Adele Gerard

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.

Birth and Death Data: Born June 25, 1913 (Holyoke), Died September 7, 1993 (Denver)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1934 - 1941

Roles Represented in DAHR: harp, arranger, lyricist, vocalist

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
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 2, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/110380.

Girard, Adele. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 2, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/110380.

"Girard, Adele." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 2 November 2024.