever poetry of music you have in you"
DAVID ROSE
David Rose (June 15, 1910 – August 23, 1990) was an American songwriter, composer, arranger, pianist, and orchestra leader. His most famous compositions were "The Stripper", "Holiday for Strings", and "Calypso Melody". He also wrote music for many television series, including It's a Great Life, The Tony Martin Show, Little House on the Prairie, Highway To Heaven, Bonanza, and Highway Patrol under the pseudonym "Ray Llewellyn." Rose's work in composing music for television programs earned him four Emmys. Rose's career in music began when he worked with Ted Fio Rito's band when he was sixteen. Rose also worked as a standby pianist for NBC Radio. It was here, in the early 1930s, that he first gained a reputation, while arranging for the Frank Trumbauer orchestra and later leading a house band at station WGN. He composed several early swing originals such as "Break It Down" with Frankie Trumbauer, "Transcontinental," "Plantation Moods," and a piece recorded under three different titles: "I've Got It", "Itchola", and "Jigsaw Rhythm," his original version with the WGN band including Louis Prima.
Rose was asked to come to Hollywood, where he formed his orchestra, doing a twice-weekly radio show for Mutual Broadcasting System called California Melodies, where he wrote all the broadcast arrangements. He worked his way up to becoming music director of the Mutual network.[4] Rose's first try at composing was his hit song "Holiday for Strings". During World War II, Rose entered the Army and it was here where he met Red Skelton. Skelton asked Rose to become the conductor for his Raleigh Cigarettes Program. Rose joined the cast in 1948 and went on to work with Skelton on his television show for over 20 years. In 1957 his rendition of Larry Clinton's "Calypso Melody" became Rose's second million selling record, and was awarded a gold disc. "The Stripper" was composed by Rose and recorded in 1958. "Holiday for Strings" became well known as the theme for Red Skelton's programs.
GLAD I'M NOT YOUNG ANYMORE (FROM "GIGI")
Gigi is a 1958 American Metrocolor musical romantic comedy film directed by Vincente Minnelli. The screenplay by Alan Jay Lerner is based on the 1944 novella of the same name by Colette. The production features songs with lyrics by Lerner; music by Frederick Loewe, arranged and conducted by André Previn. The song "I'm Glad I'm Not Young Anymore" is sung by Maurice Chevalier in the film.
MHO
A magnificent arrangement of the Fritz Loewe song from the musical and movie "Gigi" (starring Leslie Caron, Maurice Chevalier and Louis Jourdan). The orchestration is rich and varied but it never exceeds the limits of good taste. The brass accents near the end of the track give proof of Rose's extraordinary arranging and orchestrating skills. Music with a big "M" ... Maybe appreciated most by those among us who are "not so young anymore" ..;-) .? Enjoy.
LETS TALK ABOUT (BIG BAND) MUSIC - 8 - PAUL WHITEMAN
" Ask yourself whether you care for your saxophone or your trumpet as much as a human being can care for any inanimate object. For you must have the musical power to turn that instrument into something animate! It must be made to express whatever poetry of music you have in you"
DAVID ROSE
David Rose (June 15, 1910 – August 23, 1990) was an American songwriter, composer, arranger, pianist, and orchestra leader. His most famous compositions were "The Stripper", "Holiday for Strings", and "Calypso Melody". He also wrote music for many television series, including It's a Great Life, The Tony Martin Show, Little House on the Prairie, Highway To Heaven, Bonanza, and Highway Patrol under the pseudonym "Ray Llewellyn." Rose's work in composing music for television programs earned him four Emmys. Rose's career in music began when he worked with Ted Fio Rito's band when he was sixteen. Rose also worked as a standby pianist for NBC Radio. It was here, in the early 1930s, that he first gained a reputation, while arranging for the Frank Trumbauer orchestra and later leading a house band at station WGN. He composed several early swing originals such as "Break It Down" with Frankie Trumbauer, "Transcontinental," "Plantation Moods," and a piece recorded under three different titles: "I've Got It", "Itchola", and "Jigsaw Rhythm," his original version with the WGN band including Louis Prima.
Rose was asked to come to Hollywood, where he formed his orchestra, doing a twice-weekly radio show for Mutual Broadcasting System called California Melodies, where he wrote all the broadcast arrangements. He worked his way up to becoming music director of the Mutual network.[4] Rose's first try at composing was his hit song "Holiday for Strings". During World War II, Rose entered the Army and it was here where he met Red Skelton. Skelton asked Rose to become the conductor for his Raleigh Cigarettes Program. Rose joined the cast in 1948 and went on to work with Skelton on his television show for over 20 years. In 1957 his rendition of Larry Clinton's "Calypso Melody" became Rose's second million selling record, and was awarded a gold disc. "The Stripper" was composed by Rose and recorded in 1958. "Holiday for Strings" became well known as the theme for Red Skelton's programs.
GLAD I'M NOT YOUNG ANYMORE (FROM "GIGI")
Gigi is a 1958 American Metrocolor musical romantic comedy film directed by Vincente Minnelli. The screenplay by Alan Jay Lerner is based on the 1944 novella of the same name by Colette. The production features songs with lyrics by Lerner; music by Frederick Loewe, arranged and conducted by André Previn. The song "I'm Glad I'm Not Young Anymore" is sung by Maurice Chevalier in the film.
MHO
A magnificent arrangement of the Fritz Loewe song from the musical and movie "Gigi" (starring Leslie Caron, Maurice Chevalier and Louis Jourdan). The orchestration is rich and varied but it never exceeds the limits of good taste. The brass accents near the end of the track give proof of Rose's extraordinary arranging and orchestrating skills. Music with a big "M" ... Maybe appreciated most by those among us who are "not so young anymore" ..;-) .? Enjoy.
