Jack Strachey
Jack Strachey (25 September 1894 – 27 May 1972) was an English composer and songwriter. Born John Francis Strachey in London on 25 September 1894, he began writing songs in the 1920s for the theatre and the music hall, scoring his first success with songs he had written for Frith Shephard's long-running musical revue Lady Luck which opened at The Carlton Theatre in April 1927 where it ran for 324 performances. In the 1930s, he began to collaborate with Eric Maschwitz and in 1936 Strachey, Maschwitz (using the pen name Holt Marvell), and Harry Link co-wrote "These Foolish Things (Remind Me of You)", which was to provide a top ten hit for five separate artists in 1936. Benny Goodman was among the five artists to record the song in 1936, and it has been widely covered since - by Billie Holiday, Thelonious Monk and Bryan Ferry among others. Under the title "Ces Petites Choses", it was also a hit in France for Dorothy Dickson. Strachey scored another success in 1940 (this time with Eric Maschwitz and Manning Sherwin) with the song "A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square". In the 1940s, Strachey began to compose popular light music pieces for orchestra, and is best remembered in Britain as the composer of "Theatreland", "Pink Champagne", and especially "In Party Mood" (1944), which was the signature tune of Housewives' Choice, a popular radio show on the BBC Light Programme which ran until 1967. Jack Strachey moved to Brighton in 1958 and died there on 27 May 1972. |
Birth and Death Data: Born 1894, Died May 27, 1972
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1928 - 1948
Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, piano
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Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BS-101256 | 10-in. | 5/27/1936 | These foolish things remind me of you | Benny Goodman Orchestra ; Helen Ward | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | BS-102763 | 10-in. | 6/21/1936 | These foolish things remind me of you | Bob Pope Orchestra ; Nolan Canova | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | BS-054667 | 10-in. | 7/31/1940 | These foolish things remind me of you | Yvette | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | BS-056114 | 10-in. | 9/16/1940 | Two dreams met | Yvette | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | BS-056115 | 10-in. | 9/16/1940 | I'm in the mood for love | Yvette | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | BS-071783 | 10-in. | 2/9/1942 | These foolish things remind me of you | Benny Carter ; Mark Warnow Orchestra ; Barry Wood | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and saxophone solo | composer | |
Victor | D5VB-1060 | 10-in. | 6/8/1945 | These foolish things remind me of you | Artie Shaw Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Victor | D8VB-3450 | 10-in. | 12/27/1948 | No orchids for my lady | Earle Hagen Orchestra ; Jud Conlon Singers ; Tony Martin | Male vocal solo, with vocal group and instrumental ensemble | composer | |
Brunswick | DB85 | 10-in. | 10/8/1928 | Cosmopolis : Suite de ballet | Jack Strachey | Piano solo | composer, instrumentalist, piano | |
Brunswick | DB86 | 10-in. | 10/8/1928 | Cosmopolis : Suite de ballet | Jack Strachey | Piano solo | composer, instrumentalist, piano | |
Brunswick | DB87 | 10-in. | 10/8/1928 | Cosmopolis : Suite de ballet | Jack Strachey | Piano solo | composer, instrumentalist, piano | |
Brunswick | DB88 | 10-in. | 10/8/1928 | Pirouette | Jack Strachey | Piano solo | composer, instrumentalist, piano | |
Brunswick | B19496 | 10-in. | 6/30/1936 | These foolish things | Billie Holiday ; Teddy Wilson Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | composer | |
Gramophone | 0EA2769 | 10-in. | 4/9/1936 | These foolish things remind me of you | Roy Fox Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with vocal | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | CL5793 | 10-in. | 6/19/1936 | Ces petites choses | Jean Sablon ; Alec Siniavine ; Wal-Berg ; Wal-Berg Orchestre | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Strachey, Jack," accessed November 7, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/117007.
Strachey, Jack. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 7, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/117007.
"Strachey, Jack." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 7 November 2024.
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External Sources
Wikipedia: Jack Strachey
Discogs: Jack Strachey
Allmusic: Jack Strachey
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Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Strachey, Jack, 1894-1972 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nr2006006683
Wikidata: Jack Strachey - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q6115366
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/7654506
MusicBrainz: Jack Strachey - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/1c8a91b9-5e5d-472a-bbc0-d5ce334cef0a
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