[78-L] Leroy Anderson Question

[Cary Ginell]

Most assuredly so. According to the Leroy Anderson Bio-Bibliography, published by Greenwood, "In 1950, in an indication of just how popular Anderson's works where becoming, Decca Records offered him the chance to record his works, conducting his own studio orchestra." Anderson accepted, of course, and added his name to the then-sizeable list of conductors of popular music who became almost as popular as singers, a roster that would also include Mantovani, Les Baxter, Bert Kaempfert, and many others." Apparently Arthur Fiedler was difficult with everyone he worked with and it most likely rankled him when Anderson was accorded his own recording orchestra for a rival label.

No personnel for Anderson's orchestras are listed, however, the liner notes from the two-CD MCA set of his Decca recordings indicates that "the musicians employed were the pick of New York's Local #802." The notes indicate a few of the musicians' names, including trombonist Roland Dupont, and on the recording of "Bugler's Holiday," trumpeters James Burke, John Ware, and Raymond Crisara.

Cary Ginell

On Jan 20, 2013, at 1:50 PM, Eric Goldberg <ericgoldie2 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> On the Decca recording of the Irish Suite with Anderson conducting, who is " his "Pops" Concert Orchestra? 
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> Thank you
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> Eric
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