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 101-125 of 338 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Brunswick | 11428-11431 | 10-in. | 9/26/1923 | Just hot | Cotton Pickers | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Brunswick | 11432-11434 | 10-in. | 9/26/1923 | Shufflin' Mose | Cotton Pickers | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Brunswick | E28691 | 10-in. | 11/22/1928 | Gypsy | Hal Kemp Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | composer | |
Brunswick | E30719 | 10-in. | 8/27/1929 | Sweet and hot | Bob Effros | Trumpet solo, with piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
Brunswick | E32949 | 10-in. | 6/6/1930 | Deep Harlem | Hotsy Totsy Gang ; Irving Mills | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
Brunswick | E35067 | 10-in. | 11/1/1930 | And then your lips met mine | Ozzie Nelson Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Brunswick | E35343 | 10-in. | 11/7/1930 | And then your lips met mine | Benny Goodman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Brunswick | E35657 | 10-in. | Dec. 1930 | And then your lips met mine | Ray Raymond | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Brunswick | E37269 | 10-in. | 10/22/1931 | Beale Street blues | All Star Orchestra ; Eddie Lang ; Joe Venuti | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
Brunswick | E37270 | 10-in. | 10/22/1931 | After you’ve gone | All Star Orchestra ; Eddie Lang ; Joe Venuti | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
Brunswick | E37271 | 10-in. | 10/22/1931 | Farewell blues | All Star Orchestra ; Eddie Lang ; Joe Venuti | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, piano | |
Brunswick | E37272 | 10-in. | 10/22/1931 | Someday sweetheart | All Star Orchestra ; Eddie Lang ; Joe Venuti | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, piano | |
Brunswick | E2202-E2205 | 10-in. | 1/23/1926 | ‘Tain’t cold | The Original Memphis Five | Jazz/dance band | director | |
Brunswick | E2206-E2208 | 10-in. | 1/23/1926 | Chinese blues | Hottentots | Jazz/dance band | director | |
Brunswick | E2209-E2211 | 10-in. | 1/23/1926 | Bass ale blues | Hottentots | Jazz/dance band | composer, director | |
Brunswick | E6109-E6111 | 10-in. | 6/22/1927 | Goose pimples | Frank Signorelli | Piano solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
Brunswick | E6112-E6114 | 10-in. | 6/22/1927 | A blues serenade | Frank Signorelli | Piano solo | instrumentalist, piano, composer | |
Brunswick | E7204-E7205 | 10-in. | 3/19/1928 | A blues serenade | The Original Memphis Five | Jazz/dance band | arranger, composer | |
Brunswick | E7206-E7207 | 10-in. | 3/19/1928 | Denver stomp | The Original Memphis Five | Jazz/dance band | arranger, composer, director | |
Brunswick | E22442-E22444 | 10-in. | 4/15/1927 | Go, Joe, go | Hal Kemp Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
Brunswick | E22978-E22980 | 10-in. | 5/5/1927 | Go, Joe, go | Hal Kemp Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio | songwriter | |
Brunswick | E24240-E24242 | 10-in. | 8/16/1927 | Lovey Lee | The Original Memphis Five | Jazz/dance quintet | songwriter, arranger | |
Brunswick | E24251-E24253 | 10-in. | 8/16/1927 | How come you do me like you do | The Original Memphis Five | Jazz/dance quintet | arranger | |
Edison | 9077 | 10-in. | 7/16/1923 | The great white way blues | Original Memphis Five | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Edison | 9078 | 10-in. | 7/16/1923 | Shufflin' Mose | Original Memphis Five | Jazz/dance band | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Signorelli, Frank," accessed May 22, 2022, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102477.
Signorelli, Frank. (2022). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 22, 2022, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102477.
"Signorelli, Frank." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2022. Web. 22 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
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/7579174
MusicBrainz: Frank Signorelli - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/dfe3dcaa-e4a9-4bb4-b819-a918d92a5e8f
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