Begin the Beguine

Artie Shaw and His Orchestra · 1938 · 1938 hit on Bluebird that brought him to the general public.

Context

Song by Cole Porter written in 1935 for the musical Jubilee. Jerry Gray's arrangement, recorded by Artie Shaw on July 24, 1938, in Studio 2 of RCA Victor in New York, was released on Bluebird on August 17, 1938, as the B-side of "Indian Love Call". This version reached No. 3 on the American charts in 1938.

In the genealogy of jazz

This track belongs to Swing, big bands. Among the origins and influences of Swing, big bands: Chicago, Stride (Harlem piano), Harlem: Henderson, Redman, Ellington, Kansas City, Boogie-woogie, Symphonic jazz, dance orchestras.

By the same artist

• Frenesi (1940)
• Star Dust (Artie Shaw) (1940)

Sources

• EN: Begin the Beguine
• colorado.edu

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