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Freddy Martin

Born: December 9, 1906

Freddy Martin (December 9, 1906 - September 30, 1983) was an American tenor saxophonist and bandleader best known for his smooth, danceable arrangements and his adaptations of classical melodies for modern swing music lovers. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Martin began his musical career as a saxophonist and formed his own band in the early 1930s. He gained national attention with his orchestra during the big band era, performing at prestigious hotel ballrooms and being featured on widely-heard radio broadcasts.

Martin's band was known for its sweet style, appealing to audiences who favoured melodic arrangements over the harder "hot" sounds that were also popular at the time. In 1941, he had a major hit with "Tonight We Love," a song based on Tchaikovsky’s "Piano Concerto No. 1 in B Flat." This piece helped define his orchestra's unique classical-pop-jazz fusion approach and naturally became his theme tune. Throughout the 1940s and 1950s, Martin's band continued to tour and record and featured prominent vocalists such as Clyde Rogers and Merv Griffin.

Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman, Les Elgart & Jonah Jones

by Joe Dimino
January 11, 2026

For our final broadcast of 2025, we crack open the vinyl vault and let the turntable speak. Episode 940 of Neon Jazz kicks off in style with The Jonah Jones Quartet, spinning a gem from the 1958 classic Swinging at the Cinema. From there, we take a deep, joyful stroll through jazz history--drawing from the timeless ...

Gravity and Resurgence: The Many Dimensions of Dexter Gordon

by Arthur R George
February 6, 2025

Long Tall Dexter; swinger, bebopper, saxophone balladeer; acting the dissipated genius expatriate who was not unlike himself in the movie Round Midnight; his dressed-up persona “Society Red;" the laconic elder statesman of his later years. Dexter Gordon is all those things, but more than a kaleidoscope of caricatures. Those who trace their lineages through ...

Classics & Boogie - The Original Recordings

By Freddy Martin

Label: Jasmine Records
Released: 1999
Track listing: 1. The Hut-Sut Song (A Swedish Serenade) 2. Easy to Love 3. Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1 in B Flat 4. Serenade for Strings 5. Jingle, Jangle, Jingle 6. The Warsaw Concerto 7. Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No. 2 8. Symphony 9. In the Middle of May 10. Cornish Rhapsody Theme 11. Bumble Boogie 12. To Each His Own 13. Night and Day 14. Managua, Nicaragua 15. Cumana 16. Hora Stacato 17. Miserlou 18. On a Slow Boat to China 19. Jungle Rhumba 20. Sabre Dance Boogie 21. Shangri-La 22. Czardas

As Time Goes By

By Freddy Martin

Label: Antilla
Released: 1964

Freddy Martin Plays The Hits - Vol. 2

By Freddy Martin

Label: Antilla
Released: 1964

In A Sentimental Mood

By Freddy Martin

Label: Antilla
Released: 1962

The Hits Of Freddy Martin

By Freddy Martin

Label: Antilla
Released: 0