It was Jimmy Dorsey and his band who recorded this fabulous number in 1957. No Tommy. Such a significant recording as it was probably the last big hit of it`s genre. R and R saw to that. Jimmy died shortly after recording this - his lasting legacy.
Never expect to find music like this on Spotify, Itunes or others. UA-cam is where it's at for all of this sort of music. There's maybe a 5th of what's on UA-cam that's on Spotify, Soundcloud, and ITunes together
@@conversationsindesign1 a variety of reasons. Manly being because there's no monetary gain and music that there isn't a general demand for it anymore. Contrary to popular belief, none of us licensed-music uploaders (such as the78prof, me, and at least 100 others for example) are uploading from our copies of original commercially released records from back in these times, or obtaining audio from rereleases that have done so on another format 50-20 years ago. (CD's, LP's, etc). So except for few exceptions, the only things that we truly own is the video itself and OUR source of the audio. Everything else is owned by the record labels, or the amalgamation of such corporations these days. So technically it is theirs, and if we were to try to make money off of this, it would pretty much be illegal. The only way that we are even able to upload any of this on UA-cam is because of the Fair Use laws, the rotting corpse of the "public domain" technicalities, and the Safe Harbor Act that UA-cam uses. You may notice that some of the corporations use their own version of the same things, that create the cancerous Topic Channels that are all over UA-cam as well. TL;DR: Everything that we are doing is for free, our gain is that we get to share this music with everybody.
@@conversationsindesign1 The Internet is actually shrinking and has been for a number of years now, so that UA-cam has become the default depository for everything but the kitchen sink. This is because The Powers That Be who control the Internet have got the blues real bad - electoral blues, that is. And they'll charge at any red-hat-wearing matador in the U.S., unless of course he's crossed a border illegally to get there. In which case some compassion is called for.
The orchestra as such is a refreshing change from the 1930's recordings I've often found; those tend to be weak in the brass section and too heavy in the reed section. But the vocalist is still the high-thin-tenor type, and that takes away a little from the performance.
The lyrics got me curious about "Ave Maria." Went to go listen to it. Turns out I heard it elsewhere, but never knew the name of it. So that's pretty neat I suppose.
It should be taken into consideration that in the mid-20th century, "Ave Maria" likely meant to many people, not the classical composition, but a musically-distinct chant from medieval tradition. This is because the Catholic Church only started to enforce a use of the vernacular language of each country during the late-20th century, instead of Latin in most cases, so the medieval chant would've been known to many average people.
This version is "Country club" whereas the Arnheim is high school gymnasium! For the record (pun intended) I enjoy both versions and music of the 30s in general, but for my money the Dorseys really knock my socks off..
According to recording dates, Guy Lombardo's release in 1937 was the last one while this treatment by Carl Ravell was the first by a few days. Since there were no "charts" this year saying which one was released first, all we can go by is the recording date. Out of the three, this is also my favorite orchestration but not overly fond of the vocals.
Nice version, but to say far superior is ridiculous. They are all good in their own way. I prefer Gus Arnheim's version, but wouldn't say it was "far superior" to the others. I notice a little anti-American sentiment. By the way, Carroll Gibbons was born in the USA.
1930´s sophistication. Unforgettable.
Love this gorgeous song.
I adore this song and treatment -- beautiful reeds and a very sophisticated sound.
A beautiful version and so beautifully revived in 1957 by the Dorsey brothers sadly just as they both passed away within six months of each other.
VERY SAD, DID NOT KNOW THAT
@@MrDaiseymay Yes, born a year apart-Jimmy-1904-Tommy-1905/ and died a year apart-Tommy-1956/ Jimmy -1957
It was Jimmy Dorsey and his band who recorded this fabulous number in 1957. No Tommy. Such a significant recording as it was probably the last big hit of it`s genre. R and R saw to that. Jimmy died shortly after recording this - his lasting legacy.
Very nice arrangement!
LOVE it! We need these lyrics now more than ever!
Spectacular!
I LOVE This Beautiful Song!
Great sound and retrospective presentation. Thank you!
Glad you enjoyed it!
So beautiful.
A very good rendition of So Rare!
I love this song!
So Rare.. So delightful.
Excellent
My new favorite song in the world, especially the Jimmy Dorsey version; the sexes just slay me!!
Totally Perfect Pop .. right there.
What an era. ;o)
Love this.
Thank you for sharing.
My pleasure.
I’m singing this to my wife in the future.
I am very happy for you and even more happy for your bride to be. Romantic people are really 'rare'.
decent. so mellow '30s. Arnheim my favorite but I like it.
I can just imagine my Auunt Betty
dancing with her future husband
ALVIN, at the Claremont Hotel
In Berkeley.
There is no Carl ravell in Spotify this is unacceptable
Never expect to find music like this on Spotify, Itunes or others. UA-cam is where it's at for all of this sort of music. There's maybe a 5th of what's on UA-cam that's on Spotify, Soundcloud, and ITunes together
@@CPorter Why do you think that is?
@@conversationsindesign1 a variety of reasons. Manly being because there's no monetary gain and music that there isn't a general demand for it anymore. Contrary to popular belief, none of us licensed-music uploaders (such as the78prof, me, and at least 100 others for example) are uploading from our copies of original commercially released records from back in these times, or obtaining audio from rereleases that have done so on another format 50-20 years ago. (CD's, LP's, etc). So except for few exceptions, the only things that we truly own is the video itself and OUR source of the audio. Everything else is owned by the record labels, or the amalgamation of such corporations these days. So technically it is theirs, and if we were to try to make money off of this, it would pretty much be illegal. The only way that we are even able to upload any of this on UA-cam is because of the Fair Use laws, the rotting corpse of the "public domain" technicalities, and the Safe Harbor Act that UA-cam uses.
You may notice that some of the corporations use their own version of the same things, that create the cancerous Topic Channels that are all over UA-cam as well.
TL;DR:
Everything that we are doing is for free, our gain is that we get to share this music with everybody.
@@conversationsindesign1 The Internet is actually shrinking and has been for a number of years now, so that UA-cam has become the default depository for everything but the kitchen sink. This is because The Powers That Be who control the Internet have got the blues real bad - electoral blues, that is. And they'll charge at any red-hat-wearing matador in the U.S., unless of course he's crossed a border illegally to get there. In which case some compassion is called for.
The orchestra as such is a refreshing change from the 1930's recordings I've often found; those tend to be weak in the brass section and too heavy in the reed section. But the vocalist is still the high-thin-tenor type, and that takes away a little from the performance.
But it still beats Rap-Crap!
We like the Fox Trot rhythm heard here.
SO SOPHISTICATED
The lyrics got me curious about "Ave Maria." Went to go listen to it. Turns out I heard it elsewhere, but never knew the name of it. So that's pretty neat I suppose.
I don’t know if I heard this before, but when they lyrics started, I immediately started mouthing it as if I was singing myself.
It should be taken into consideration that in the mid-20th century, "Ave Maria" likely meant to many people, not the classical composition, but a musically-distinct chant from medieval tradition. This is because the Catholic Church only started to enforce a use of the vernacular language of each country during the late-20th century, instead of Latin in most cases, so the medieval chant would've been known to many average people.
There are at least 3 "Ave Maria" songs existing, one being most popular.
DOHHH--WHY ISN'T THIS AVAILABLE TO BUY??
What can I do if I have some 78rpms you don't have? Is there a way to get them to you to transcribe?
This was a great song even before Jimmy Dorsey's genius version of it.
Gus Arnheim's version was an improvement for tempo. It's "tight!"
This version is "Country club" whereas the Arnheim is high school gymnasium! For the record (pun intended) I enjoy both versions and music of the 30s in general, but for my money the Dorseys really knock my socks off..
I always thought Guy Lombardo's was the original.
According to recording dates, Guy Lombardo's release in 1937 was the last one while this treatment by Carl Ravell was the first by a few days. Since there were no "charts" this year saying which one was released first, all we can go by is the recording date. Out of the three, this is also my favorite orchestration but not overly fond of the vocals.
Carroll Gibbons owns this song.. far superior to any version by any of the US bands,, but thats only imho :)
Nice version, but to say far superior is ridiculous. They are all good in their own way. I prefer Gus Arnheim's version, but wouldn't say it was "far superior" to the others. I notice a little anti-American sentiment. By the way, Carroll Gibbons was born in the USA.
@@upnywhiteb you've noticed wrong my friend 👍🏻
@@brians78s94 Thank you for that, I stand corrected.
@@upnywhiteb ehhh. I prefer Carl Ravell’s version. Has a nice feeling to it