Artie Shaw & His New Music

Artie Lived A Long And Full Life. He Was Born In 1910 And Died In 2004. Enjoyed Huge Success In The Dance Band Era And Was Thought To Be Technically Superior As A Clarinettist To Benny Goodman. A Handsome Ladies Man Artie Couldn't Resist Marriage And Went To The Altar No Less Than Eight Times. He Met Lana Turner One Night Took Her For A Drink And They Got Hitched Next Morning. Also Counted The Peerless Ava Gardner Among His Wives. Was A Very Witty Guy. One Day At A Concert At A Theater In New York An Hysterical Young Fan Leaped From The Mezzanine And Landed On The Stage Spraining His Ankle. Artie Walked Up To Him And Said "John Wilkes Booth I Presume." Private Life Aside A Great Great Figure In The History Of Jazz. Headed Up A Small Group The Grammercy Five With Johnny Guarneri On Harpsichord One Of The First If Not THE First Use Of The Instrument In A Jazz Combo. It's Been Estimated That His Recording Of Frenensi With Brass And Strings Was One Of The Most Danced-To Numbers Ever. read less