[78-L] Vera Guilaroff

[David Lennick]

This is more complete than Litchfield's listings. Could be Jim Kidd's from 
Record Research, which I remember as being very thorough.

I'll add the biography, which IS in Litchfield:

Born London, England, 26 October 1902; died Montreal, 23 October 1976. Came to 
Canada as a child. Studied piano, and at age 14 played for silent films at the 
Regent Theatre. Protege of Montreal pianist Willie Eckstein, with whom she 
appeared on radio. A great friend of Herbert S. Berliner (owner of the Compo 
record company and son of Emile Berliner, the inventor of the flat record) who 
sang a vocal on one of her records. Recorded for Compo in Montreal 1925-30 and 
for HMV in England 1937. Also made piano rolls 1926 (see Piano Rolls). Married 
Harry Raginsky (drums, xylophone) and appeared with him in vaudeville. Active 
on Montreal during 20s and 30s, billed as 'The Princess of the Piano'. 
Performed in England for the BBC. Although not a jazz pianist, Guilaroff often 
played in a jazz or ragtime style.
(Jack then refers to Jim Kidd's complete discography but doesn't indicate where 
the reader could find it.)

dl

On 11/1/2010 7:22 PM, Han Enderman wrote:
> Here is the info in Bruyninckx.
> It may have been taken from Litchfield.
> Additional info welcome.
> I assume she is in the Laird piano dg.
> ----
> VERA GUILAROFF
> Vera Guilaroff (p)
> Montreal, Canada, December 11, 1925
> E2056 Sleepy time gal Apex 729
> E2057 I'm sitting on top of the world - , Folkways RBF46
> Note : Both titles also on Starr/Gennett 23019, Gennett 5750, Domino 21506,
> Microphone 22508 and Leonora 23019.
>
> Vera Guilaroff (p) H.S. Berliner (vcl)
> Montreal, January 4, 1926
> E2075 A cup of coffee, a sandwich and you (hsb vcl) Apex 731, Stash STll2
> E2076 Who ? Apex 731, Domino 21509, Microphone 22508
> Note : Artist credit on Microphone given to Max Darewski.
> Both titles also on Starr/Gennett 23020, Perfect 14572 and Pathe 36391.
>
> Vera Guilaroff (p)
> Montreal, May 19, 1926
> E-2381 Maple leaf rag (Scott Joplin) Biograph BLP12047
> E-2382 Calico rag (Charles L. Johnson) (unissued)
>
> Montreal, July 12, 1926
> E-2453 Maple leaf rag (Scott Joplin) Apex 758, K&R (unnumbered cassette)
> E-2456 Calico rag (Charles L. Johnson) - , - , Folkways RF24
> Note : K&R entitled "Canadian keyboard incredibles !".
> Both titles also on Pathé Act 21178, 11430, Supertone 21178, 11430 and Perfect 11251.
>
> Vera Guilaroff (p-roll)
> Cincinatti, Ohio, c. August 1926
> Lonesome rose Vocalstyle 70029
> There's a new star in heaven 70033
> Prisoner's song 70035
> Cincinatti, summer 1926
> Dinner roll no. 2 Vocalstyle
> Student Prince selections
> Serenade
> Golden days
> Deep in my heart dear
> Dinner roll no. 3 Vocalstyle 60045
> Georgianna
> Hello Aloha
> Somebody's lonely
> Note : The issue number of the first Vocalstyle is unknown, it is not even
> certain that it was ever issued as no copy has been found yet.
>
> Cincinatti, Ohio, c. September 1926
> Classic rag no. 1 - Humoresque Vocalstyle 60047
>
> Vera Guilaroff (p)
> Hayes, Middlesex, July 16, 1937
> 0EA5415 Film hits - piano medley, part I HMV (E)BD446
> I've got my love to keep me warm
> Will you remember
> Slumming on Park Avenue
> 0EA5412 Film hits - piano medley, part 2 -
> This year's kisses
> September in the rain
> Let's call the whole thing off
> Deep purple (unissued)
> Let's call the whole thing off -
> ===
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