Angela is well aware of the advantage she was given: "The great bonus for a developing arranger was that the band might be a swing band on Monday and then augmented to symphonic size on Tuesday, while on other … 1 1962 * Verve V/V6-4058 Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Harold Arlen Song Book, Vol. George Whiting, Composer - George Whiting, Lyricist - Walter Donaldson, Composer - Walter Donaldson, Lyricist - Bill Finnegan, Arranger - Glenn Miller & His Orchestra, Performer Originally Recorded 1940. “It seemed as though he felt intimidated at all times. Baptized into the hope of Christ’s Resurrection Sunday, May 10, 2020. He was born in Butte on May 8, 1938, to Francis and Lillian (Edwards) Finnegan. Beloved husband of Kay Finnegan (nee Nash); dear father of Kathleen (Steven) Schuler, Michael (Marla) Finnegan, and the late Kim Finnegan; dear grandfather of Ryan, Mary, Margaret, Nicholas and … Eddie Sauter had worked for many bands, Red Norvo, Benny Goodman and others, and Bill Finnegan had worked for Glenn Miller. He was surrounded by his loving family when he was called home. In recent years, research into Strayhorn's workhas solidified his position as a major composer and arranger. The 2008 Musical Obituaries Compiled by George Graham (As broadcast on WVIA-FM January 1, 2009) Bob Enos, trumpet player from Roomful of Blues, 60, Jan. 11 2 1962. He has had a distinguished career both in the private sector and in the Public Service. Bill Finnegan is a New Yorker staffer with a background in political and conflict reportage, so he knows his writing chops and has the contacts and reputation for this to come to the attention of the literary establishment in a way that most surfing books probably don’t. What was the secret of the Miller Bands success, first of all the musicianship is immaculate, it was only when Glenn decided to go for broke and hire all the best musicians available and arrangers of the calibre of Billy May, Jerry Gray and Bill Finnegan, that he was really successful. To list all of his accomplishments you would need a card the size of a billboard. By the end of that season, two more surf yachts had stopped there. Start my Free Trial. Website. Megafire: The Race to Extinguish … Tommy Dorsey was born the second son of Irishman Thomas Francis Dorsey, Sr., a music teacher and band director in Shenandoah, Pennsylvania 21 months after his, also famous, brother Jimmy. Larry Clinton, Glenn Miller, Bill Finnegan (mit Glenn Miller), Billy May (ebenfalls mit Glenn Miller), Horace Henderson, Andy Gibson (mit Count Basie, der mehr und mehr Betonung auf Arrangements legt), ein früher Dizzy Gillespie (mit Cab Calloway), Eddie Sauter (mit Benny Goodman), Lennie Hayton (das berühmte Stardust" mit Artie Shaw), Joe Bishop (mit … “He was a nice guy, very humble,” Spivak saxophonist Don Raffell said of Riddle. After receiving music instruction from his father, Tommy played both trumpet and trombone in his early years. a composer/arranger, Sammy Nestico belongs in the same league as Billy May, Sy Oliver, Nelson Riddle, Quincy Jones, Ernie Wilkins, Don Costa, Neal Hefti, Frank Foster, Bill Holman, Bill Finnegan and Billy Byers. Arrangeure sind u.a. … Ella Fitzgerald, vocals; unidentified orchestra, Billy May, arranger, conductor. While still in his teens he played in local bands along with his brother Jimmy. * Verve V/V6-8518 The Gary McFarland Orchestra - Special Guest Soloist: Bill Evans 1963 = Verve 314 527 953-2 The Complete Bill Evans On Verve 1997. Last played Sunday, January 10 2021 at 02:07 PM ... arranger Don Wolf; Frank Sinatra. August 16, 2018. (August 2018) print. His mother was the cause. The Five Daughters Affair: Part I (TV Episode 1967) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. He has written and arranged for some of the greatest polka bands and shows of all time including: Jimmy Sturr (Jimmy’s 10 Grammy award recordings and Christmas shows), Myron Floren, Walt Solek, Dick Pillar, Ray Budzilek, Eddie Skinger, Ray Henry, Connecticut Twins, Rich … During WWII, Riddle was in the Merchant Marines and he played trombone in Charlie Spivak and Tommy Dorsey's bands. Debate continues on the question of what would the Duke Ellington Orchestra have beenlike without the contributions of Billy Strayhorn. She practically told him what time to go to … In 1953 Jimmy joined up with Tommy permanently, billing the band once again as The Dorsey Brothers Orchestra. William Finnegan. We were all going to keep it a secret. Bill would come to most all of the rehearsals we had just to hang out one year, in particular, because his son Jamie was in the band. 1. * Verve V/V6-4046-2 Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Harold Arlen Song Book 1961 * Verve V/V6-4057 Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Harold Arlen Song Book, Vol. Two entries from Tommy Dorsey’s book: “Pussy Willow,” showing how ahead of his time arranger Bill Finnegan was; and the explosive title track. Bill Finnegan is a New Yorker staffer with a background in political and conflict reportage, so he knows his writing chops and has the contacts and reputation for this to come to the attention of the literary establishment in a way that most surfing books probably don’t. Klon Centaur Analysis. Jim Hall And Bill Finnegan. Photo: Ken Seino. The … … The initial idea was to improve the TubeScreamer transient response and the midrange-bass frequencies in order to create a big open sound with a hint of tube clipping: the so-called transparent overdrive.. Television specials followed and their program called Stage Show ran regularly once … William Finnegan is a staff writer at The New Yorker. A fine adaptation by reed player Scott Silbert of “Snafu Jump” from Glenn Miller’s Army Air Force Band book becomes a showcase for lead trumpeter Kenny McGee. P&I Guest Archive . The Klon Centaur in an overdrive guitar pedal designed by Bill Finnegan with the help of 2 MIT Electronic Engineers between 1990 and 1994. After the … He backed up Doris Day's 1949 hit Again. tubas, etc. Photograph by Greg Raymond / Beach Photos. It was the third day of a solid west swell. Ella Fitzgerald With Billy May Orchestra. They put together a huge orchestra that featured instruments not usually heard in jazz orchestras: marimbas, bells, chimes, oboes. Bill Finnegan – track 9 Henry Mancini – track 11 Vocalists: Glenn Douglas - tracks 1, 5, 10, 19 Shirley Wilson – tracks 3, 7 Bill Raymond – tracks 4, 8 Tex Beneke – tracks 12, 23 Shirley Jones – track 14 Claire Chatwin – track 15 Mary Mayo – track 16 Joan Cavanaugh – track 18 Recording dates: New York, May 30, 1949 – tracks 9, 10, 12, 15, 16 New York, July 12, 1949 – tracks 1, 11, … When Miller’s demands on Finnegan’s time led the older man to quit teaching, Riddle freelanced as an arranger until bandleader Charlie Spivak hired him full time. As a film composer / orchestrator: The late Robert Farnon (the absolute best orchestral string writer in the world), Dave Grusin, Jerry Goldsmith, Jerry Fielding, … Start Your Free Trial to Continue Reading . But I remember seeing, in the early ’80s, a list in a mag—probably SURFER—of the “10 Best Waves in the World,” … Soon more modern and still swinging recordings spotlighting musicians like clarinetist Buddy De Franco, drummer Louie Bellson and arranger Bill Finnegan were being laid down. Henry “Will” Wilczynski has dedicated 53 years to music as an arranger, composer, teacher and musician. After the war, he moved to Los Angeles. Bill Reed, in his book Hot From Harlem,comments that without Strayhorn's contribution the Ellington legend that we know … The American Nightmare. Ed Puddick Big Band Guys & Dolls Diving Duck Records 2010 The late Frank Loesser wrote at least 700 songs, more than a dozen of which are included in the score for the smash musical Guys and Dolls, which, believe it or not, opened on Broadway more than sixty years ago, in 1950, with Alan Alda's father, Robert, in the leading role as the gambler Sky Masterson. Lorrie Moore. Shortly … Reality Bites (1994) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Bill Finnegan, Jim Hall. : same personnel. The Queen of Rue. Los … John Laurence Menadue is the publisher of Pearls & Irritations. June Carroll Love Is A Simple Thing; MS, arranger ; Arthur Siegel; Joe Mooney, Sauter-Finnegan ; Eugene Lowell Tim Weiner. William "Bill" Glen Finnegan passed away in the early hours of February 26, at his home in Seattle, Washington, following a long illness. That, obviously, didn’t work out. Not only has Sammy attracted millions of fans through his Grammy award-winning Count Basie … Soon more modern and still swinging recordings spotlighting musicians like clarinetist Buddy De Franco, drummer Louie Bellson and arranger Bill Finnegan were being laid down. The noted arranger Bill Finnegan recognized Riddle's talent early on and took the teenage musician under his wing. Miller was also an excellent arranger himself and there are several examples of his work on … Inevitably, in the mid 1940s the Dorsey Brothers began to patch up their differences occasionally performing and recording together. William Finnegan is a staff writer at The New Yorker. Toward the end of his life we connected with him and he provided this elegant arrangement for one of our Christmas recordings. Last played Sunday, January 03 2021 at 04:44 PM. I met Bill Finnegan when I was teaching at the University of Bridgeport in Connecticut, having replaced Neil Slater, who went to North Texas State in 1980. The ‘Witch Hunters’ Jason DeParle. An arranger's outfit, Sauter-Finnegan was trying to survive after the era of the Big Bands had ended. Inevitably, in the mid 1940s the Dorsey Brothers began to patch up their differences occasionally performing and recording together. arranger Bill Finnegan were being laid down. Bill Davis. William Finnegan at Noreiga. To mark … The Clarinet solo nearly … Having said that, this is the best book on the topic that I’ve read since Andy Martin’s Walking on Water, another minor … Despite the odd scoring of instruments, or perhaps because of it, this arrangement brings up the beauty and melancholy that the holiday can induce. His most recent book, Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life, won the Pulitzer Prize for autobiography. Finnegan, William J. by Affton Admin | May 12, 2020 | Uncategorized | 10 comments. Then Les Baxter hired Riddle … Album Review Main Page | George's Home Page. Inevitably, in the mid 1940s the Dorsey Brothers began to patch up their differences occasionally performing and recording together. Angela, who readily acknowledges that she ‘fell under his spell’, also identifies Bill Finnegan, chief arranger with the Glenn Miller Orchestra, as another potent influence. Soon more modern and still swinging recordings spotlighting musicians like clarinetist Buddy De Franco, drummer Louie Bellson and arranger Bill Finnegan were being laid down. In Europe during the fifties, Ted Heath hired Tadd Dameron and Bill Russo to write arrangements for his London-based Big Band, and soon bands such as Erwin Lehn's Orchestra in Stuttgart (who had Miles Davis as a guest in 1957), or Kurt Edelhagen's band in Cologne and Harry Arnold in Sweden would bring over a guest composer/arranger/soloist to keep their musicians current, … All Contents. While playing in Charlie Briggs' band, he took lessons from Bill Finnegan who had been an arranger for Glenn Miller and Tommy Dorsey. "The Man from U.N.C.L.E." He attended St. Anns Grade School and graduated from Boys Central High School in 1956. December 19, 1962 Having said that, this is the best book on the topic that I’ve read since Andy Martin’s Walking on Water, another minor … His most recent book, Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life, won the Pulitzer Prize for autobiography. As a composer /arranger: Bill Holman (quite obviously), Al Cohn, Manny Albam, Bob Brookmeyer, Sammy Nestico, Herbie Hancock, Randy and the late Mike Brecker, Thad Jones, Johnny Mandel, Eddie Sauter and Bill Finnegan. Inevitably, in the mid 1940s the Dorsey Brothers began to patch up their differences occasionally performing and recording together. (August 2018) This Issue. Award-winning journalist William Finnegan does some hands on research at Restaurants. Bill Finnegan was an arranger for Tommy Dorsey back in the day. I was surprised one night when sitting next to Bill at my rehearsal was Jim Hall.