Adele Gerard
Adele Beatrice Girard Marsala (née Girard; June 25, 1913 – September 7, 1993) was a jazz harpist associated with dixieland and swing music. She is the first woman to bring the concert harp to prominence in jazz, with only Casper Reardon preceding her. As a musician she is known by her birth name Adele Girard, but she became Adele Girard Marsala after marrying clarinetist Joe Marsala. |
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Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BS-80487 | 10-in. | 5/1/1934 | The three little pigs are pork chops now | Edgewater Beach Hotel Orchestra ; Harry Sosnick | Jazz/dance band, with mixed vocal quartet | vocalist | |
Victor | BS-032971 | 10-in. | 3/13/1939 | Little Sir Echo | Three Reasons ; Dick Todd | Male vocal solo, with female vocal trio and jazz/dance band | arranger, lyricist | |
Victor | BS-041278 | 10-in. | 8/23/1939 | Little Sir Echo | Riley Puckett | Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio | arranger, lyricist | |
Decca | 68854 | 10-in. | 3/21/1941 | Bull's eye | Joe Marsala Orchestra | instrumentalist, harp | ||
Decca | 68855 | 10-in. | 3/21/1941 | Lower register | Joe Marsala Orchestra | instrumentalist, harp | ||
Decca | 68856 | 10-in. | 3/21/1941 | I know that you know | Joe Marsala Orchestra | instrumentalist, harp | ||
Decca | 68857 | 10-in. | 3/21/1941 | Slow down | Joe Marsala Orchestra | instrumentalist, harp |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Girard, Adele," accessed November 4, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/110380.
Girard, Adele. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 4, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/110380.
"Girard, Adele." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 4 November 2024.
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External Sources
Wikipedia: Adele Girard
Discogs: Adele Gerard
Allmusic: Adele Gerard
Grove: Adele Gerard
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Girard, Adele - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no96059362
Wikidata: Adele Girard - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q185204
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/233035307
MusicBrainz: Adele Girard - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/9f97c9b3-00c0-4591-859c-627d1beaba54
ISNI: 0000 0003 6766 7814 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000367667814
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