Ferde Grofé

Ferde Grofé (March 27, 1892 – April 3, 1972) was an American composer, arranger, pianist and instrumentalist. During the 1920s and 1930s, he went by the name Ferdie Grofé.

Birth and Death Data: Born March 27, 1892 (New York City), Died April 3, 1972 (Santa Monica)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1920 - 1942

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, piano, arranger, director, songwriter, leader, celeste

Notes: Name also appears as Ferdie Grofé.

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Recordings (Results 26-50 of 159 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor B-26377 10-in. 5/23/1922 Oriental fox trot Paul Whiteman Orchestra Jazz/dance band arranger  
Victor B-26378 10-in. 5/23/1922 Kamennoi-ostrow Paul Whiteman Orchestra Jazz/dance band arranger  
Victor B-26732 10-in. 8/23/1922 Ji-ji-boo Paul Whiteman Orchestra Jazz/dance band instrumentalist, piano  
Victor B-26733 10-in. 8/23/1922 Chicago Paul Whiteman Orchestra Jazz/dance band instrumentalist, piano  
Victor B-26747 10-in. 8/31/1922 Suez Clyde Doerr Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Victor B-27153 10-in. 11/15/1922 Journey's end Paul Whiteman Orchestra Jazz/dance band instrumentalist, piano  
Victor B-27154 10-in. 11/15/1922 When hearts are young Paul Whiteman Orchestra Jazz/dance band instrumentalist, piano  
Victor BVE-27268 10-in. 1/11/1928 Parade of the wooden soldiers Paul Whiteman Orchestra Jazz/dance band arranger  
Victor BVE-27432 10-in. 8/26/1926 Wonderful one Paul Whiteman Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Victor B-27432 10-in. 1/25/1923 Wonderful one Paul Whiteman Orchestra Jazz/dance band instrumentalist, piano, composer  
Victor B-27450 10-in. 2/2/1923 Falling Paul Whiteman Orchestra Jazz/dance band instrumentalist, piano  
Victor B-27627 10-in. 2/27/1923 Everything is K. O. in K-Y Paul Whiteman Orchestra Jazz/dance band instrumentalist, piano  
Victor B-27633 10-in. 3/1/1923 Nuthin' but Paul Whiteman Orchestra Jazz/dance band songwriter  
Victor B-28600 10-in. 9/24/1923 Wonderful one John McCormack Tenor vocal solo, with celeste and orchestra composer  
Victor B-28877 10-in. 11/6/1923 Queen of Egypt Benson Orchestra of Chicago ; Don Bestor Jazz/dance band composer  
Victor B-29182 10-in. 1/4/1924 Someone loves you after all Paul Whiteman Orchestra Jazz/dance band instrumentalist, piano  
Victor BVE-29532 10-in. 1/4/1926 Wonderful one Henry Burr Male vocal solo, with piano and saxophone composer  
Victor B-29532 10-in. 2/20/1924 Wonderful one Henry Burr Male vocal solo, with saxophone and piano composer  
Victor B-29982 10-in. 5/9/1924 Paradise Alley Paul Whiteman Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet instrumentalist, piano  
Victor B-29983 10-in. 5/9/1924 Where the rainbow ends Paul Whiteman Orchestra Jazz/dance band instrumentalist, piano  
Victor CVE-30173 12-in. 4/21/1927 Rhapsody in blue George Gershwin ; Paul Whiteman Concert Orchestra Orchestra and piano soloist arranger  
Victor C-30173 12-in. 6/10/1924 Rhapsody in blue George Gershwin ; Paul Whiteman Concert Orchestra Orchestra arranger  
Victor C-30174 12-in. 6/10/1924 Rhapsody in blue George Gershwin ; Paul Whiteman Concert Orchestra Orchestra and piano soloist arranger  
Victor BVE-30176 10-in. 9/8/1926 Thaïs : Meditation Paul Whiteman Orchestra Jazz/dance band instrumentalist, celeste, arranger  
Victor B-30176 10-in. 6/11/1924 Thaïs : Meditation Paul Whiteman Orchestra Jazz/dance band arranger  
(Results 26-50 of 159 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Grofé, Ferde," accessed June 6, 2023, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104209.

Grofé, Ferde. (2023). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved June 6, 2023, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104209.

"Grofé, Ferde." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2023. Web. 6 June 2023.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104209

External Sources

Wikipedia: Ferde Grofé

Discogs: Ferde Grofé

Allmusic: Ferde Grofé

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Grofé, Ferde, 1892-1972 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n83065664

Wikidata: Ferde Grofé - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q375958

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/79166770

MusicBrainz: Ferde Grofé - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/524d91c8-2162-4a41-a88e-600fa87d8b32

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