Casper Reardon
Casper Reardon (April 15, 1907 – March 9, 1941) was a classical and jazz harpist. He studied classical harp at the Curtis Institute of Music going on to play for the Philadelphia Orchestra and the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra. Later he played jazz as well. The harp had been used in dance music for occasional flourishes before Reardon, but he is considered a first for using harp as a jazz instrument for solos and performances. By 1936 he was described as the "World's Hottest Harpist." During the following year he played "Cousin Caspar" in the film You're a Sweetheart. The year after that, 1938, he played harp for the Broadway musical I Married an Angel. As a jazz musician he can be heard on albums by Jack Teagarden and Paul Whiteman. He recorded a handful of records for Liberty Music Shop Records and Schirmer Records. |
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Birth and Death Data: Born April 15, 1907 (New York, New York), Died March 8, 1941 (New York City)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1933 - 1941
Roles Represented in DAHR: piano, harp
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Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BS-75226 | 10-in. | 2/15/1933 | Tap dance routine—No. 1 | Edna Holdt ; Casper Reardon | Dance instruction, with tap dancing and piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BS-75227 | 10-in. | 2/15/1933 | Tap dance routine—No. 2 | Edna Holdt ; Casper Reardon | Dance instruction, with tap dancing and piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BS-75228 | 10-in. | 2/15/1933 | Tap dance routine—No. 3 | Edna Holdt ; Casper Reardon | Dance instruction, with tap dancing and piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BS-75229 | 10-in. | 2/15/1933 | Tap dance routine—No. 4 | Edna Holdt ; Casper Reardon | Dance instruction, with tap dancing and piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BS-75230 | 10-in. | 2/15/1933 | Tap dance routine—No. 5 | Edna Holdt ; Casper Reardon | Dance instruction, with tap dancing and piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BS-75231 | 10-in. | 2/15/1933 | Tap dance routine—No. 6 | Edna Holdt ; Casper Reardon | Dance instruction, with tap dancing and piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BS-75232 | 10-in. | 2/15/1933 | I'm getting myself ready for you | Casper Reardon | Piano solo, for dance instruction | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BS-75233 | 10-in. | 2/15/1933 | My one and only | Casper Reardon | Piano solo, for dance instruction | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BS-75234 | 10-in. | 2/15/1933 | Loveless love | Casper Reardon | Piano solo, for dance instruction | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BS-75532 | 10-in. | 3/16/1933 | Accompaniment for soft-shoe | Casper Reardon | Piano solo for dance instruction | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BS-75533 | 10-in. | 3/16/1933 | Accompaniment for advanced tap | Casper Reardon | Piano solo for dance instruction | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BS-75534 | 10-in. | 3/16/1933 | Accompaniment for professional routine | Casper Reardon | Piano solo for dance instruction | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BS-75542 | 10-in. | 3/20/1933 | Accompaniment for waltz clog | Casper Reardon | Piano solo for dance instruction | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BS-75543 | 10-in. | 3/20/1933 | Accompaniment for beginners' tap | Casper Reardon | Piano solo for dance instruction | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BS-75544 | 10-in. | 3/20/1933 | Accompaniment for beginners' advanced tap | Casper Reardon | Piano solo for dance instruction | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BS-011654 | 10-in. | 8/5/1937 | Can I forget you | Jean Sablon | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | instrumentalist, harp | |
Victor | BS-060621 | 10-in. | 2/5/1941 | Moments like this | Yvette | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, harp | |
Victor | BS-060622 | 10-in. | 2/5/1941 | Twilight dance of the flowers | Yvette | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, harp | |
Victor | BS-060623 | 10-in. | 2/5/1941 | Las chiapanecas (While there's music there's romance) | Yvette | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, harp | |
Victor | BS-060624 | 10-in. | 2/5/1941 | It's always you | Yvette | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, harp | |
Decca | 60337 | 10-in. | 1/15/1936 | Moonburn | Bob Terry Orchestra | instrumentalist, harp | ||
Decca | 60338 | 10-in. | 1/15/1936 | My heart and I | Bob Terry Orchestra | instrumentalist, harp | ||
Decca | 60339 | 10-in. | 1/15/1936 | It's been so long | Bob Terry Orchestra | instrumentalist, harp | ||
Decca | 60340 | 10-in. | 1/15/1936 | Sing an old-fashioned song | Bob Terry Orchestra | instrumentalist, harp |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Reardon, Casper," accessed February 7, 2023, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109744.
Reardon, Casper. (2023). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved February 7, 2023, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109744.
"Reardon, Casper." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2023. Web. 7 February 2023.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Reardon, Casper, 1907-1941 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no93028469
Wikidata: Casper Reardon - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1048150
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/29731865
MusicBrainz: Casper Reardon - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/b31bdfae-1d88-4750-9c54-45dee254b717
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