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In 1936, Elman joined the Benny Goodman orchestra as a trumpeter, after playing briefly with a band led by Alex Bartha at Steel Pier in Atlantic City, where Goodman heard him. In 1938, while with Goodman, he got a contract with Bluebird, RCA's cheaper label, to record 20 sides as Ziggy Elman and his Orchestra, although all the members were in Goodman's band.
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22 de may. de 2019 · He spent his last years working for a car dealership, running a music store, and teaching trumpet. The two-CD set Boppin’ With Zig has all of Elman’s studio sessions as a leader other than his five early dates from 1938-39. Covering the 1947-52 period, Elman is heard at first at the head of an orchestra that included some of Dorsey’s sidemen.
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24 de nov. de 2023 · His father was a violinist who had hoped Harry would play violin as well. Although he did learn to play the violin, Harry preferred the brass instruments. He began playing for Jewish weddings and nightclubs at age 15, and in 1932 made his first recording where he played trombone. At some point in the decade he adopted the name Ziggy Elman.
Elman is a shortening of Finkelman while "Ziggy" is believed to be a reference to Florenz Ziegfeld. In 1936 Elman joined the Benny Goodman orchestra as a trumpet player. His 1939 composition "And the Angels Sing," with lyrics by Johnny Mercer, (originally recorded in December 1938 by his own band as an instrumental, "Frailach In Swing") became the number one song in the nation.
Harry Aaron Finkelman (May 26, 1914 – June 26, 1968), better known by the stage name Ziggy Elman, was an American jazz trumpeter most associated with Benny Goodman, though he also led his own Ziggy Elman and His Orchestra.
