Personnel:
Jerry Fielding (arr, dir), Conrad Gozzo, Maurice Harris,
Ralph Fera, Mickey Mangano, Jerry Carr, Larry Klein, James Longo, Ed Shedoski
(tp), Joe Howard, Lloyd Ulyate, Marshall Cram, Thermon Donelli (tb), Hymie
Gunkler, George Dorsey (as), Buddy Collette (fl, as, ts), Sam Donahue, Phil
Urso, Don Lodice (ts), Marty Berman (bs), Gerald Wiggins, Jerry Carr (p),
Vincent Terri (g), Red Callender (b), Tom Romersa, John Perilli (d), Milt
Holland (perc), Ruth Olay, Tony Fontaine, Morgan Sisters, Hi-Lo's (vcl)
Including 20-page booklet with new liner notes and rare
photos
The Jerry Fielding orchestra was a good, charging dance
band, a swing-era style unit with a modern approach. Jerry was one of the few
band leaders at that time who not only fronted his band, but also led it. There
is a certain precision in the band that can only come from thorough rehearsal,
and yet, it is a spontaneous spark of creativity that carries each performance.
This is in part thanks to the rhythmic arrangements that leave room to flow
smoothly when the music asks for it. There is a spirited, crisp cohesion and a
feeling of often latent —sometimes overt— power.
From a performance standpoint, it must be noted that this
was an organized band of thirteen hand-picked top musicians. And such big
sounds he gets from 13 men! The excitement, warmth, power and finesse of
Fielding's band could do justice to just about every mood with its never-ending
versatility, a group of seasoned sidemen from the radio and film industries
swinging their way through Jerry's modern-flavored arrangements.
This CD closes with the only four sides that Jerry Fielding
recorded with the vocal quartet the Hi-Lo's which Trend released in two
singles. Whether this was music designed for dancing —as Fielding’s three 10”
Trend albums claimed— or for listening, you are sure to get equal enjoyment
either way.
TRACKLIST:
01. Faintly Reminiscent (Gerson-Fielding) 2:33
Soloists: Buddy Collette, Gerald Wiggins
02. Tea For Two (Youmans-Caesar) 3:06
03. Here in My Arms (Rodgers-Hart) 3:07
Soloists: Mickey Mangano, Gerry Wiggins, Sam Donahue, Lloyd
Ulyate
04. Blue Prelude (Jenkins-Bishop) 3:12
05. Button Up Your Overcoat (DeSylva-Brown-Henderson) 2:48
Soloists: Buddy Collette, Sam Donahue, Joe Howard
06. A Blues Serenade (Parish-Signorelli) 2:58
Soloist: Joe Howard
07. I’m In Love With You (Raye-DePaul) 3:00
08. Can't Help Lovin' That Man (Kahn-Hammerstein) 3:04
09. PEANUT VENDOR (Simons-Sunshine) 2:37
Soloists: Hymie Gunkler (as), Conrad Gozzo (lead tp)
10. Carefree (Heyman-Henderson) 3:11
Jerry Fielding’s Theme. Soloists: Joe Howard, Maurice
Harris, Sam Donahue
11. Cheerful Little Earful (Warren-Gershwin-Rose) 3:06
Soloist: Sam Donahue
12. The Kinkajou (Tierney) 2:36
Soloists: Buddy Collette, Sam Donahue, Gerald Wiggins
13. When I Grow Too Old to Dream (Romberg-Hammerstein II)
2:50
Solois: Hymie Gunkler
14. Song of the Bayou (Rube Bloom) 2:35
15. Rain on the Roof (Ann Ronell) 2:42
Soloists: Sam Donahue, Gerald Wiggins
16. Young Man's Fancy (Anderson-Yellen-Ager) 2:44
Soloists: Sam Donahue, Maurice Harris, Gerald Wiggins
17. Stars in My Eyes (Kreisler-Fields) 3:35
Soloist: George Dorsey
18. La Rosita (Dupont-Stuart) 4:12
Soloists: George Dorsey, Don Lodice
19. Bye and Bye (Rodgers-Hart) 2:32
Soloist: Phil Urso
20. Spring is Here (Rodgers-Hart) 3:37
Soloists: Ed Shedosky, Joe Howard, Jerry Carr
21. Bye Bye Blues (Hamm-Bennett-Lown-Grey) 2:45
Soloists: Joe Howard, Ed Shedosky, Phil Urso
22. The Song is Ended (Irving Berlin) 3:29
Soloists: Jerry Carr, Don Lodice
23. Thet Didn't Believe Me (Reynolds-Kern) 2:38
24. Peg O’ My Heart (Brian-Fisher) 2:34
25. My Baby Just Cares For Me (Kahn-Donaldson) 2:16
26. Georgia on My Mind (Carmichael) 2:26
Sources:
Tracks #1-8, from the 10-inch LP “Jerry Fielding & His
Great New Orchestra” (Trend-1000)
Tracks #9-16, from the 10-inch LP “Jerry Fielding Plays a
Dance Concert” (Trend-1004)
Tracks #17-22, from the 10-inch LP “After 8:00” with Jerry
Fielding Orchestra (Trend-1013)
Tracks #23 & 24, from the 7-inch single Trend 45-75
Tracks #25 & 26, from the 7-inch single Trend 45-74
Jerry Fielding And His Orchestra
Tracks #1-8: Conrad Gozzo, Maurice Harris, Ralph Fera,
Mickey Mangano, trumpets; Joe Howard, Lloyd Ulyate, trombones; Hymie Gunkler,
alto sax; Buddy Collette, flute, alto & tenor sax; Sam Donahue, tenor sax;
Marty Berman, baritone sax; Gerald Wiggins, piano; Red Callender, bass; Tom
Romersa, drums; Ruth Olay (#4,6,7 & 8), Tony Fontaine (#7),
and The Morgan Sisters (#2), vocals.
Recorded at Radio Recorders, Hollywood, April 10, 1953
Tracks #9-16: Same personel, but Marshall Cram replaces
Ulyate on trombone; Milt Holland, bongoes, added on #9.
Radio Recorders, Hollywood, September 4 (#9-12), October
15 (#13-16), 1953
Tracks #17-26: Jerry Carr, Larry Klein, James Longo, Ed
Shedoski, trumpets; Joe Howard, Thermon Donelli, trombones; George Dorsey, alto
sax; Phil Urso, Don Lodice, tenor saxes; Vincent Terri, guitar; Jerry Carr,
piano; Red Callender, bass; John Perilli, drums; The Hi-Lo’s, vocals (#23-26).
Recorded at Radio Recorders, Hollywood, February 1954
Liner notes by Jordi Pujol
Photos by Dave Pell © Fresh Sound Archives
Original recordings produced by Albert Marx
This CD compilation reissued by Jordi Pujol
Hi Fi · 24-Bit Digitally Remastered
Note: After Trend Records went bankrupt in June 1955,
Kapp Records acquired all of the label’s master tapes. It was February 1956,
and some of Jerry Fielding’s sides and the Hi-Lo’s tracks were reissued that
same year on two 12-inch Kapp LPs. Tracks #5, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18
and 22 on Jerry Fielding and His Orchestra “Play A Dance Concert” (Kapp
KL-1026). Tracks #1, 2, 3, 17, 19, 20, 21, 23, 24, 25 and 26 on “The Hi-Lo’s
and the Jerry Fielding Orchestra” (Kapp KL-1027)