Leo Reisman

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Leo Reisman (born October 11, 1897 in Boston , † December 18, 1961 in Miami ) was an American violinist and big band leader in the field of swing and popular music .

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After previously working with college orchestras, Leo Reisman founded a dance orchestra , the Society Dance Orchestra , in the early 1920s . Apart from a few tours along the east coast of the USA , he performed at the Hotel Brunswick in Boston . As was customary at the time, Reisman let several ensembles run under his name. In 1929 he had an engagement in New York's Central Park Casino; later he also appeared in the Waldorf-Astoria and toured Europe. During this time he had a hit with the Fats Waller title Ain't Misbehavin ' (with singer Lew Conrad, # 2), as well as Bye Bye Blackbird . Happy Days Are Here Again was another hit in November 1929 with the singing of Lou Levin, followed by Out of Nowhere (1931, # 6). He then scored number 1 hits with Cole Porter Night and Day (1932, with Fred Astaire as singer) and Con Conrads The Continental (1934)

Reisman recorded for the Columbia , Brunswick , Victor and Decca labels . while at Victor Reisman recorded many lesser-known Broadway songs. He also introduced the composers and Broadway artists as his band vocalists, so u. a. Harold Arlen , Fred Astaire , Smith Ballew , Clifton Webb and Arthur Schwartz . In 1931/32 Lee Wiley was given the opportunity for first recordings; and Dinah Shore was one of his singers. The Ellington trumpeter Bubber Miley also participated in Reisman's recordings .

After retiring from the music business, he lived in Miami , where he died in December 1961.

The author Leo Watson states that Reisman described himself as a jazz band leader in the late 1920s. He was also responsible for a number of articles on jazz in a magazine, but was never really a friend of jazz, even if his music had a hot character at times .

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In his band the pianist played Eddy Duchin (1909-1951), whose short life in the biopic The Eddy Duchin Story ( The Eddy Duchin Story , Duchy played by Tyrone Power ) is shown. His involvement in the Reisman band is an episode of the film.

"Weekend and Sunshine" by the Comedian Harmonists , recorded on August 22, 1930, is actually a version of " Happy Days Are Here Again, " recorded on November 20, 1929 by Leo Reisman's orchestra.

Web links

• Leo Reisman in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Entry in the Bigband database

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• Leo Walker: The Big Band Almanac . Ward Ritchie Press, Pasadena CA 1978, ISBN 0-378-01991-0 .