Saul Chaplin
Saul Chaplin (February 19, 1912 – November 15, 1997) was an American composer and musical director. He was born Saul Kaplan in Brooklyn, New York. He had worked on stage, screen and television since the days of Tin Pan Alley. In film, he won three Oscars for collaborating on the scores and orchestrations of An American in Paris (1951), Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954) and West Side Story (1961). |
Birth and Death Data: Born February 19, 1912 (Brooklyn), Died November 15, 1997 (Cedars-Sinai Medical Center)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1935 - 1947
Roles Represented in DAHR: songwriter, composer, lyricist
Notes: Name appears as Saul Kaplan on some Victor disc labels.
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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings (Results 1-25 of 68 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BS-88976 | 10-in. | 5/28/1935 | Rhythm is our business | Dudley Nix ; Tom Coakley Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | BS-92027 | 10-in. | 5/23/1935 | Rhythm is our business | Frank Dailey ; Al Fish ; Meadowbrook Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | BS-94513 | 10-in. | 8/14/1935 | Rhythm is our business | Joe Kennedy Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | BS-98364 | 10-in. | 12/9/1935 | (If I had) Rhythm in my nursery rhymes | Clambake Seven ; Tommy Dorsey ; Edythe Wright | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | BS-98497 | 10-in. | 1/6/1936 | (If I had) Rhythm in my nursery rhymes | Little Ramblers ; Eddie Lloyd | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | BS-99158 | 10-in. | 2/16/1936 | Shoe shine boy | Hotel Charlotte Orchestra ; Bob Pope ; Dixie Lee Sothern | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | BS-99921 | 10-in. | 3/27/1936 | Rhythm saved the world | Clambake Seven ; Tommy Dorsey ; Edythe Wright | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | BS-100882 | 10-in. | 8/4/1936 | Shoe shine boy | Roy Eldridge ; Fletcher Henderson's Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | BS-101301 | 10-in. | 4/9/1936 | Rhythm saved the world | Wingy Manone Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | BS-102402 | 10-in. | 8/1/1936 | Until the real thing comes along | Fats Waller and his Rhythm | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | BS-04354 | 10-in. | 2/1/1937 | Dedicated to you | Shep Fields ; Bobby Goday ; Rippling Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-04535 | 10-in. | 1/29/1937 | Dedicated to you | Jack Leonard ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-06463 | 10-in. | 3/26/1937 | Would you like to buy a dream? | Beatrice Douglas ; Teddy Hill NBC Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | songwriter | |
Victor | PBS-09510 | 10-in. | 6/10/1937 | Would you like to buy a dream? | George Hamilton ; Music Box Music ; Lee Norton | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | PBS-09727 | 10-in. | 10/6/1937 | If it's the last thing I do | Ozzie Nelson Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-010527 | 10-in. | 6/8/1937 | Posin' | Ken Drake Orchestra ; Jimmy Ray | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-010528 | 10-in. | 6/8/1937 | If you ever should leave me | Ken Drake Orchestra ; Jimmy Ray | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-010559 | 10-in. | 6/12/1937 | If you should ever leave | Clambake Seven ; Tommy Dorsey ; Edythe Wright | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-010563 | 10-in. | 6/12/1937 | Posin' | Clambake Seven ; Tommy Dorsey ; Edythe Wright | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-013356 | 10-in. | 9/8/1937 | If it's the last thing I do | Jack Leonard ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-017467 | 10-in. | 12/6/1937 | Just a simple melody | Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-017718 | 10-in. | 12/15/1937 | Bei mir bist du schon | Guy Lombardo ; Royal Canadians | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio | lyricist | |
Victor | BS-017739 | 10-in. | 12/17/1937 | Bei mir bist du schön | Jerry Blaine ; Phyllis Kenny ; Stream Line Rhythm | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo and vocal ensemble | lyricist | |
Victor | BS-017754 | 10-in. | 12/21/1937 | Bei mir bist du schön | Benny Goodman Quartet ; Martha Tilton | Jazz/dance quartet, with female vocal solo | lyricist | |
Victor | BS-017779 | 10-in. | 12/28/1937 | Bei mir bist du schön | Kate Smith | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | lyricist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Chaplin, Saul," accessed October 31, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106979.
Chaplin, Saul. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved October 31, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106979.
"Chaplin, Saul." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 31 October 2024.
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LCNAR: Chaplin, Saul, 1912-1997 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n93123449
Wikidata: Saul Chaplin - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q542481
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/79164453
MusicBrainz: Saul Chaplin - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/75d6e626-3706-4c57-b36d-1eb888ae53dd
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