[78-L] Van Alexander

[Dan Van Landingham]

I used to have that recording plus the "follow up" recording "I Found My Yellow Basket".Ella
and the man listed as co-composer was "Al Feldman" who became known as "Van Alexa-
nder" left Webb to start his own big band.He recorded for Bluebird then disbanded.One of
his saxophonists,Butch Stone,went to work for Larry Clinton then joined Les Brown.I have
a number of Van Alexander's Bluebird recordings such as "Ya Had it Comin' to You" and
with Clinton,"What's the Good of Moonlight" which also featured the singing of Peggy Mann
who also recorded-on Columbia-with Benny Goodman.Stone worked for years a a baritone
saxist with Brown.One of Brown's lead altoist lives here in the Coos Bay-North Bend area-
Matt Utal.

--- On Mon, 8/17/09, Julian Vein <julianvein at blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:


From: Julian Vein <julianvein at blueyonder.co.uk>
Subject: Re: [78-L] Van Alexander
To: "78-L Mail List" <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
Date: Monday, August 17, 2009, 2:44 PM


Philip Fukuda wrote:
Taylor,
I think Van Alexander was born Al(exander) Feldman, not Fielding. One of 
his first hits was "A-Tisket, A-Tasket" for Chick Webb and Ella 
Fitzgerald in 1938. I don't have the record any longer (Decca 1840), but 
I think early pressings show Al Fedman and Ella Fitzgerald as composers.

Erskine Butterfield's version Vocalion 4243 shows "Fitzgerald-Feldman"
Tommy Dorsey HMV B.8824 same.
Willie Farmer Bluebird B-7687 "Ella Fitzgerald - Al Feldman".
Chick Webb Brunswick 02614 "Feldman, Fitzgerald".

      Julian Vein



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