Axel Stordahl

Axel Stordahl (August 8, 1913 – August 30, 1963) was an American arranger who was active from the late 1930s through the 1950s. He is perhaps best known for his work with Frank Sinatra in the 1940s at Columbia Records. With his sophisticated orchestrations, Stordahl is credited with helping to bring pop arranging into the modern age.

Birth and Death Data: Born August 8, 1913 (Staten Island), Died August 30, 1963 (Encino)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1938 - 1961

Roles Represented in DAHR: director, arranger, songwriter, composer

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BS-023211	10-in.	5/12/1938	Music, maestro, please	Tommy Dorsey Orchestra ; Edythe Wright	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	arranger
Victor	BS-037134	10-in.	5/22/1939	Rendezvous in Paree	Jack Leonard ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	arranger
Victor	BS-037139	10-in.	5/22/1939	All I remember is you	Jack Leonard ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	arranger
Victor	BS-037188	10-in.	6/5/1939	Go fly a kite	Tommy Dorsey Orchestra ; Edythe Wright	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BS-037189	10-in.	6/5/1939	Guess I'll go back home (This summer)	Jack Leonard ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	arranger
Victor	BS-038105	10-in.	7/20/1939	Running through my mind	Jack Leonard ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	arranger
Victor	BS-066432	10-in.	6/27/1941	Neiani	The Pied Pipers ; Frank Sinatra ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and mixed vocal ensemble	songwriter
Victor	BS-067789	10-in.	9/12/1941	Eli, Eli	Ziggy Elman ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with trumpet solo	arranger
Victor	BS-067790	10-in.	9/12/1941	None but the lonely heart	Tommy Dorsey Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	arranger
Victor	PBS-072042	10-in.	1/19/1942	The night we called it a day	Frank Sinatra ; Axel Stordahl	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	director
Victor	PBS-072043	10-in.	1/19/1942	The lamplighter's serenade	Frank Sinatra ; Axel Stordahl	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	director
Victor	PBS-072044	10-in.	1/19/1942	The song is you	Frank Sinatra ; Axel Stordahl	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	director
Victor	PBS-072045	10-in.	1/19/1942	Night and day	Frank Sinatra ; Axel Stordahl	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	director
Victor	D4VB-1036	10-in.	11/20/1944	I should care	The Sentimentalists ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra ; Bonnie Lou Williams	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo and female vocal quartet	composer
Victor	D6VB-2013	10-in.	2/6/1946	Day by day	Martha Stewart	Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	songwriter
Victor	D7VB-0518	10-in.	4/23/1947	Ain'tcha never comin' back	Tony Martin	Male vocal solo, with vocal chorus and instrumental ensemble	songwriter
Victor	D7VB-2254	10-in.	11/22/1947	Talking to myself about you	John Paris ; Russ Case Orchestra	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	songwriter
Victor	D9VB-0473	10-in.	4/14/1949	I should care	Dizzy Gillespie Orchestra ; Johnny Hartman	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	songwriter
Decca	L 3091	10-in.	7/13/1942	Anchors aweigh	Bob Crosby Orchestra		arranger
Decca	L 3092	10-in.	7/13/1942	Over there	Bob Crosby Orchestra		arranger
Decca	L 12385		3/3/1961	Farewell	Axel Stordahl Orchestra		director
Decca	L 12386		3/3/1961	The Hukilau song	Axel Stordahl Orchestra		director
Decca	L 12387		3/3/1961	Forevermore	Axel Stordahl Orchestra		director
Decca	L 12388		3/3/1961	E naughty naughty mei mei	Axel Stordahl Orchestra		director
Decca	L 12389		4/14/1961	My Tani	Axel Stordahl Orchestra		director
Decca	L 12390		4/14/1961	The bamboo is bending	Axel Stordahl Orchestra		director
Decca	L 12391		4/14/1961	Return to the magic islands	Axel Stordahl Orchestra		director
Decca	L 12392		4/14/1961	Paradise	Axel Stordahl Orchestra		director
Decca	L 12393		4/25/1961	Frangipani blossom	Axel Stordahl Orchestra		director
Decca	L 12394		4/25/1961	Song of Old Tahiti	Axel Stordahl Orchestra		director
Decca	L 12395		4/25/1961	I will always love you	Axel Stordahl Orchestra		director
Decca	L 12396		4/25/1961	Return to paradise	Axel Stordahl Orchestra		director

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Stordahl, Axel," accessed November 1, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/100064.

Stordahl, Axel. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 1, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/100064.

"Stordahl, Axel." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 1 November 2024.