Leonello Casucci

Leonello Casucci (1885–1975) was an Italian composer. Casucci was born in Pistoia, Tuscany in 1885 and he's best known for having composed the music of the famous 1929 hit song Schöner Gigolo, armer Gigolo in 1928, with lyrics in German by Julius Brammer in 1924, translated to "Just a Gigolo" into English by Irving Caesar. Italian version of the lyrics were published in 1930 by Enrico Frati with the title Gigolò. Casucci died in Desenzano del Garda, Lombardy in 1975, at the age of 89.

Birth and Death Data: Born December 23, 1885 (Pistoia), Died September 9, 1975 (Desenzano del Garda)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1929 - 1939

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	PBVE-61078	10-in.	3/2/1931	Just a gigolo	Bing Crosby	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	BVE-67757	10-in.	1/5/1931	Just a gigolo	Leo Reisman Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	BRC-69649	10-in.	5/22/1931	¡Pobre gigoló!	Juan Pulido	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	composer
Columbia	[W]151148	10-in.	1/7/1931	Just a gigolo	Sid Garry	Male vocal solo, with violin, cello, and piano	composer
Columbia	W151206	10-in.	1/13/1931	Just a gigolo	Ted Lewis and his Band	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Columbia	W151213	10-in.	1/14/1931	Just a gigolo	Al Shayne	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	W704054	10-in.	June 1931	Soy un gigolo (Just a gigolo) : Fox trot	Tito Coral	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	composer
OKeh	W404420	10-in.	3/9/1931	Just a gigolo	Louis Armstrong ; Sebastian New Cotton Club Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
OKeh	W404814	10-in.	1/26/1931	Just a gigolo	Lanin’s Famous Players	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Brunswick	E35166	10-in.	1/15/1931	Just a gigolo	Brunswick Studio Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Brunswick	E35956	10-in.	1/28/1931	Just a gigolo	Roy Smeck Vitaphone Trio	Instrumental trio, with male vocal solo	composer
Brunswick	E36032	10-in.	2/6/1931	Just a gigolo	Ross Colby	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Brunswick	E36057	10-in.	2/11/1931	Just a gigolo	Harry Richman	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Brunswick	E36140	10-in.	2/24/1931	Just a gigolo	Richard Jordon	Organ solo	composer
Brunswick	C7121	10-in.	Dec. 1930	Just a gigolo	Lee Sims	Piano solo	composer
Brunswick	C7195	10-in.	1/8/1931	Just a gigolo	Ben Bernie Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G)	composer
Brunswick	C7449	10-in.	2/16/1931	Just a gigolo	Lee Sims	Piano solo	composer
Gramophone	BWR751	10-in.	10/30/1929	Schöner Gigolo	Marek Weber Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Gramophone	BM1525	10-in.	3/11/1930	Gigolo	Domenico Lombardo ; Daniele Serra	Male vocal solo, with vocal ensemble and orchestra	composer
Gramophone	0BA2191	10-in.	11/5/1937	Tornerà ... la violetera	Emílio Livi ; Orchestra Gino Dover	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	composer
Gramophone	0BA2573	10-in.	6/20/1938	Cavalieri della luna	Enzo Di Mola ; Orchestra Gino Dover	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	composer
Gramophone	BW2816	10-in.	10/3/1929	Smutný gigolo	Karel Hašler	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	composer
Gramophone	0BA3179	10-in.	May 1939	Mi bacia il sole	Emílio Livi ; Dino Olivieri	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Gramophone	CLR6339	12-in.	5/10/1930	Just a gigolo	Jack Hylton Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio	composer
Columbia (U.K.)	WL2299	10-in.	6/4/1930	C'est mon gigolo	Pierre Chagnon ; Damia	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Casucci, Leonello," accessed April 15, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/101228.

Casucci, Leonello. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 15, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/101228.

"Casucci, Leonello." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 15 April 2024.

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