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August 21, 2024
February 3, 2024
78 RPMs 10: Amapola ~ Jimmy Dorsey And His Orchestra w/Bob Eberly & Helen O'Connel
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10" 78 RPM record
photo by Styrous®
On Monday, February 3, 1941, Jimmy Dorsey and his orchestra recorded Amapola with vocalists Helen O'Connell and Bob Eberly. It was a gigantic hit a decade before the concept of "Top 40" in the early 1950s.
My memories of the song are delightful! My mother and father were into swing music and loved to dance with each other, this song amongst hundreds of others. Mom sang other songs but this song stands out vividly as she sang them to me to put me to sleep.
The recorded version by Dorsey, Eberly and O'Connel was a swing version which was a 1920's tune written by Spanish American composer José María Lacalle García and adapted to the new swing era. It starts out with a languid and sensual tango rhythm with Dorsey on his clarinet.
Eberly enters and the song goes into a moderately slow ballad. O'Connel hits the scene and it's a lively, jazzy swing song. Mom only sang the ballad version to me.
Many people covered the song: Roberto Carlos with a 50's doo wop and os course, Crosby with a cha cha ballad. Haymarket Square did a Psychedelic cover in the sixties, of course. Not to be missed is The Spotnicks a Swedish group with another wacked out 60's version, space suits 'n all.
Ennio Morricone used the song in the Sergio Leone film, Once Upon s Time In America, starring Robert De Niro and James Woods.
Opera didn't shy away either, Tito Schipa (1926), Nino Martini (1941), Jan Peerce (1950), Alfredo Kraus (1959) and Luigi Alva (1963). Tatsuro Yamashita did a wonderful cover in his 1986 a cappella album On The Street Corner 2. In 1990 Amapola was sung during the first Three Tenors concert in Rome.
Tracklist:
Side 1:
A - Amapola (Pretty Little Poppy)
Vocals – Bob Eberly, Helen O'Connell
Written By Albert Gamse, Joseph M. Lacalle*
Side 2:
B - Donna Maria
Vocals – Bob Eberly
Written By Allie Wrubel
Credits:
Manufactured By – Decca Records, Inc.
Alto Saxophone [Uncredited] – Milt Yaner, Sam Rubinowitch
Bass [Uncredited] – Jack Ryan
Drums [Uncredited] – Buddy Schutz
Guitar [Uncredited] – Guy Smith (2)
Leader, Alto Saxophone [Uncredited], Clarinet [Uncredited] – Jimmy Dorsey
Piano [Uncredited] – Joe Lipman
Tenor Saxophone [Uncredited] – Charles Frazier, Herbie Haymer
Trombone [Uncredited] – Don Matteson, Nat Lobovsky, Sonny Lee
Trumpet [Uncredited] – Jimmy Campbell (6), Nate Kazebier, Shorty Solomon
Notes:
Both Sides: Fox Trot, Vocal Chorus
Recorded February 3, 1941, New York
Manufactured in U.S.A. By Decca Records, INC.
Reg. U.S. Pat. Off.
Credits from Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2022
Side 1:
A - Amapola (Pretty Little Poppy)
Vocals – Bob Eberly, Helen O'Connell
Written By Albert Gamse, Joseph M. Lacalle*
Side 2:
B - Donna Maria
Vocals – Bob Eberly
Written By Allie Wrubel
Credits:
Manufactured By – Decca Records, Inc.
Alto Saxophone [Uncredited] – Milt Yaner, Sam Rubinowitch
Bass [Uncredited] – Jack Ryan
Drums [Uncredited] – Buddy Schutz
Guitar [Uncredited] – Guy Smith (2)
Leader, Alto Saxophone [Uncredited], Clarinet [Uncredited] – Jimmy Dorsey
Piano [Uncredited] – Joe Lipman
Tenor Saxophone [Uncredited] – Charles Frazier, Herbie Haymer
Trombone [Uncredited] – Don Matteson, Nat Lobovsky, Sonny Lee
Trumpet [Uncredited] – Jimmy Campbell (6), Nate Kazebier, Shorty Solomon
Notes:
Both Sides: Fox Trot, Vocal Chorus
Recorded February 3, 1941, New York
Manufactured in U.S.A. By Decca Records, INC.
Reg. U.S. Pat. Off.
Credits from Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2022
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Matrix / Runout (Side A): 68652
Matrix / Runout (Side B): 68650
Matrix / Runout (A side stamped variant 1): 68652A 0
Matrix / Runout (B side stamped variant 1): 68650A 0
Matrix / Runout (A side stamped variant 2): 68652A X
Matrix / Runout (B side stamped variant 2): 68650A
Jimmy Dorsey And His Orchestra – Amapola / Donna Maria
Label: Decca – 3629
Format: Shellac, 10", 78 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1941
Genre: Jazz, Pop
Style: Big Band
Label: Decca – 3629
Format: Shellac, 10", 78 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1941
Genre: Jazz, Pop
Style: Big Band
Viewfinder links:
Net links:
Steemit ~ Amapola ~ Long Psychedelic Song!
Styrous® ~ Saturday, February 3, 2024
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Amapola lyrics
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Español & English
Of love in the irons of your fence
De amor en los hierros de tu reja
Of love I heard the sad complaint
De amor escuché la triste queja
Of love that rang in my heart
De amor que sonó en mi corazón
telling me like this
Diciéndome así
with your sweet song
Con su dulce canción
Poppy, beautiful Poppy
Amapola, lindísima Amapola
It will always be my soul, yours alone
Será siempre mi alma, tuya sola
I love you, my beloved girl
Yo te quiero, amada niña mía
Just as the flower loves the light of day
Igual que ama la flor la luz del día
Poppy, beautiful Poppy
Amapola, lindísima Amapola
Don't be so ungrateful and love me
No seas tan ingrata y ámame
Poppy, Poppy
Amapola, Amapola
How can you live so alone?
¿Cómo puedes tú vivir tan sola?
Poppy, beautiful Poppy
Amapola, lindísima Amapola
My soul will always be yours alone
Será siempre mi alma tuya sola
I love you, my beloved girl
Yo te quiero, amada niña mía
Just as the flower loves the light of day
Igual que ama la flor la luz del día
Poppy, beautiful Poppy
Amapola, lindísima Amapola
Don't be so ungrateful and love me
No seas tan ingrata y ámame
Poppy, Poppy
Amapola, Amapola
How can you live so alone?
¿Cómo puedes tú vivir tan sola?
Composed by José María Lacalle García
Of love in the irons of your fence
De amor en los hierros de tu reja
Of love I heard the sad complaint
De amor escuché la triste queja
Of love that rang in my heart
De amor que sonó en mi corazón
telling me like this
Diciéndome así
with your sweet song
Con su dulce canción
Poppy, beautiful Poppy
Amapola, lindísima Amapola
It will always be my soul, yours alone
Será siempre mi alma, tuya sola
I love you, my beloved girl
Yo te quiero, amada niña mía
Just as the flower loves the light of day
Igual que ama la flor la luz del día
Poppy, beautiful Poppy
Amapola, lindísima Amapola
Don't be so ungrateful and love me
No seas tan ingrata y ámame
Poppy, Poppy
Amapola, Amapola
How can you live so alone?
¿Cómo puedes tú vivir tan sola?
Poppy, beautiful Poppy
Amapola, lindísima Amapola
My soul will always be yours alone
Será siempre mi alma tuya sola
I love you, my beloved girl
Yo te quiero, amada niña mía
Just as the flower loves the light of day
Igual que ama la flor la luz del día
Poppy, beautiful Poppy
Amapola, lindísima Amapola
Don't be so ungrateful and love me
No seas tan ingrata y ámame
Poppy, Poppy
Amapola, Amapola
How can you live so alone?
¿Cómo puedes tú vivir tan sola?
Composed by José María Lacalle García
October 13, 2021
Bob Eberly articles/mentions
February 29, 2020
20,000 vinyl LPs 210: Jimmy Dorsey ~ So Rare: leap year baby
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vinyl LP back cover
photo by Styrous®
I remember when I first heard the title song from the album. I had been years into the big band sound of the forties and early fifties and thought to myself that sound had been updated and was blown away by it.
So Rare became a late-career hit in 1957 for Jimmy Dorsey, reaching #2 on Billboard magazine's pop charts, and #4 on the R&B singles chart. Recorded on 11 November 1956 and released on the Cincinnati label Fraternity, Jimmy Dorsey's version, which had a decidedly rhythm and blues feel unlike the earlier versions, became the highest charting song by a big band during the first decade of the rock and roll era. Credited on the label to "Jimmy Dorsey with Orchestra and Chorus", the vocals are by the Artie Malvin Singers. Billboard ranked this version as the No. 5 song for 1957.
vinyl LP back cover detail
detail photo by Styrous®
A couple of other great songs on this album are June Night and Jay-Dee's Boogie Woogie! Both are bouncy songs with Boogie Woogie being fast and furious.
There is a mind-blowing video of Dorsey just wailing away on his sax in the forties on YouTube (link below); it's truly amazing! In addition there is a film of his version of the song Tangerine which i have always loved; the vocal is by Bob Eberly and Helen O'Connell.
Following his brother Tommy’s death in November 1956, an ailing Jimmy Dorsey led their orchestra himself, struggling through a final tour of one-nighters and scoring the biggest hit of his career with “So Rare,” before succumbing to cancer in June 1957
vinyl LP label, side 1
detail photo by Styrous®
vinyl LP label, side 2
detail photo by Styrous®
Tracklist:
Side 1:
A1 - Contrasts - 1:54
A2 - Jay-Dee's Boogie Woogie - 2:33
A3 - Mambo En Sax - 2:39
A4 - Maria Elena - 2:59
A5 - Speak Low - 4:19
A6 - It's The Dreamer In Me - 2:33
Side 2:
B1 - June Night - 1:59
B2 - Amapola - 3:20
B3 - Just Swingin' - 2:51
B4 - Sophisticated Swing - 2:37
B5 - No One Ever Lost More - 2:11
B6 - So Rare - 2:31
B7 - Contrasts - 1:01
Credits:
Bass – Bill Cronk
Drums – Tommy Widdicombe
Guitar – Steve Jordan (3)
Liner Notes – Earl Wilson
Piano – Joe Massamino
Saxophone – Danny Trimboli*, Skippy Galluccio
Saxophone [Alto] – Buzz Brauner*
Saxophone [Baritone] – George Perry (2)
Saxophone [Tenor] – Frank Maynes
Trombone – Earl Swope, Jack Rains*, Vinnie Forest, Will Bradley
Trumpet – Art Tancredi, Bill Spano, John Frosk, Lee Castle
Notes:
Shares catalog number with Jimmy Dorsey - So Rare but has different cover, similar to the stereo version Jimmy Dorsey - So Rare.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout): M_55767_1 I ⋀1
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout): M 55768-2 (2 stamped over crossed out 1) I ⋀1
Matrix / Runout (Side A label): M 55,767
Matrix / Runout (Side B label): M 55,768
Jimmy Dorsey – So Rare
Label: Dot Records – DLP 3437
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono
Country: US
Released:
Genre: Jazz, Pop
Style: Big Band
Viewfinder link:
Jimmy Dorsey
Net links:
Big Band Library ~ Roc Hillman on Jimmy Dorsey
biography.yourdictionary.com ~ Jimmy Dorsey Facts
Chicago Tribune ~ Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra works to sustain big band sound
Jimmy Dorsey website
Library of Congress ~ The Last Days of Jimmy Dorsey
YouTube links:
Jimmy Dorsey and his Orchestra 1940
Jimmy Dorsey ~
Amapola
Jay-Dee's Boogie Woogie
June Night
So Rare
Tangerine
Styrous® ~ Saturday, February 29, 2020
Today is the birthday of a leap year baby; American jazz clarinetist, saxophonist, composer and big band leader, James Francis Dorsey, professionally known as Jimmy Dorsey and the older brother of Tommy Dorsey.
According to an article in 2004 by Christopher Popa (link below), Roc Hillman said Jimmy Dorsey had something which his brother Tommy didn't.
According to an article in 2004 by Christopher Popa (link below), Roc Hillman said Jimmy Dorsey had something which his brother Tommy didn't.
"I think it would be his tolerance and understanding of his musicians,"
photo by Styrous®
I remember when I first heard the title song from the album. I had been years into the big band sound of the forties and early fifties and thought to myself that sound had been updated and was blown away by it.
So Rare became a late-career hit in 1957 for Jimmy Dorsey, reaching #2 on Billboard magazine's pop charts, and #4 on the R&B singles chart. Recorded on 11 November 1956 and released on the Cincinnati label Fraternity, Jimmy Dorsey's version, which had a decidedly rhythm and blues feel unlike the earlier versions, became the highest charting song by a big band during the first decade of the rock and roll era. Credited on the label to "Jimmy Dorsey with Orchestra and Chorus", the vocals are by the Artie Malvin Singers. Billboard ranked this version as the No. 5 song for 1957.
detail photo by Styrous®
A couple of other great songs on this album are June Night and Jay-Dee's Boogie Woogie! Both are bouncy songs with Boogie Woogie being fast and furious.
There is a mind-blowing video of Dorsey just wailing away on his sax in the forties on YouTube (link below); it's truly amazing! In addition there is a film of his version of the song Tangerine which i have always loved; the vocal is by Bob Eberly and Helen O'Connell.
vinyl LP back cover detail
detail photo by Styrous®
Following his brother Tommy’s death in November 1956, an ailing Jimmy Dorsey led their orchestra himself, struggling through a final tour of one-nighters and scoring the biggest hit of his career with “So Rare,” before succumbing to cancer in June 1957
detail photo by Styrous®
detail photo by Styrous®
Side 1:
A1 - Contrasts - 1:54
A2 - Jay-Dee's Boogie Woogie - 2:33
A3 - Mambo En Sax - 2:39
A4 - Maria Elena - 2:59
A5 - Speak Low - 4:19
A6 - It's The Dreamer In Me - 2:33
Side 2:
B1 - June Night - 1:59
B2 - Amapola - 3:20
B3 - Just Swingin' - 2:51
B4 - Sophisticated Swing - 2:37
B5 - No One Ever Lost More - 2:11
B6 - So Rare - 2:31
B7 - Contrasts - 1:01
Credits:
Bass – Bill Cronk
Drums – Tommy Widdicombe
Guitar – Steve Jordan (3)
Liner Notes – Earl Wilson
Piano – Joe Massamino
Saxophone – Danny Trimboli*, Skippy Galluccio
Saxophone [Alto] – Buzz Brauner*
Saxophone [Baritone] – George Perry (2)
Saxophone [Tenor] – Frank Maynes
Trombone – Earl Swope, Jack Rains*, Vinnie Forest, Will Bradley
Trumpet – Art Tancredi, Bill Spano, John Frosk, Lee Castle
Notes:
Shares catalog number with Jimmy Dorsey - So Rare but has different cover, similar to the stereo version Jimmy Dorsey - So Rare.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout): M_55767_1 I ⋀1
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout): M 55768-2 (2 stamped over crossed out 1) I ⋀1
Matrix / Runout (Side A label): M 55,767
Matrix / Runout (Side B label): M 55,768
Jimmy Dorsey – So Rare
Label: Dot Records – DLP 3437
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono
Country: US
Released:
Genre: Jazz, Pop
Style: Big Band
Viewfinder link:
Jimmy Dorsey
Net links:
Big Band Library ~ Roc Hillman on Jimmy Dorsey
biography.yourdictionary.com ~ Jimmy Dorsey Facts
Chicago Tribune ~ Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra works to sustain big band sound
Jimmy Dorsey website
Library of Congress ~ The Last Days of Jimmy Dorsey
YouTube links:
Jimmy Dorsey and his Orchestra 1940
Jimmy Dorsey ~
Amapola
Jay-Dee's Boogie Woogie
June Night
So Rare
Tangerine
Styrous® ~ Saturday, February 29, 2020
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