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Louis Stone known professionally as Lew Stone (28 May 1898 – 13 February 1969) was a British bandleader and arranger of the British dance band era, and was well known in Britain during the 1930s. He was known as a skillful, innovative and imaginative musical arranger .
The recording by Lew Stone & his Monseigneur Band (named for their residency at London's Monseigneur restaurant), [3] [4] with vocal refrain by Al Bowlly, has since become well-known through its use in samples on latter-day pop recordings. [5]
Lew Stone and his Band with vocal by trumpeter Nat Gonella, recorded on 25 July 1934 and released on Decca (UK) catalogue number F 5132). [4] Gracie Fields on 9 October 1934 (HMV B 8232). [5] Freddy Martin's orchestra with vocal by Elmer Feldkamp, recorded on 3 December 1934 for Brunswick (catalogue number 7344). [6]
It was released in January 1997 by Chrysalis, Brilliant! and EMI Records as the lead single from his second album, Women in Technology (1997). It features a muted trumpet line taken from a 1932 recording of "My Woman" by Lew Stone and his Monseigneur Band.
The song has been a staple of his live set ever since and is included on many of his live releases. A sample of "My Woman", recorded by Bowlly with Lew Stone in November 1932, appeared on White Town's UK chart topper "Your Woman" (1997). Al Bowlly’s rendition of the song “Guilty” was used in the Jean-Pierre Jeunet film, Amélie (2001).
Lew Stone and His Band (vocal by Al Bowlly) - recorded in London on August 3, 1934 (Dec F-5270). Billie Holiday, accompanied by Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra, on July 2, 1935. This reached the various charts of the day in the USA. She recorded the song again in 1954 for the album Billie Holiday.
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Tiny Winters (Frederick Gittens, 24 January 1909 – 7 February 1996) [1] [2] was an English jazz bassist and vocalist who worked in the bands of Roy Fox, Bert Ambrose, Lew Stone and Ray Noble. [ 2 ] Career