Frank Signorelli
Frank Signorelli (May 24, 1901 – December 9, 1975) was an American jazz pianist of the 1920s. Signorelli was born by Italian family in New York City, New York. Signorelli was a founding member of the Original Memphis Five in 1917, then joined the Original Dixieland Jazz Band briefly in 1921. In 1927 he played in Adrian Rollini's New York ensemble, and subsequently worked with Eddie Lang, Bix Beiderbecke, Matty Malneck and Paul Whiteman. In 1935 he was part of Dick Stabile's All-America "Swing" Band. In 1936-38 he played in the revived version of the Original Dixieland Jazz Band. He recorded with Phil Napoleon in 1946 and with Miff Mole in 1958. As a songwriter, Signorelli composed I'll Never Be The Same (initially called Little Buttercup by Joe Venuti's Blue Four), Gypsy, recorded by Paul Whiteman and his Orchestra, Caprice Futuristic, Evening, Anything, Bass Ale Blues, Great White Way Blues, Park Avenue Fantasy, Sioux City Sue (1924), Shufflin' Mose, Stairway to the Stars, and A Blues Serenade, recorded by Signorelli in 1926, Glenn Miller and his Orchestra in 1935 and Duke Ellington's version in 1938. On December 9, 1975, Signorelli died in New York City. |
Birth and Death Data: Born May 24, 1901 (New York City), Died December 9, 1975 (New York City)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1922 - 1947
Roles Represented in DAHR: piano, composer, songwriter, director, arranger, celeste
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Recordings (Results 51-75 of 338 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BS-025305 | 10-in. | 8/12/1938 | A blues serenade | Hal Derwin ; Shep Fields ; Rippling Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | PBS-036244 | 10-in. | 6/5/1939 | Stairway to the stars | Kenny Baker ; Nathaniel Finston | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | BS-036878 | 10-in. | 5/9/1939 | Stairway to the stars | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | BS-036954 | 10-in. | 5/17/1939 | Stairway to the stars | Jimmy Brown ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | BS-037607 | 10-in. | 6/8/1939 | I'll never be the same | Ziggy Elman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Victor | BS-055961 | 10-in. | 9/9/1940 | Anything | Frank Sinatra ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | BS-064417 | 10-in. | 5/24/1941 | Anything | Mitchell Ayres ; Fashions-in-Music ; Tommy Taylor | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | BS-066881 | 10-in. | 7/22/1941 | Anything | Una Mae Carlisle | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance sextet | composer | |
Victor | D6VB-1796 | 10-in. | 5/21/1946 | I wish you the best of everything | Elton Britt ; Skytoppers | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | D6VB-1798 | 10-in. | 5/21/1946 | Blue eyes cryin' in the rain | Elton Britt ; Skytoppers | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | D6VB-2279 | 10-in. | 6/4/1946 | I'd trade all of my tomorrows (for just one yesterday) | Elton Britt ; Skytoppers | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | D6VB-2928 | 10-in. | 9/25/1946 | I'll never grieve (oh no, oh no) | Rosalie Allen ; Black River Riders | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | D6VB-2929 | 10-in. | 9/25/1946 | Po' folks (all the time) | Rosalie Allen ; Black River Riders | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | D7VB-0034 | 10-in. | 1/7/1947 | Remember me (when the candlelights are gleaming) | Pecos River Rogues ; Billy Williams [1913-2001] | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | D7VB-0035 | 10-in. | 1/7/1947 | Green grass of Wyoming | Pecos River Rogues ; Billy Williams [1913-2001] | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | D7VB-0036 | 10-in. | 1/7/1947 | My adobe hacienda | Pecos River Rogues ; Billy Williams [1913-2001] | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | D7VB-0037 | 10-in. | 1/7/1947 | I ain't a-gonna leave my love no more | Pecos River Rogues ; Billy Williams [1913-2001] | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | D7VB-2689 | 10-in. | 12/15/1947 | Run for the roundhouse Nellie | Zeke Manners ; Singing Lariateers ; Zeke Manners Band | Male vocal solo, with vocal ensemble and instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | D7VB-2690 | 10-in. | 12/15/1947 | They're out to trap ya | Zeke Manners ; Singing Lariateers ; Zeke Manners Band | Male vocal solo, with vocal ensemble and instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | [Trial 1927-06-14-02] | 10-in. | 6/14/1927 | Just around the edges | Matty Malneck | Violin solo, with piano | instrumentalist, piano, composer | |
Columbia | 81394 | 10-in. | 12/4/1923 | Shufflin' Mose | Original Memphis Five | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Columbia | 81886 | 10-in. | 7/25/1924 | Sioux City Sue | Joseph A. Griffith ; Original Memphis Five | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Columbia | 141711 | 10-in. | 2/23/1926 | Bass ale blues | Joe Candullo ; Everglades Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Columbia | 143337 | 10-in. | 1/21/1927 | A blues serenade | The Emperors | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Columbia | 143338 | 10-in. | 1/21/1927 | Go, Joe, go | The Emperors | Jazz/dance band | songwriter |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Signorelli, Frank," accessed May 19, 2022, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102477.
Signorelli, Frank. (2022). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 19, 2022, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102477.
"Signorelli, Frank." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2022. Web. 19 May 2022.
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LCNAR: Signorelli, Frank - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79090682
Wikidata: Frank Signorelli - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q980097
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