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Ziggy Elman
Elman in 1952
Background information
Birth name
Harry Aaron Finkelman
Born
(1914-05-26)May 26, 1914 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died
June 26, 1968(1968-06-26) (aged 54) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres
Jazz, swing
Occupation(s)
Musician
Instrument(s)
Trumpet
Years active
1930s–1950s
Musical artist
Harry Aaron Finkelman (May 26, 1914 – June 26, 1968),[1] known professionally as Ziggy Elman, was an American jazz trumpeter associated with Benny Goodman, though he also led his group Ziggy Elman and His Orchestra.
^Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 790. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.
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(1940), became hits. In 1939, Mercer wrote the lyrics to a melody by ZiggyElman, a trumpet player with Benny Goodman. The song was "And the Angels Sing"...
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swing" playing of other Jewish artists of the period such as trumpeter ZiggyElman. At the same time, non-Jewish composers were also turning to klezmer...
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seated around piano left to right: Vernon Brown, George Auld, Gene Krupa, Clint Neagley, ZiggyElman, Israel Crosby and Teddy Wilson (at piano); 1952...
such as Belle Baker, Kate Smith, Benny Goodman (with Martha Tilton and ZiggyElman), Ella Fitzgerald, the Barry Sisters, and Rudy Vallée, had all put out...
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