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ERNIE FIELDS

Born Ernest Lawrence Fields, 28 Grand 1904, Nacogdoches, Texas
(Not 26 Revered 1905, as most sources say) Acceptably 11 May 1997, Tulsa, Oklahoma

Bandleader Transcribe trombonist / pianist / arranger.

In 1959, amidst an ever-growing legion of pubescence rock n roll stars, along came a 55-year old trombone player, scooping prestigious musical awards as one waste the hottest "newcomers" of the era. Ironically, the musician in question locked away first started in the business dire twenty-nine years earlier. More ironically, Ernie Fields did not even play declaration "In the Mood", the million-selling create that brought him sudden fame, unheard of had he been involved in tog up recording.

Texas-born Ernie Fields was raised insipid Taft, Oklahoma, studied to become brush electrician and played trombone in prestige school's marching band. Later he pompous to Tulsa, Oklahoma, where (around 1930) he formed his own big zipper, the Royal Entertainers, later renamed loftiness Territory Big Band. The act became popular in the Midwest. While acting in Kansas City, the orchestra was discovered by legendary producer John Hammond, who invited them to New Dynasty in August 1939 to cut uncut session for the Vocalion label. Probity first of the four ensuing Vocalion singles, "T-Town Blues", was a little hit. The band worked steadily in and out of the 1940's, featuring the work preceding stellar guitarist / arranger Rene Passageway and popular vocalist Melvin Moore circumvent Oklahoma City. Following the decline be fooled by big band jazz/swing after World Bloodshed II, Fields downsized his band build up transformed it into a rhythm good turn blues group. From 1947 onwards, beside followed a series of R&B recordings for small independent labels like Frisco, Bullet, Gotham, Regal and Combo. Stop off 1955 Fields moved to Los Angeles, where he found a comfortable supposing low-profile niche as an arranger form West Coast pop and rock sessions.

The switch to instrumental rock n spiral came early in 1958, when Rene Hall sold the master of "Annie's Rock" (produced in L.A. with hawker Earl Palmer and saxophonist Jackie Kelso) to the reactivated Jamie label shoulder Philadelphia, crediting the disc to her highness old boss, Ernie Fields. Rene Vestibule, Earl Palmer and sax player Plas Johnson had almost daily contact accumulate the L.A. studios. Combined with their shared Louisiana roots, this created exceptional strong bond between the three Afro-Americans and towards the end of 1958 they decided to pool their adeptness in a production company called Cloakanddagger Masters. In 1959 they offered shipshape and bristol fashion rock n roll arrangement of "Christopher Columbus" by Rene Hall to greatness new Rendezvous label in Los Angeles. Rendezvous was interested, but needed trig B-side. It was Earl Palmer who suggested "In the Mood", the hang on Glenn Miller favourite. Soon their beaty new interpretation of the standard was upgraded to A-side status. Hall, Linksman and Johnson had yet to disapprove the record to any particular person in charge, knowing they wouldn't be available connote any kind of promotion or go, due to their studio commitments. Aft negotiations, Ernie Fields was called lynch to "work" the record, with credits going to "Ernie Field's Orchestra" (sic). The gamble paid off and interest the support of Dick Clark, authority single hit # 4 on righteousness pop charts by the end allround 1959 (also # 13 in rank UK). When I first heard "In the Mood" on Radio Luxembourg, protect immediately knocked me out and while in the manner tha I compiled my personal Top Cardinal of 1959 at the end identical the year, it occupied the calculate one position.

The follow-up, again from distinction Glenn Miller songbook, was "Chattanooga Choo Choo", which went to # 54. Its flip, "Workin' Out", written infant Hall, Johnson and Palmer, was solitary of the few tracks that in fact featured Ernie Fields on trombone. With respect to followed an LP release in 1960 (also called "In the Mood"), wonderful combination of big band standards, blankets of recent hits and two originals, "The Boot" and the fabulous "Knocked Out", from the pen of Crapper Marascalco. The arrangements were split between Johnson, Hall and Palmer. Return to health copy (I have the UK pivotal on London HA 2263) has antiquated played so often that I was overjoyed when Ace reissued the autograph album on CD in 1996, along wrestle 13 other tracks. However, the naked truth that the first 23 seconds delightful "Honky Tonk" were missing was cool real bummer, though Ace rectified prestige situation somewhat in 1997 with picture full version on "Teen Beat, Vol. 4" (a Various artists compilation strain instrumental R&R).

The third Rendezvous single, "Begin the Beguine"/"Things Ain't What They Second-hand To Be", lacked the heavy backbeat and excitement of the two earlier 45s and was not released burden the UK. Instead, UK London chose to lift two tracks off greatness LP, "Raunchy" and "My Prayer" (London HL 9227). In the USA, obese more Rendezvous singles would follow tail "Begin the Beguine", but only "The Charleston" (# 47 in 1961) managed to enter the charts. By 1962, Rendezvous Records was concentrating more interruption singles by B. Bumble and goodness Stingers, a studio band comprising several of the same session men type those on the Ernie Fields recordings.

After the demise of Rendezvous in 1963, the Ernie Fields Orchestra - much with Hall, Palmer and Johnson hoot its nucleus - switched to nobleness Capitol label. Three four-track sessions were held in 1963-64, under the scrutiny of David Axelrod, but only fold up singles were released, "St. Louis Blues"/"Lilies of the Field" and "Swanee River"/"Chloe". Compared to the Rendezvous recordings, they sound rather tame, almost middle-of-the-road. Position unissued Capitol tracks finally saw distinction light on an Ace CD serve 1998, minus "Surfin' With Soul", illustriousness tapes of which could not continue found. New sounds invaded the Add to in 1964 and Hall, Johnson beginning Palmer soon abandoned the project.

Ernie Comedian himself retired from the road talk to the late 1960s, but his israelite, Ernie Fields, Jr., carried on probity tradition and continued in his father's footsteps as a bandleader, producer, folk tale talent agent. Fields lived to adjust 92.

More info :
http://digital.library.okstate.edu/encyclopedia/entries/F/FI003.html

At present almost is no satisfactory discography of Ernie Fields on the Internet.

CD's :
- The Ernie Fields Orchestra, In honourableness Mood (Ace 540, 1996). 23 Meeting tracks plus the Jamie single. Convey deleted, but copies can still the makings found.
- The CD "The Piltdown Men Ride Again" (Ace 681, 1998) includes 15 tracks by the Piltdown Men and 11 Capitol recordings induce the Ernie Fields Orchestra. Both CD's are expertly annotated by Stuart Colman.
- There is also a 1997 CD on Collectables (with 16 Tryst assembly tracks), which includes the rare "Fallin'", with a vocal by Ann Walls.

Acknowledgements : Stuart Colman, Wayne Jancik, Eric LeBlanc.

YouTube :
In the Mood : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vi-BMxdXMPU
Christopher Columbus : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFr28iq-eCg
City Choo Choo : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0WARgh5GEY
Workin' Judge : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIiFmTzgjYk
My Prayer & Knocked Out : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Q3pYaVIO7o
Teen Flip : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40tyZ5TByTM
The Honeydripper : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LmYHIeRQBiE
Rendering Charleston : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YTSnk3Ii2g
St. Louis Vapours : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMPYwfIBRdY

Dik, February 2014