RCA Thesaurus
| RCA Thesaurus | ||||
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| Studio album by John Serry Sr. | ||||
| Released | 1954 New York | |||
| Recorded | 1954 New York | |||
| Genre | Classical, Pop, Instrumental | |||
| Label | RCA Victor | |||
| John Serry Sr. chronology | ||||
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RCA Thesaurus is a series of phonographic albums on the RCA Victor label featuring transcriptions of classical music and popular compositions from the 1950s. They were produced under the musical direction of Ben Selvin during the 1950s in New York City for RCA Victor and were broadcast over the NBC radio network. John Serry Sr. recorded several of his arrangements for this collection with his ensemble The Bel-Cordions in 1954.[1] The group consisted of four accordions, string bass and guitar. It was augmented in some arrangements by vibes, drums and piano.
Copies of the album and the composer's original orchestral score have been donated to the Eastman School of Music's Sibley Music Library for archival purposes within the Ruth T. Watanabe Special Collections Department to benefit both researchers and students.[2]
Classical Compositions
- "Allegro" - Joseph Haydn Arr. John Serry Sr. (Accordion Quartette 1954)
- "The Golden Wedding( La Cinquantaine)" - Jean Gabriel-Marie Arr. John Serry Sr. (Accordion Quartette 1954)
- "Tango of Love" - John Serry Sr. Arr. John Serry Sr. (Accordion Quartette 1954)
Popular compositions
- "Shine On, Harvest Moon - Jack Noworth & Nora Bayes- Arr. John Serry Sr. (Sextette 1954)
- "My Melancholy Baby" - Ernie Burnett & George A. Norton - Arr. John Serry Sr. (Sextette 1954)
- "Singin' in the Rain - Arthur Freed & Nacio Herb Brown - Arr. John Serry Sr. (Sextette 1954)
- "Nobody's Sweetheart" - Elmer Schoebel/Gus Kahn - Arr. John Serry Sr. (Sextette 1954)
- "Chicago" - Fred Fisher - Arr. John Serry Sr. (Sextette 1954)
- "If You Knew Susie" - Buddy DeSylva & Joseph Meyer -Arr. John Serry Sr. (Sextette 1954)
- "Somebody Stole My Gal" - Leo Wood - Arr. John Serry Sr. (Sextette 1954)
- "Ta-ra-ra Boom-de-ay" - Paul Stanley (composer) - Arr. John Serry Sr. (Sextette 1954)
- "Old McDonald" - Arr. John Serry Sr. (Sextette 1954)
- "Beer Barrel Polka" - Jaromir Vejvoda/Eduard Ingris Arr. John Serry Sr. (Sextette 1954)
- "I Love Louisa" Arthur Schwartz/Howard Dietz - Arr. John Serry Sr. (Sextette 1954)
- "Oh You Beautiful Doll" - Seymour Brown/ Nat D. Ayer - Arr. John Serry Sr. (Sextette 1954)
- "Chinatown, My Chinatown" -William Jerome/Jean Schwartz - Arr. John Serry Sr. (Sextette 1954)
Artistic Ensemble
The Bel-Cordions
- John Serry, Sr. - First Accordionist/ Conductor/Arranger
- Louis Delmonte - Accordionist
- Alf Nystrom - Accordionist
- Ralph Vetro - Accordionist
References
- ↑ Who Is Who in Music International 1958, Publisher: Who Is Who in Music International, Chicago, Illinois. Biographical File #B11719 for John Serry. See International Biographical Center, Cambridge, England as the current publisher.
- ↑ http://www.esm.rochester.edu/sibley/specialcollections