Leonello Casucci

Leonello Casucci (1885–1975) was an Italian composer.

Casucci was born in Pistoia, Tuscany in 1885 and he's best known for having composed the music of the famous 1929 hit song Schöner Gigolo, armer Gigolo in 1928, with lyrics in German by Julius Brammer in 1924, translated to "Just a Gigolo" into English by Irving Caesar. Italian version of the lyrics were published in 1930 by Enrico Frati with the title Gigolò. Casucci died in Desenzano del Garda, Lombardy in 1975, at the age of 89.

Birth and Death Data: Born December 23, 1885 (Pistoia), Died September 9, 1975 (Desenzano del Garda)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1929 - 1939

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor PBVE-61078 10-in. 3/2/1931 Just a gigolo Bing Crosby Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band composer  
Victor BVE-67757 10-in. 1/5/1931 Just a gigolo Leo Reisman Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer  
Victor BRC-69649 10-in. 5/22/1931 ¡Pobre gigoló! Juan Pulido Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble composer  
Columbia [W]151148 10-in. 1/7/1931 Just a gigolo Sid Garry Male vocal solo, with violin, cello, and piano composer  
Columbia W151206 10-in. 1/13/1931 Just a gigolo Ted Lewis and his Band Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer  
Columbia W151213 10-in. 1/14/1931 Just a gigolo Al Shayne Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Columbia W704054 10-in. June 1931 Soy un gigolo (Just a gigolo) : Fox trot Tito Coral Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble composer  
OKeh W404420 10-in. 3/9/1931 Just a gigolo Louis Armstrong ; Sebastian New Cotton Club Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer  
OKeh W404814 10-in. 1/26/1931 Just a gigolo Lanin’s Famous Players Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer  
Brunswick E35166 10-in. 1/15/1931 Just a gigolo Brunswick Studio Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer  
Brunswick E35956 10-in. 1/28/1931 Just a gigolo Roy Smeck Vitaphone Trio Instrumental trio, with male vocal solo composer  
Brunswick E36032 10-in. 2/6/1931 Just a gigolo Ross Colby Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Brunswick E36057 10-in. 2/11/1931 Just a gigolo Harry Richman Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Brunswick E36140 10-in. 2/24/1931 Just a gigolo Richard Jordon Organ solo composer  
Brunswick C7121 10-in. Dec. 1930 Just a gigolo Lee Sims Piano solo composer  
Brunswick C7195 10-in. 1/8/1931 Just a gigolo Ben Bernie Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) composer  
Brunswick C7449 10-in. 2/16/1931 Just a gigolo Lee Sims Piano solo composer  
Gramophone BWR751 10-in. 10/30/1929 Schöner Gigolo Marek Weber Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer  
Gramophone BM1525 10-in. 3/11/1930 Gigolo Domenico Lombardo ; Daniele Serra Male vocal solo, with vocal ensemble and orchestra composer  
Gramophone 0BA2191 10-in. 11/5/1937 Tornerà ... la violetera Emílio Livi ; Orchestra Gino Dover Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble composer  
Gramophone 0BA2573 10-in. 6/20/1938 Cavalieri della luna Enzo Di Mola ; Orchestra Gino Dover Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble composer  
Gramophone BW2816 10-in. 10/3/1929 Smutný gigolo Karel Hašler Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble composer  
Gramophone 0BA3179 10-in. May 1939 Mi bacia il sole Emílio Livi ; Dino Olivieri Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Gramophone CLR6339 12-in. 5/10/1930 Just a gigolo Jack Hylton Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio composer  
Columbia (U.K.) WL2299 10-in. 6/4/1930 C'est mon gigolo Pierre Chagnon ; Damia Female vocal solo, with orchestra composer  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Casucci, Leonello," accessed November 5, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/101228.

Casucci, Leonello. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 5, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/101228.

"Casucci, Leonello." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 5 November 2024.

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