Fred Elizalde

AAllah's Holiday
BNobody's Sweetheart

Label: Decca
Catalogue number: F3229
Genre: Jazz
Format: 78rpm shellac disc, 10 inch unless noted
Reference: #19154

Fred Elizalde was a Spanish bandleader and composer resident in London who led one of Britain's most progressive jazz orchestras in the late 1920s and early 1930s; this Decca pressing of 'Allah's Holiday' and 'Nobody's Sweetheart' dates from his peak years and is sought by collectors of hot dance and early British jazz.

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Fred Elizalde
1. AClarinet Marmalade
2. BSugar (28)
Fred Elizalde, a British bandleader and pianist, recorded 'Clarinet Marmalade' and 'Sugar' for Brunswick in 1928–1929. Elizalde was a central figure in the British hot-jazz and dance-band movement of the late 1920s, and his Savoy Hotel broadcasts were influential in spreading jazz taste in Britain.AI summary

Brunswick 02330 Jazz
Fred Elizalde
1. AClarinet Marmalade
2. BStomp your Feet
Fred Elizalde, a pioneering Spanish jazz bandleader who recorded in London, recorded 'Clarinet Marmalade' — a hot-dance and early jazz recording for His Master's Voice; Elizalde's Savoy sides are eagerly collected.AI summary

His Master's Voice B5315 Jazz
Fred Elizalde
1. ACrazy Rhythm
2. BLaughing Marionette
Fred Elizalde, British bandleader of the late 1920s Savoy Hotel orchestra, on Brunswick 202. Elizalde's hot-jazz sides are sought by collectors of 1920s British dance-band music, and early Brunswick catalogue numbers are scarce.AI summary

Brunswick 202 Jazz
Fred Elizalde
1. AFor you
2. BI would do it for you
Fred Elizalde on Decca F2810, performing two popular songs from the early 1930s. Elizalde was a Spanish bandleader and pianist who led one of the most sophisticated hot-dance orchestras of the late 1920s and early 1930s, known for his progressive arrangements and recordings at the Savoy Hotel in London.AI summary

Decca F2810 Dance
Fred Elizalde
1. AFor you
2. BI would do it for you
Fred Elizalde, a British bandleader and composer known for hot dance and jazz sides, recorded for Decca in the mid-1930s with romantic song titles.AI summary

Decca F2810 Jazz
Fred Elizalde
1. AGold Diggers of 1933 medley
2. B2 sides
Fred Elizalde, a renowned Savoy Ballroom bandleader and hot-jazz musician, leading his orchestra in a 'Gold Diggers of 1933' medley on a Decca M-series 'album' or extended issue.AI summary

Decca M440 Jazz
Fred Elizalde
1. AHarmonising
2. BThere's one little Girl who loves me
Fred Elizalde's Savoy Havana Band, one of the most important early British jazz ensembles of the late 1920s, performing on Brunswick.AI summary

Brunswick 146 Jazz
Fred Elizalde
1. AI ain't got Nobody
2. BMarvellous
Fred Elizalde's orchestra recorded "I Ain't Got Nobody" and "Marvellous" for Brunswick catalogue 138. Elizalde was a Filipino-British bandleader and pianist who led one of the most important hot dance orchestras of the late 1920s, with a strong Savoy Hotel residency and influence on British jazz development.AI summary

Brunswick 138 Jazz
Fred Elizalde
1. AI've got the World on a String
2. BMy Bluebird's singing the Blues
Fred Elizalde and his orchestra with 'I've got the World on a String' and 'My Bluebird's singing the Blues' on Decca (F3589), representing the Spanish pianist's hot dance sound of the early 1930s.AI summary

Decca F3589 Dance
Fred Elizalde
1. AMusic and Moonlight
2. BShy Anna
Fred Elizalde, a British jazz bandleader and pianist, performing 'Music and Moonlight' and 'Shy Anna' on Brunswick 158. Elizalde's Savoy Hotel sides from the late 1920s are highly sought by hot-jazz collectors.AI summary

Brunswick 158 Jazz
Fred Elizalde
1. AMy Pet
2. BChanson
Fred Elizalde, the Spanish-born dance bandleader who recorded extensively in London, performing 'My Pet' and 'Chanson' on Brunswick 183, an early catalogue number. Elizalde led one of the most important British dance bands of the late 1920s; low Brunswick numbers indicate early pressing.AI summary

Brunswick 183 Dance
Fred Elizalde
1. ANobody's sweetheart
2. BAllah's holiday
Fred Elizalde was a Spanish bandleader and pianist active in 1920s London; this Decca recording pairs 'Nobody's Sweetheart' and 'Allah's Holiday'.AI summary

Decca F3229 Jazz
Fred Elizalde
1. AParadise
2. BWhen Work is through
Fred Elizalde's Savoy Havana Band on Decca, the pioneering British hot-jazz ensemble of the late 1920s.AI summary

Decca F3034 Jazz
Fred Elizalde
1. APianotrope
2. BBy the Waters of Minnetonka
Fred Elizalde was a British bandleader whose hot dance recordings for Vocalion in the late 1920s are highly regarded among collectors of early British jazz; this disc carries two of his sides.AI summary

Vocalion X10028 Dance
Fred Elizalde
1. ARhythm Step
2. BParee
Fred Elizalde, the British-born hot-dance bandleader, recorded 'Rhythm Step' and 'Paree' for Brunswick in the late 1920s on one of the earliest Brunswick 78s.AI summary

Brunswick 114 Dance
Fred Elizalde
1. ARoam On My Little Gypsy Sweetheart
2. BChopinata
Fred Elizalde, a Filipino bandleader based in Britain, recorded "Roam On My Little Gypsy Sweetheart" and the jazz composition "Chopinata" for Brunswick 186 in the late 1920s. Elizalde's Savoy Hotel recordings and jazz sides are collected by hot-dance enthusiasts.AI summary

Brunswick 186 Dance
Fred Elizalde
1. ATiger rag
2. BDixie
Fred Elizalde, the Spanish-born pianist and bandleader, recorded 'Tiger Rag' and 'Dixie' for Brunswick, likely from 1927 or the late 1920s. Elizalde led one of the most important British dance bands of the era and recorded extensively for Brunswick.AI summary

Brunswick 147 Jazz