Re: "And the Angels Sing"

[HNetsky <HNetsky...>]

Possibly interesting update on an old thread.  Just ran into someone who grew 
up with Elman in South Philly, who remembers going with him to trumpet 
lessons with Sam Portnoy, first trumpet in Kandel's orchestra, the band that 
recorded Jakey Jazz Em Up, the first jazz reworking of "Der Shtiler Bulgar."  
Some people in the older generation in Philadelphia attributed to the tune to 
Meyer Swerdlow (who probably taught Portnoy trumpet!), but it's likely that 
he compiled it from Rumanian sources.

In a message dated 5/12/02 3:59:32 PM, awatsky (at) nj(dot)rr(dot)com writes:

<< Re: "And the Angels Sing"Isn't Shtiller a renaming of another earlier tune 
? Have I not seen shtiller like fragments sprinkled throughout my 
Kostzakowsky ?any of the scholars have the lowdown ? Al (shleper not  
scholar) Watsky

  ----- Original Message ----- 

  From: Dan Peck 

  To: World music from a Jewish slant 

  Sent: Sunday, May 12, 2002 2:21 PM

  Subject: Re: "And the Angels Sing"



  I believe the original melody was the Shtiller Bulgar.




    From the folk melody, AW


      ----- Original Message -----

      From: Eliezer Kaplan

      To: World music from a Jewish slant

      Sent: Sunday, May 12, 2002 1:25 PM

      Subject: "And the Angels Sing"



      A question for the Internet 8-Ball-

      Did Ziggy Elman actually write the music for 'And the Angels Sing' or 
did he lift it from an older folk melody?

                                                                        ek



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