October 1, 2022

Ziggy Elman recorded more than a dozen and a half titles with sidemen from the Goodman band. Among them is the first version of the “Fralich in swing” the ...

At the end of the 1930s, Ziggy Elman, a member of Benny Goodman’s trumpet section, recorded more than a dozen and a half titles under his own name, with sidemen from the Goodman band. Among them is the first version of the “Fralich in Swing” the melody that, with lyrics from Johnny Mercer, became a hit song under the title of “And the Angels Sing.” Trumpeter Ziggy Elman in 1938 and 1939 tomorrow night/tonight on HJSN, here on WAMU, 88.5.