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| Roaring Twenties: Irene Bordoni sings Cole Porter, 1928 |
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IRENE BORDONI (1895--1953), singer and
actress. The tiny Corsican‐born comedienne
first appeared in New York in "Broadway to
Paris" (1912). Subsequently she played in
"Miss Information" (1915) and the 1917 and
1918 editions of "Hitchy Koo". Bordoni's
heyday was in the 1920s, when she was starred
by her husband E. Ray Goetz in "As You Were"
(1920); "The French Doll" (1922), in which
she sang "Do It Again"; and "Paris" (1928),
in which she introduced Cole Porter's "Let's
Do It."(„Let's Misbehave" was dropped
before New York opening and replaced by
„Let's Do It, Let's Fall In Love"). In 1938
she played in "Great Lady" and two years
later sang Irving Berlin's "It's a Lovely Day
Tomorrow" in "Louisiana Purchase". Her last
major appearances came when she toured as
Bloody Mary in South Pacific in 1951. Bordoni
also appeared in vaudeville and occasionally
in nonmusical plays.
IRVING AARONSON began his professional career
at age 11, playing piano in silent movie
houses. In the mid-1920s he put together his
own jazz band. At first known as the
''Crusaders,'' the group later changed its
name to the ''Commanders'' and made its first
recording in 1926. The band performed
primarily in theaters and earned their
reputation as a well-trained and entertaining
outfit. Members in the late-1920s included
Gene Krupa, Artie Shaw, Claude Thornhill,
Tony Pastor, Jack Armstrong, and Chummy
MacGregor, Glenn Miller's future pianist. In
1928 the Commanders appeared in Cole Porter's
Broadway show "Paris". Bing Crosby used the
group as his backing band on four songs he
recorded from his 1934 film "She Loves Me
Not", which included the best-seller ''Love
In Bloom.'' In 1952 Aaronson became a musical
supervisor for MGM studios, where he remained
until his death in 1963.
Recording: Irene Bordoni, Irving Aaronson &
His Commanders -- Let's Misbehave, from:
„Paris" (Cole Porter), Victor 1928
Tags : Irving Aaronson 1920s Let's Misbehave America hot dance band white jazz |
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Affichage : 12046
Durée : 166 s |
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