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Jan Savitt
Jan Savitt (born Jacob Savetnick; September 4, 1907 – October 4, 1948), known as "The Stokowski of Swing", from having played violin in Leopold Stokowski's orchestra, was an American bandleader, musical arranger, and violinist. |
Birth and Death Data: Born September 4, 1907 (Shumsk), Died October 4, 1948 (Sacramento)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1934 - 1949
Roles Represented in DAHR: director, leader, arranger, composer, songwriter
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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings (Results 1-25 of 153 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BS-84509 | 10-in. | 9/20/1934 | You're haunting me | Jan Savitt Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | director | |
Victor | BS-017060 | 10-in. | 11/17/1937 | My heaven on earth | Bon Bon ; Jan Savitt ; Top Hatters | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | director | |
Victor | BS-017061 | 10-in. | 11/17/1937 | Am I in another world | Bon Bon ; Jan Savitt ; Top Hatters | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | director | |
Victor | BS-017062 | 10-in. | 11/17/1937 | You started something | Bon Bon ; Jan Savitt ; Top Hatters | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | director | |
Victor | BS-017063 | 10-in. | 11/17/1937 | The gypsy in my soul | Bon Bon ; Jan Savitt ; Top Hatters | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | director | |
Victor | BS-017064 | 10-in. | 11/17/1937 | I live the life I love | Bon Bon ; Jan Savitt ; Top Hatters | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | director | |
Victor | BS-017065 | 10-in. | 11/17/1937 | A kiss for consolation | Bon Bon ; Jan Savitt ; Top Hatters | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | director | |
Victor | BS-021185 | 10-in. | 3/18/1938 | Moonshine over Kentucky | Bon Bon ; Jan Savitt ; Top Hatters | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | director | |
Victor | BS-021186 | 10-in. | 3/18/1938 | Bewildered | Carlotta Dale ; Jan Savitt ; Top Hatters | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | director | |
Victor | BS-021187 | 10-in. | 3/18/1938 | Stop! And reconsider | Jan Savitt ; Three Toppers ; Top Hatters | Jazz/dance band, with mixed vocal trio | director | |
Victor | BS-021188 | 10-in. | 3/18/1938 | Lovelight in the starlight | Carlotta Dale ; Jan Savitt ; Top Hatters | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | director | |
Victor | BS-021189 | 10-in. | 3/18/1938 | The week end of a private secretary | Carlotta Dale ; Jan Savitt ; Top Hatters | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | director | |
Victor | BS-021190 | 10-in. | 3/18/1938 | Something tells me | Bon Bon ; Jan Savitt ; Top Hatters | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | director | |
Victor | BS-023220 | 10-in. | 5/13/1938 | My Margarita | Bon Bon ; Jan Savitt ; Top Hatters | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | director | |
Victor | BS-023221 | 10-in. | 5/13/1938 | Why's ya make me fall in love? | Jan Savitt ; Three Toppers ; Top Hatters | Jazz/dance band, with mixed vocal trio | director | |
Victor | BS-023222 | 10-in. | 5/13/1938 | Sweet and tender | Bon Bon ; Jan Savitt ; Top Hatters | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | director | |
Victor | BS-023223 | 10-in. | 5/13/1938 | Dust | Jan Savitt ; Top Hatters | Jazz/dance band, with sound effects (take 1); jazz/dance band (take 2) | director | |
Victor | BS-023224 | 10-in. | 5/13/1938 | I got a guy | Carlotta Dale ; Jan Savitt ; Top Hatters | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | director | |
Victor | BS-023225 | 10-in. | 5/13/1938 | It's the little things that count | Bon Bon ; Jan Savitt ; Top Hatters | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | director | |
Victor | BS-023592 | 10-in. | 6/17/1938 | Fol-da-rol-dol-dol | Bon Bon ; Jan Savitt ; Top Hatters | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | director | |
Victor | BS-023593 | 10-in. | 6/17/1938 | 'Sgood enough for me | Bon Bon ; Jan Savitt ; Top Hatters | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | director | |
Victor | BS-023594 | 10-in. | 6/17/1938 | We, the people | Jan Savitt ; Three Toppers ; Top Hatters | Jazz/dance band, with mixed vocal trio | director | |
Victor | BS-023595 | 10-in. | 6/17/1938 | So lovely | Bon Bon ; Jan Savitt ; Top Hatters | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | director | |
Victor | BS-023596 | 10-in. | 6/17/1938 | Hi-yo silver | Bon Bon ; Jan Savitt ; Top Hatters | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | director | |
Victor | BS-023597 | 10-in. | 6/17/1938 | When twilight comes | Carlotta Dale ; Jan Savitt ; Top Hatters | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | director |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Savitt, Jan," accessed September 4, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/103943.
Savitt, Jan. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved September 4, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/103943.
"Savitt, Jan." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 4 September 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Savitt, Jan - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82158875
Wikidata: Jan Savitt - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1682187
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/2657725
MusicBrainz: Jan Savitt - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/90de6d3e-52a6-4c5f-9270-2c39f8245de9
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