Frenesi
| "Frenesí" | |
|---|---|
 | |
| SinglebyArtie Shaw and His Orchestra | |
| A-side | "Adiós Mariquita Linda" |
| Published | December 28, 1939bySouthern Music Pub. Co., Inc.,New York[1] |
| Released | March 29, 1940 |
| Recorded | March 3, 1940[2] |
| Studio | Victor Studios,Hollywood |
| Genre | Swing |
| Length | 3:01 |
| Label | Victor 26542 |
| Composer(s) | Alberto Domínguez Borrás |
| Lyricist(s) | Leonard Whitcup[1] |
"Frenesí"is a musical piece originally composed byAlberto Domínguez Borrásfor themarimba,and adapted as ajazz standardby Leonard Whitcup and others.
Background
[edit]The wordfrenesíisSpanishfor "frenzy".
Artie Shaw recording
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A hit version recorded byArtie Shawand His Orchestra[3](with anarrangementbyWilliam Grant Still) reached number one on theBillboardpop chart on December 21, 1940, staying for 13 weeks,[4]and was inducted into theGrammy Hall of Famein 1982.[5]
Cover versions
[edit]Other performers who have recorded the song include:
- Julie London
- Les Brown
- Dave Brubeckon his 1967 album,Bravo! Brubeck!
- Betty Carter
- Gerry Mulligan
- June Christy
- Natalie Cole
- Ray Charles
- Bing Crosby
- Tommy Dorsey
- Victor Feldman
- The Four Freshmen
- Eydie Gorme
- Woody Herman
- Earl Hines
- Harry James
- Ben E. King
- Steve Lawrence
- Billy May
- Glenn Miller
- Anita O'Day
- Perez Prado
- Cliff Richard
- Linda Ronstadt
- Jack Emblow
- Pat Suzuki
- Frank Sinatra
- Three X Sistersvocals with the Watson Orchestra
- Mel Torméon his 1959,¡Olé Tormé!: Mel Tormé Goes South of the Border with Billy May[6]
- Caterina Valente
- The Ritchie Family- 1975, on theirBrazilalbum.[7]
- Jesus Chino Miranda.
- Vedha (composer):A song from the Modern Theatres Tamil movieVallavan Oruvan
In popular culture
[edit]- World War IIflying aceMajor (later Brigadier General)Thomas L. Hayesnamed hisP-51Frenesiafter the song.[8]He said it was a tribute to his wife Louise, for the song they listened to; he believed the song's name translated as "Love Me Tenderly".
- The Artie Shaw recording was used in the soundtrack of the 1980 filmRaging Bull.[9]
- Thomas Pynchon's 1990 novelVinelandfeatures a character named Frenesi Gates, "her name celebrating the record by Artie Shaw that was all over the jukeboxes and airwaves in the last days of the war".
See also
[edit]- List of 1930s jazz standards
- List of number-one singles of 1940 (U.S.)
- List of number-one singles of 1941 (U.S.)
References
[edit]- ^abLibrary of Congress. Copyright Office. (1940).Catalog of Copyright Entries 1940 Musical Compositions New Series Vol 35 Pt 3 For the Year 1940.United States Copyright Office. U.S. Govt. Print. Off.
- ^"Victor matrix PBS-042546. Frenesi / Artie Shaw Orchestra - Discography of American Historical Recordings".adp.library.ucsb.edu.RetrievedMay 25,2022.
- ^"Pop Chronicles 1940s Program #5".1972.
- ^Hoffmann, Frank (May 23, 2016).Chronology of American Popular Music, 1900-2000.London; New York: Routledge. p. 92.ISBN978-0-415-97715-9.RetrievedDecember 11,2016.
- ^"GRAMMY Hall Of Fame".Grammy.org.The Recording Academy.RetrievedDecember 11,2016.
- ^"allmusic".allmusic.RetrievedJuly 7,2024.
- ^"allmusic".allmusic.RetrievedNovember 20,2022.
- ^Robert F. Dorr,Air Combat: An Oral History of Fighter Pilots,2007.
- ^"Internet Movie Database".imdb.RetrievedMay 12,2017.
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