Les Elgart

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Bandstand Boogie 02:01 Tools
Fly Me to the Moon 04:27 Tools
'Deed I Do 02:13 Tools
Varsity Drag 01:41 Tools
These Foolish Things 02:50 Tools
Zing! Went The Strings Of My Heart 01:46 Tools
My Heart Belongs to Daddy 02:32 Tools
(The Gang That Sang) Heart Of My Heart 02:30 Tools
Easy Pickin' 02:53 Tools
Turtle Walk 02:18 Tools
If I Could Be With You One Hour Tonight 04:59 Tools
Big Man On Campus 02:27 Tools
Senior Hop 02:46 Tools
Sophisticated swing 02:45 Tools
Soon 02:29 Tools
I Never Knew 02:12 Tools
Skyliner 02:12 Tools
Time To Go 03:20 Tools
Bendix Bounce 02:16 Tools
Moonglow 02:44 Tools
Sophisticated Lady 02:45 Tools
Comin' Thru The Scotch 02:14 Tools
Indian Summer 02:37 Tools
Fascinatin' Rhythm 01:55 Tools
When I Take My Sugar To Tea 02:32 Tools
One O'Clock Jump Mambo 02:28 Tools
Cherokee 02:05 Tools
(The Gang That Sang) Heart of My Heart 02:33 Tools
Green Satin 02:15 Tools
(As Long As You're Not In Love With Anyone Else) Why Don't You Fall In Love With Me? 02:31 Tools
Night and Day 02:31 Tools
The Turtle Walk 02:41 Tools
Paradise 02:11 Tools
The Swingy Swan 01:59 Tools
Mango 02:07 Tools
The Weasel Pops Off 02:33 Tools
Moonlight Shuffle 02:48 Tools
The Man I Love 02:23 Tools
Don't Be That Way 02:28 Tools
Jersey Bounce 02:54 Tools
Heart Of My Heart 02:28 Tools
I Hear a Rhapsody 02:37 Tools
The Nearness of You 02:33 Tools
The Boy Next Door 02:09 Tools
Looking For A Boy 02:23 Tools
How Long Has This Been Going On? 02:57 Tools
Stella By Starlight 02:54 Tools
Stompin' At the Savoy 02:17 Tools
Cocktails For Two 02:20 Tools
All By Myself 02:31 Tools
The Touch Of Your Lips 02:41 Tools
Geronimo 02:12 Tools
You Walk By 02:21 Tools
Who Cares 01:52 Tools
You Go to My Head 02:14 Tools
Poinciana 02:27 Tools
Begin The Beguine 02:42 Tools
Stumbling 02:24 Tools
Voodoo Drums 02:43 Tools
Tuxedo Junction 02:41 Tools
Meditation 02:21 Tools
Where or When 02:38 Tools
High On a Windy Hill 02:05 Tools
and the angels sing 02:33 Tools
The Dancing Sound 01:42 Tools
Autumn Serenade 02:26 Tools
Why Do I Love You? 02:25 Tools
Strike Up the Band 02:05 Tools
That Old Black Magic 02:05 Tools
I Had the Craziest Dream 02:14 Tools
Painting The Clouds With Sunshine 02:10 Tools
Meet Me Tonight In Dreamland 02:37 Tools
Street of Dreams 02:01 Tools
Pick Yourself Up 02:01 Tools
The Continental 02:21 Tools
Lullaby Of The Leaves 02:47 Tools
's Too Much 02:27 Tools
The Most Beautiful Girl In The World 02:43 Tools
Love For Sale 02:59 Tools
Poor Butterfly 02:08 Tools
I'll Remember April 02:51 Tools
Blue Moon 02:58 Tools
Trees 02:38 Tools
I Concentrate On You 03:18 Tools
The Gang That Sang Heart of My Heart 03:18 Tools
Little Brown Jug 03:08 Tools
Anything goes 02:07 Tools
I Don't Want To Set The World On Fire 02:34 Tools
Swingin' Down the Lane 02:11 Tools
I'll Be Seeing You 02:27 Tools
For Me And My Gal 02:25 Tools
When You Were Sweet Sixteen 02:35 Tools
They Didn't Believe Me 02:47 Tools
Sermon 02:42 Tools
Breezin' Along With the Breeze 02:17 Tools
In The Still Of The Night 01:58 Tools
Three to Get Ready 02:11 Tools
Song of India 02:34 Tools
When The Saints Come Marching In 02:42 Tools
caravan 02:08 Tools
Dream 02:49 Tools
Let Me Call You Sweetheart 02:54 Tools
Alley Cat 02:32 Tools
Lonely 02:44 Tools
It's De-lovely 02:51 Tools
Beat Junction 02:51 Tools
Stardust 01:58 Tools
When Day Is Done 02:19 Tools
Slaughter on Tenth Avenue 02:22 Tools
You Are My Sunshine 02:30 Tools
Spanish Eyes 03:44 Tools
Darn That Dream 02:43 Tools
I'll See You In My Dreams 02:41 Tools
Ginger Snap 02:51 Tools
Turkey In The Straw Twist 02:04 Tools
Homecoming 02:58 Tools
Golden Arm Theme 02:23 Tools
Shuffle Off to Buffalo 02:45 Tools
It's the Talk of the Town 02:15 Tools
Mood Indigo 02:22 Tools
Together 02:23 Tools
Off Shore 02:58 Tools
Deed I Do 02:23 Tools
For Dancers Also 02:54 Tools
Slo Roll 02:22 Tools
Cheerful Little Earful 02:20 Tools
East of the Sun (And West of the Moon) 02:24 Tools
One O'Clock Jump 02:07 Tools
Walkin' My Baby Back Home 02:47 Tools
The Swingin' Genie 02:25 Tools
Sentimental Journey 02:43 Tools
Green-Up Time 02:06 Tools
So Rare 02:07 Tools
Shine 02:05 Tools
Whispering 02:08 Tools
Non Stop Great Swing Music 02:20 Tools
Five Foot Two, Eyes of Blue 02:22 Tools
Cuddle Up A Little Closer 02:11 Tools
South 02:22 Tools
Love Is Just Around the Corner 02:26 Tools
Woodchoppers Ball 02:53 Tools
If I Had My Way 02:39 Tools
The Ja-Da Cha-Cha 02:36 Tools
The Mar-Cha-Cha 02:53 Tools
Blues In The Night 02:28 Tools
Sidewinder 01:56 Tools
Green Eyes 02:26 Tools
Ain't She Sweet 02:32 Tools
Woodchopper's Ball 02:23 Tools
The Sweetheart Of Sigma Chi 02:10 Tools
The Man With Golden Arm 00:00 Tools
Can't We Be Friends 02:13 Tools
A Foggy Day 02:18 Tools
Designs for Dancing 03:05 Tools
Sheer Delight 02:53 Tools
Volga Boatman 02:28 Tools
Harlem Nocturne 02:23 Tools
You Made Me Love You (I Didn't Want To Do It) 02:24 Tools
Out Of Nowhere 00:00 Tools
Brazil 02:23 Tools
Frenesi Twist 02:40 Tools
Moonlight In Vermont 02:27 Tools
IF I COULD BE WITH YOU 02:01 Tools
The Continental (You Kiss While You're Dancing 02:05 Tools
A String Of Pearls 02:53 Tools
After The Lovin' 04:06 Tools
Bidin' My Time 00:00 Tools
Juggin' Along 02:44 Tools
Greensleeves 01:55 Tools
Beguin The Beguine 02:36 Tools
Somebody Else Is Taking My Place 02:40 Tools
I Shall Return 07:31 Tools
I Don't Know Why (I Just Do) 02:28 Tools
Misty 00:30 Tools
Don't Get Around Much Anymore 02:11 Tools
Yesterdays 02:38 Tools
Unforgettable 02:54 Tools
Bandstand Boogie (Album Version) 02:54 Tools
September song 00:00 Tools
West 02:44 Tools
Tenderly 02:36 Tools
Recardo Bossa Nova 04:06 Tools
For Dancers Only 02:13 Tools
Night Train 01:50 Tools
Take the "A" Train 02:07 Tools
Fever 02:11 Tools
I'll See You In My Dreams / Goodnight Sweetheart 01:50 Tools
Why Don't You Fall In Love With Me? 02:07 Tools
Girl of My Dreams 02:30 Tools
Do You Ever Think of Me 02:18 Tools
East Of The Sun 02:11 Tools
Hawaiian War Chant Twist 02:10 Tools
Perdido 02:08 Tools
Ain't We Got Fun 02:15 Tools
Beautiful Love 02:22 Tools
The Enchanted Waitress 02:11 Tools
Don't Be That Way [12L2] 02:26 Tools
Boogie Woogie Twist 02:26 Tools
Just In Time 02:26 Tools
Bandstand Twist 02:13 Tools
How Deep Is the Ocean 01:50 Tools
American Bandstand 02:04 Tools
It's De Lovely 02:11 Tools
Why Do I Love You 02:30 Tools
Melancholy Serenade 00:00 Tools
It Had to Be You 02:26 Tools
Alice Blue Gown 02:11 Tools
How Long Has This Been Going On 02:30 Tools
Do you ever think of me? 02:30 Tools
Sabre Twist 02:26 Tools
In The Mood Twist 02:26 Tools
Charleston 01:50 Tools
St. Louis Blues Twist 02:26 Tools
The Roof Twist 02:26 Tools
Mister Sandman 02:11 Tools
These Foolish Things (Remind Me Of You) 01:50 Tools
SOLO PARA BAILARINES 02:11 Tools
The Charleston 02:11 Tools
Was That The Human Thing To Do Twist 02:11 Tools
You Came A Long Way From St. Louis Twist 02:11 Tools
You're Driving Me Crazy 02:11 Tools
At The Boppin' Stop(29) 02:11 Tools
What's New? 02:11 Tools
One Mint Julip Twist 02:11 Tools
Little Girl 02:11 Tools
The Varsity 02:11 Tools
Willie Boy 02:11 Tools
Anything Goes (Bonus Track) 02:11 Tools
Prelude To A Kiss 02:11 Tools
As Long As You're Not In Love With Anyone 02:11 Tools
Salut d'amour 02:11 Tools
One Man On The Tubs 02:11 Tools
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Les Elgart (August 3, 1917, New Haven, Connecticut-July 29, 1995, Dallas, Texas) was an American swing jazz bandleader and trumpeter. Lester E. (Les) Elgart began playing trumpet as a teenager, and by age 20 had landed professional gigs. In the 1940s he played in bands led by Raymond Scott, Charlie Spivak, and Harry James, and occasionally found himself in bands alongside brother Larry. Together they put together their own Les & Larry Elgart Ensemble in 1945, hiring Nelson Riddle, Ralph Flanagan, and Bill Finegan to do arrangements. The union was short-lived, however, due to the Musician's Union recording strike and the waning of swing jazz's popularity; they split in 1946. In 1952, the pair reunited and released a substantial number of albums on Columbia Records, many to considerable sales success. Among their better-known tunes is "Bandstand Boogie", which was used by Dick Clark as the theme song for American Bandstand. Later in the 1950s Les moved away from performing to handling the band's business end, and had essentially stopped performing by the end of the decade. In 1963, the pair reunited, hiring arrangers like Charles Albertine and Bobby Scott for material that tended more toward the contemporary easy listening sound. Les continued to work until his death from heart failure in Dallas, Texas in 1995. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

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