Artie Shaw
American clarinetist, composer, and bandleader (1910-2004)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1910
- Died
- 2004
- Works
- 28
Top works
- In the Beginning
- Instrumental Side of Artie Shaw
- 1945 Spotlight Bands Broadcasts
- Begin the Beguine
- Volume 2
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Film & TV
Acting · New York City, New York, USA
Known for
- Ava Gardner: Life Is Bigger Than the Movies — Self (archive footage)2017
- Judy Garland: By Myself — Self - Musician / Bandleader (voice)2004
- Cole Porter in Hollywood: Begin the Beguine2003
- Jazz — Self (archive footage)2001
- Artie Shaw: Time Is All You've Got — Self1985
- The Long Night of Lady Day1984
- Bix: Ain't None of Them Play Like Him Yet — Self1982
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Artie Shaw (born Arthur Jacob Arshawsky; May 23, 1910 – December 30, 2004) was an American clarinetist, composer, bandleader, and author of both fiction and non-fiction.
Widely regarded as "one of jazz's finest clarinetists," Shaw led one of the United States' most popular big bands in the late 1930s through the early 1940s. Though he had numerous hit records, he was perhaps best known for his 1938 recording of Cole Porter's "Begin the Beguine." Before the release of "Beguine," Shaw and his fledgling band had languished in relative obscurity for over two years and, after its release, he became a major pop artist in short order. The record eventually became one of the era's defining recordings. Musically restless, Shaw was also an early proponent of what became known much later as Third Stream music, which blended elements of classical and jazz forms and traditions. His music influenced other musicians, such as Monty Norman in England, whose "James Bond Theme" features a vamp possibly influenced by Shaw's 1938 recording of "Nightmare."
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