Al Bowlly
The most popular vocalist in Britain during the 1930s, Al Bowlly showcased a range of material unsurpassed by any contemporary other than Bing Crosby. He was also a true international recording artist: born in Mozambique to Greek and Lebanese parents, he was raised in Johannesburg, but gained his musical experience singing for a dance band led by Jimmy Liquime in India and Singapore during the mid-'20s. Just one year after his 1927 debut recording date in Berlin, Bowlly arrived in London for the first time, as part of Fred Elizalde's orchestra. That year, "If I Had You" became one of the first popular songs by an English jazz band to become renowned in America as well, and Bowlly had gone out on his own by the dawn of the '30s. During the next three years, he recorded over 500 songs and appeared with orchestras led by Ray Noble and Lew Stone. A visit to New York in 1934 with Noble resulted in more success; he appeared at the head of an orchestra handpicked for him and Noble by Glenn Miller (the band included Claude Thornhill, Charlie Spivak, and Bud Freeman, among others).
During the mid-'30s, such songs as "Blue Moon," "Easy to Love," "I've Got You Under My Skin," and "My Melancholy Baby" were sizable American successes -- so much so that Bowlly gained his own radio series on NBC and traveled to Hollywood to film The Big Broadcast of 1936, which also starred one of his biggest competitors, Bing Crosby. He was back in England that same year, appearing with his own band, the Radio City Rhythm Makers, as well as the orchestras of Sydney Lipton, Geraldo and Ken Johnson. Partnered with Jimmy Messini, Bowlly also branched out onto the London stage during the early '40s with an act called Radio Stars with Two Guitars. It was his last venture before his death in 1941, the victim of a German bomb exploded outside his apartment. Fifty years after his death, a British musical named Melancholy Baby toured the country with much success.
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Memories of Al Bowlly
Free Jazz & Avantgarde - Erschienen bei Al Bowlly am 11.03.2021
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The Essential Collection (Remastered)
Jazz - Erschienen bei Avid Entertainment am 28.09.2014
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Al Bowlly Selected Favorites, Vol. 5
Jazzgesang - Erschienen bei Charly Records am 21.03.2011
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The Very Thought Of You
Jazz - Erschienen bei Perennial am 01.01.1996
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THEMES OF THE BIG BANDS: Drifting and Dreaming (1934-1945)
Klassik - Erschienen bei Naxos am 14.09.2001
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Fabulous British Dance Bands: Rox Fox & His Orchestra "Lets Face the Music & Dance"
Pop - Erschienen bei Jube Legends am 28.07.2017
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Forever Gold - All I Do Is Dream Of You
Jazz - Erschienen bei Play Digital am 22.10.2010
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Al Bowlly... Remembers
Pop - Erschienen bei Vocalion am 26.12.2012
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Big Bands Of The 30s, Vol. 1
Al Bowlly, The Ray Noble Orchestra
Klassischer Jazz & New-Orleans-Jazz - Erschienen bei Planet Blue Records am 01.07.1984
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Love Is the Sweetest Thing
Jazzgesang - Erschienen bei Jasmine Records am 11.05.2014
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10:30 Tuesday Night
Jazz - Erschienen bei CoolNote am 01.01.2000
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Love Is The Sweetest Thing
Pop - Erschienen bei Copyright Group am 11.08.2006
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Al Bowlly Selected Favorites Volume 5
Pop - Erschienen bei Charly Records am 20.06.2006
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The Al Bowlly Collection 1927-40, Vol. 2
Pop - Erschienen bei ACROBAT am 16.12.2013
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Al Bowlly: Midnight, The Stars And You
Original Soundtrack - Erschienen bei Jube Legends am 16.02.2024
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Hits From The War Years - Al Bowlly
Alternativ und Indie - Erschienen bei GR8 Media (Hong Kong) Ltd am 01.01.2014
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The Very Best Of
Pop - Erschienen bei Play Digital am 10.08.2015
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Al Bowly
Lounge - Erschienen bei Music City Entertainment am 24.10.2018
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