Sam Lanin

Sam Lanin ( born September 4, 1891 in Russia; † May 5, 1977 in Hollywood, Florida ) was an American musician and conductor of the early jazz. Although Lanin rarely even solo recordings occurred in appearance and none of his singles became a hit in any way, he is known for his extensive body of work.

Life and work

Childhood and youth

Sam Lanin was one of ten children of a Russian-Jewish immigrant family, who immigrated to the turn of the century in the United States. It is disputed whether Lanin was born in Russia and only came into the world in the States. His parents, Benjamin and Mary Lanin moved with her children to Philadelphia, where Lanin also grew up. As a child he learned the violin and clarinet playing.

Career

By 1912, Lanin played the clarinet in Victor Herbert's orchestra. At the outbreak of the First World War, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy, performed his military service, but in the United States. As a soldier, he played in an army band and led his own band. After 1918 Lanin already played in New York City at the Roseland Ballroom in Times Square ( Broadway, 5th Street ), the "Home of the Refined Dancing". During the time in the Lanin led his orchestra, it was the most famous dance hall in the country.

His first commercial recordings made ​​Lanin on April 28, 1920 for Columbia Records. The single was released as Lanin 's Roseland Orchestra. A year later Lanin began for the Starr Piano Company record. When Starr Gennett Records label, he played a variety of jazz recordings. The plates were published under the name of Lanin 's Famous Players and Lanin 's Southern Serenaders. The occupation of his orchestra changed constantly, still musicians like Phil Napoleon, Miff Mole, Jules Levy Jr. and (from 1923) Red Nichols can be heard regularly on Lanins recordings. In these early years, he also participated in every now and then to his recordings as an active musician. For some titles, he played drums, and in 1921 he sang in Shake It and Break It the chorus.

After May 1925 Lanin had had his last appearance at the Roseland Ballroom, he turned more to the radio. Since 1923, he was heard regularly in the sender's WHN program; in June 1925 had Lanin and his newly formed orchestra, the Ipana Troubadors, their first appearance at WEAF and WOO. At this time he played a number of boards for Columbia sublabel. Over the years, appeared in almost every record company in the USA a plate of Lanin, which made him one of the most active musicians of the decade; there was an almost unüberblickbares work together on recordings. In addition, Lanin conducted numerous studio bands and background groups. During these years he worked with musicians such as Red Nichols, Tommy Dorsey, Jimmy Dorsey, Manny Klein, Jack Teagarden, Jimmy McPartland, Eddie Lang, Bix Beiderbecke and Benny Goodman. On December 28, 1928, the young Bing Crosby sang for Lanin. Crosby was actually engaged in Paul Whiteman's Orchestra and can be heard on tracks Lanins I'll Get By As Long As I Have You and Rose of Mandalay. In January 1929, another session with Crosby was recorded.

1931 Lanin was a show at WABC in New York. He also played a further plates at Columbia, but the music industry has suffered in these years a deep cut by the world economic crisis: In 1932 Lanins radio program was canceled; the recordings were sparse: Lanins time as a conductor was over. He worked until 1937 with a record company, but then retired from the music business and sat down to rest. Private went Lanin very good since he had earned enough money in the 1920s.

Lanin died in 1977 in Hollywood, Florida.