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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

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)