Frenesi

Frenesi, as amended by Artie Shaw in 1940 as several million-seller one of the most successful titles of the swing era and the most successful titles Artie Shaw.

Genesis

Frenesi ( Spanish for "Rage " ) was originally written by the Mexican composer Alberto Domínguez Borrás from 1939, who also wrote yet Perfidia ( Spanish for " perfidy " ) in the same year. Both compositions were picked up by American swing bands. Also in 1939 " Frenesi " was first interpreted by the Mexican Lupita Palomera.

Clarinetist Artie Shaw had just split up with his band and went away in November 1939 to Mexico on vacation. In Acapulco, he discovered the song Frenesi, as a mariachi band played him, and brought him to the U.S., where an English text added by the unknown Ray Charles and Sidney Keith Russell.

Success story

Back in Hollywood, Artie Shaw presented his 32 musicians enlarged orchestra mainly of studio musicians, which was among the most successful swing bands of that time. Arranged by the African-American oboist William Grant Still, Frenesi was certainly not to the Hot Jazz, which one was previously used by Artie Shaw. ( - Trumpet - and Jack Cave - horn - especially Mannie Klein) Although it is not a jazz recording in the strict sense, some interesting solos are placed herein.

On March 3, 1940 as was the single Frenesi / Adios, Mariquita Linda (Victor # 26542 ) and was published in the same month. After the title has appeared in the pop charts on 27 July 1940 he climbed on December 21, 1940 at number one, where it remained for 13 weeks. With regard to the time spent on the first place of the title is Shaw's most successful song. He sold a total of three million copies and was thus not only Shaw's top-selling titles, but also the first million-seller of a Mexican authors at all.

Statistics

For Dominguez total of 71 titles at the ASCAP registered, Frenesi was covered eight times by Shaw's version. Yet in February 1941 came out thereof a version of Glenn Miller. There is also a German version of Vico Torriani & The Sunnies & The Cornet Trio of 1959 under the title Blue Night in Mexico ( German text by Ralph Siegel; Decca # 18974 ), but did not reach the German charts. Pérez Prado made ​​in 1960 from this in his unmistakable style an Mambo, also exist versions of Bobby Rydell (1962 ), Julie London ( 1963) and Linda Ronstadt (1992).