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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1930s Classics
Pop - Pubblicato da Master Classics Records il 1 ago 2011
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The Very Thought Of You
Pop - Pubblicato da Parlophone UK il 28 nov 2008
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Greatest Hits (2022 Remaster)
Lounge - Pubblicato da In Vinyl We Trust il 3 giu 2022
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The HMV Sessions 1930 - 1934 Volume One
Ray Noble Orchestra, Al Bowlly
Jazz - Pubblicato da MVE il 16 ago 2011
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Fabulous British Dance Bands: Ray Noble, Vol.1 (Recordings 1931-1935) Featuring Al Bowlly
Classica - Pubblicato da Jube il 4 giu 2013
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Big Bands Of The 30s, Vol. 2
Al Bowlly, The Ray Noble Orchestra
Jazz tradizionale & New Orleans - Pubblicato da Planet Blue Records il 1 lug 1984
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The Al Bowlly Collection 1927-40, Vol. 1
Pop - Pubblicato da ACROBAT il 16 dic 2013
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Al Bowlly - ХX Век Ретропанорама
Jazz - Pubblicato da RDS Records il 1 dic 2015
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Centenary Celebrations
Pop - Pubblicato da Parlophone UK il 28 nov 2008
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Greatest Hits
Vocal jazz - Pubblicato da Master Classics Records il 1 mar 2010
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Al Bowlly: Love Is the Sweetest Thing
Jazz - Pubblicato da Retrospective il 1 gen 2010
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The Al Bowlly Story
Pop - Pubblicato da Avid Entertainment il 7 giu 2005
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The Very Best of Al Bowlly
Vocal jazz - Pubblicato da Past Classics il 26 lug 2012
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The Melancholy Mr Bowly
Vocal jazz - Pubblicato da Excess Music il 4 giu 2020
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My Funny Valentine
Lounge - Pubblicato da Retrospective il 1 gen 2012
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Love Is the Sweetest Thing: Magic Of
Generi vari - Pubblicato da Warner Music Group - X5 Music Group il 21 feb 2020
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Ray Noble & Al Bowlly, Vol. 2
Jazz - Pubblicato da CoolNote il 1 gen 2000
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A Simpler Time: 1940s Collection
Pop - Pubblicato da Music Today Records il 23 giu 2015
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Memories of Al Bowlly
Free jazz et jazz d'avanguardia - Pubblicato da Al Bowlly il 11 mar 2021
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