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Freddy Martin and His Orchestra

Active since: 1931

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.

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