Ernie Felice
Ernie Felice (* 11. April 1922 in Campbell , California as Ernest Charles Filice ; † 13. September 2015 ) was an American jazz - accordionist , who with Joe Mooney and Art Van Damme was among the pioneers of this instrument in American jazz.
Life
Ernie Felice appeared in 1942 with Chuck Roberts in New York's "Zebra Room" and played in the Benny Goodman Sextet in late 1946 and early 1947 , with which the first recordings were made (among others, to be heard in the titles The Bannister Slide and How High the Moon , appeared on the LP Benny Rides Again , Capitol Records ). Further recordings for the label were made in 1947 with George Van Eps and singer Andy Russell.
In the following years he mainly worked with his own quartet (with accordion, clarinet, guitar and bass); He has also worked as a musician and singer in several Hollywood films such as Spiel mit dem Tode (1948), A great feeling (1949) or With a song in my heart (1952) alongside stars like Ray Milland , Bob Hope , Doris Day and Jane Russell with and also had some radio and TV appearances. Recordings under his own name were made for Capitol such as Street of Dreams or Love Me or Leave Me (1948); he also worked in Hollywood with The Pied Pipers , Page Cavanaugh , Matt Dennis and June Christy (1950, with Claude Williamson ). In 1950 he founded the short-lived label F&P Records with Les Paul . In the same year, he reached 18th place in the Billboard Disk Jockey Pool's Best Instrumental Group of the Year category . In early 1952 he returned to the Capitol label; In 1959 he recorded for RCA Victor ( Sittin 'on a Sidewalk / All These Years ).
Filmography
- 1947: Smooth Sailing (Directed by Jerry Hooper), musician
- 1948: Playing with Death (Director: John Farrow ), musician
- 1948: His Angel with the Two Pistols (The Paleface) (Director: Norman Z. McLeod )
- 1949: A Great Feeling (Directed by David Butler ), musician
- 1950: Tea for Two (Directed by David Butler), musician
- 1950: Under Secret Orders (Director: Elia Kazan ), orchestration
- 1950: Starlift (Director: Roy Del Ruth ), musician
- 1952: With a song in my heart (Director: Walter Lang ), musician
Web links
- Ernie Felice homepage
- Ernie Felice portrait and interview by Marc Myers (2013)
- Ernie Felice in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Ernie Felice at Allmusic (English)
- Ernie Felice at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ernie Felice. In: Alfred Victor Frankenstein, Sigmund Gottfried Spaeth, John Townsend Hinton Mize The International who is who in Music. , Who is Who in Music, Incorporated, Limited, 1951, p. 171
- ↑ Death report on the musician's website
- ↑ Portrait and interview with Felice by Marc Myers (2013)
- ^ Billboard, January 24, 1942
- ^ Billboard, August 16, 1947
- ^ Rebecca D. Clear: Jazz on Film & Video in the Library of Congress , p. 154
- ^ Billboard, April 22, 1950
- ^ Billboard, October 7, 1950
- ^ Billboard, February 2, 1952
- ↑ Billboard 1959
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Felice, Ernie |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Filice, Ernest Charles |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz accordionist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 11, 1922 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Campbell , California |
| DATE OF DEATH | 13th September 2015 |