[TPIN] 50's results TONS of info Thanks again

Fri Mar 28 20:44:55 EDT 2008

OK, several of you have expressed an interest in what I got from the TPIN 
list.  I hope it is ok as I pasted all the posts I got deleting the names 
(to protect the innocent?).  At any rate, there are a few repeats here but a 
TON of grand information.  Thanks again everybody!!!...:)  read 
on............................
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"Isle of Capri" (The Gaylords - 1954) had some trumpet work in it.

Eddie Calvert had a big international trumpet hit (rose to #6 in the U.S.) 
with "O, My Papa" in 1953. Ray Anthony had a #15 hit with the same tune, 
same year.

Ralph Marterie had a #6 "Top 40" hit in 1953 with "Caravan." Ray Anthony had 
a # 2 hit the same year with the theme from "Dragnet."

Marterie also had a #3 hit with "Skokiaan" in 1954.

Hugo Winterhalter hit #25 with "Song of the Barefoot Contessa" in 1954. 
There was some trumpet section work in that. It was a big movie starring Ava 
Gardner and Humphrey Bogart.

"The High and the Mighty" (another big movie) hit #4 for Les Baxter and $6 
for Victor Young in 1954. I seem to remember some trumpet on the theme.

Perez Prado hit #1 with "Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White" in 1955. That 
was a pure trumpet Latin feature.

"Canadian Sunset" was #2 for Hugo Winterhalter in 1956. I think I remember 
some good brass in there.

Louis Armstrong had a #20 with "Mack the Knife" in 1956.

Mantovani had a #12 with "Around the World" in 1957. Some nice trumpet in 
there.

Just barely out of the 50's, but Bobby Darin had a huge hit (#6) with 
"Beyond the Sea" in 1960. Some good trumpet section work on that one.

You might try this site to see if it jogs your memory:

http://www.ntl.matrix.com.br/pfilho/html/top40/
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Any of the tunes Sammy Kahn wrote for Sinatra should do. That's  what I was 
playing in the '50s

anyway. I daresay anything from Elvis' early career would be good,too(though 
I would never have admitted that

except maybe Heartbreak Hotel.

I hope this is some help

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Cherry Pink
Wake Up Little Suzy

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Cherry Pink and Appleblossom White
Oh My Papa
Young Man With a Horn
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The Bobby Darin stuff is remembered:
Beyond the Sea
I'm Beginning to See the Light
Mack the Knife

The arrangements and the voice probably have to be close
to his style to accomplish your objective.

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One of the most notable songs of the 50's, 60's and 70's is "Bandstand
Boogie" .  The Tonight Show Band with Doc ( not Kevin) has a great
arrangement to it and, of course, a trumpet ride. You could take out a lot
of it and still have a great portion for the medley.

Then there is always Bill Haley and the Comets ..  Anything ( Rock Around
the Clock, etc).. Showing my age..
The Diamonds -   "Little Darlin"
Elvis, Jerry Lee Lewis, Fat Domino,

"At the Hop" -  Danny and the Juniors.

In 1958, Little Richard hit the charts with "Good Golly Miss Molly" and
Chuck Berry released "Johnny B. Goode".  My main man  - Bobby Darin
introduced "Splish Splash". Sax was in .. Trumpet was for Pat Boone, Patti
Page, Perry Como, Ray Vaughn, etc..

"Rebel Rouser" -  by Duane Eddy is a crowd pleaser.

The problem with 50's R&R is that the guitar and amps were in and horns were
out until about '65 when Chicago, BST, Tower of Power made a great comeback
for the Horn sections. When Johnny Cash did "ring of Fire" that was about as
close to anything using Trumpets as I can remember..

Here is a link that might be useful also  I use it occasionally.

http://ntl.matrix.com.br/pfilho/html/top40/index.html

Even though it is for Lyrics, at least you can see what songs made the
charts in which year..

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I graduated High School in 1955 and played "Cherry Pink and Apple Blossum 
White" for Graduation and my Class Reunion Web Site still uses the recording 
when you sign in.  It was a top 40 hit.

Herb Alpert stuff works well with my age group as well as Al Hirt and almost 
any standard Ballads like "I Can't Get Started"(be sure and use Bunny 
Berigan's cadenza intro).
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You might want to check out this site
http://www.fiftiesweb.com/1950-hits.htm

People are likely to ask for Cherry Pink, Tennessee Waltz, Tenderly, Slow
Poke. I recall that on one of the Welk shows, Dick Cathcart did a nice (and
all too short) solo on cornet doing Slow Poke. Patti Page's T. Waltz had a
muted trumpet solo as well. And of course Cherry Pink is self explanatory as
is Tenderly (ala Bobby Hackett).
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Here are a number of 50's tunes, originally done by various artists with 
trumpet solo's, including Ray Anthony, Tex Beneke, Ralph Marterie, Rudy 
Scaffidi, Woody Herman's Band, Neil Hefti's band and others
"A" Train -  You know this one
April in Paris - Doc did a great solo on this one.
Good morning Heartache - Recently Botti did a wonderful recording of this 
one.
But Beautiful - Kenton Band - I solo on a Flugel on this.
Darn That Dream - Ray Anthony - terrific
Here's that Rainy Day - Willie Maiden does a great Sax solo -
I've got you under my skin - Everyone has done this tune
Perfidia - I solo on this with my community band - easy and pleasing
Rockin Chair - Ray Anthony made this one popular
Tangerine - Many artists have soloed on this one
The way you look Tonight - Ehh - Audience favorite
What's new - Great old tune - many have done a great job with this one
Young at Heart - another big favorite of the "Blue Hairs"
These foolish Things -  I also solo on this one
Stompin at the Savoy - big favorite - dance
Sweet Caroline - I know, 60's , but just blows the audience away - they love 
it.
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Autumn Leaves,  I Want You, I Need You, I Love You (Elvis),  It's All in the 
Game, Kansas City,  Love Is A Many-Splendored Thing,  Mona Lisa,  My Prayer, 
Smoke Gets In Your Eyes,  Stagger Lee,  Tequila,  The Great Pretender, 
Unchained Melody,  You Belong To Me,  Harbor Lights
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I bet a couple of Elvis tunes would be recognized: Hound Dog, Blue Suede 
Shoes.
 Ray Anthony was popular then, but not sure of the tunes.  Other TPIN guys 
could give you specifics.
Louis Prima tunes: Black Magic, Just a Gigolo.

The Fleetwoods did a nice ballad - "Come Softly, Darling" that would be 
recognized by most of that generation.  They also did "Mr. Blue" and I think 
there was a flugelhorn in that tune.

Early 1960's- Bert Kaemfert - Wonderland By Night and Afrikaan Beat.

That's Amore, by Dean Martin is very recognizable.

Harry James may have had a couple of hits in the early 50's.  Again, some 
one should recall a tune or two.  Possible: Man With A Horn,  You Made Me 
Love You, Sleepy Lagoon, but they could all ahve been earlier hits.

Pops - Mack The Knife, Wonderful World

Rosie Clooney had a bunch of hits like  C'mon a My House.

I know most of these weren't "Trumpet hits" but if you want recognizable 
tunes, it's a good start.
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1955 was the first real glimmer of rock and roll.  Chuck Berry did Mayblene 
in 1955 and Roll Over Beethoven in 1956.  Elvis did Hound Dog in 1956.  You 
could do some of the instrumental tunes from those early groups like Bill 
Hailey's Rock Around The Clock.

  For the early 1950's check out the singers, i.e. Rosemary Clooney with 
"Papa Loves Mambo", Patti Page with "Tennessee Waltz", Peggy Lee with "Black 
Coffee" and "Fever",  Billy Holiday with "Mean to Me", Frank Sinatra just 
about anything, Tony Benett with just about anything, Nat King Cole with 
just about anything.  And don't forget Brother Ray Charles with "Mess 
Around", "Drown in my Own Tears", "Night Time is the Right Time" and "I 
Can't Stop Lovin' You".

  Some other tunes from the 1950's that will play well are "La Vie En Rose", 
"Little Darlin'", "Love Letters in the Sand", "Night Train", "Patricia,It's 
Patricia", "Oye Como Va", "Three Coins in the Fountain", "Unforgettable".

  Also, remember that latin music from the New York mambo bands was very 
popular  with Prez Prado, Tito Puente, Xavier Cugat, Mario Bouza, and 
Machito.
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>From the '50's, there is only one STANDOUT Trumpet Solo; It was OH, MY PAPA. 
If you can find a recording of it, it's probably worth a ton of money, right 
now (it sold like crazy back then, but the number of Trumpet players who 
could really PLAY you could count on the fingers of one hand; I don't think 
that the Trumpet Player's name ever appeared on the record-jacket).

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