Tommy Dorsey 1943 - Fascinating Rhythm - Girl Crazy - Stereo

For audio, click: http://vimeo.com/14569694
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The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra plays Sy Oliver's amazing arrangement of George Gershwin's "Fascinating Rhythm" in the 1943 MGM musical "Girl Crazy." Mickey Rooney mimes to Arthur Schutt on piano.

I've replaced the audio on the mono soundtrack with stereo from the CD. Stereo tracks exist since MGM recorded the music using multiple mics before mixing it down to mono for the film soundtrack.

Happily, dedicated audio techs preserved the orchestral angles on 1/4" tape when Louis B. Mayer ordered all original elements destroyed in the early 50s.

Here's the list of musicians at the January 12, 1943 recording session at MGM Studios in Culver City.

TRUMPETS: George Seaberg, Pete Candoli, Ray Linn, Larry Brooks, Ziggy Elman

TROMBONES: Tommy Dorsey, Dave Jacobs, Sol Train, Jimmy Skiles

REEDS: Freddie Stulce (clarinet & alto sax), Harry Schuchman (alto & baritone sax), Manny Gershman (clarinet & alto sax), Heinie Beau (clarinet & tenor sax), Don Lodice (tenor sax)

RHYTHM: Milt Raskin, Arthur Schutt (piano), Denny Sandole (guitar), Phil Stephens, George Boujie (bass), Moe Purtill (drums)

VIOLINS: Si Miroff, Bernie Tinterow, Lenny Posner (concertmaster), Bill Ehrenkrantz, Alex Beller, Eugene Lamas, Albert Bertchamp, I. Boguslawski, Sam Albert, Sam Fiedler, Cyril Towbin, Jaime Overton, Louis Sarli, Otto Landau, Sarah Kreindler, Mischa Levienne

VIOLAS: Lenny Atkins, Sam Ross, Virginia Majewski, Reuben Marcus, Sam Noble

CELLO: Fred Camelia, Irving Lipschultz, Alex Borisoff

HARP: Ruth Hill
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• swing
• jazz
• MGM
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[ade425mxy]

you are kidding me, it's blocked......

[boink345]

@ade425mxy

Yes, Warner Home Video blocked it. But it sounds great if you click the link!

[4205lr]

Mickey Rooney actually played piano in this film.

[boink345]

@4205lr

No, he didn't - at least not in this number. Read my notes beneath the clip.

[4205lr]

@boink345 Apologies. He played on the "I got Rhythm" piece.

[4205lr]

@4205lr According to Mel Torme on his biography of Buddy Rich, he did. he made a special comment about how talented Rooney was.

[4205lr]

I believe Moe Purtill was miming to the tracks already recorded by Buddy Rich who joined the Military before the filming was done.

[empirecarpetsux]

Does anyone know my dad, Jimmy "Red" Borland, trumpet, (and vocalist in Stan Kenton's Pastels) ???

[chipolah]

Hey.. Thanks for your message. I'm not quite old enough to know all the musicians, however I do know some of them. By the way, Larry Brooks was my Step-father. CHIP

[bp2757]

@5gramercy The drummer in the video is Moe Purtill....that is a fact.