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Les Elgart

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Les Elgart (August 3, 1917, New Haven, Connecticut-July 29, 1995, Dallas, Texas) was an American swing jazz bandleader and trumpeter. Lester E. (Les) Elgart began playing trumpet as a teenager, and by age 20 had landed professional gigs. In the 1940s he played in bands led by Raymond Scott, Charlie Spivak, and Harry James, and occasionally found himself in bands alongside brother Larry. Together they put together their own Les & Larry Elgart Ensemble in 1945, hiring Nelson Riddle, Ralph Flanagan, and Bill Finegan to do arrangements.

Top songs

  1. Bandstand Boogie
  2. Varsity Drag
  3. Zing! Went The Strings Of My Heart
  4. Willie Boy
  5. Fly Me to the Moon
  6. Easy Pickin'
  7. 'Deed I Do
  8. These Foolish Things
  9. Turtle Walk
  10. My Heart Belongs to Daddy
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  1. (The Gang That Sang) Heart Of My Heart
  2. If I Could Be With You One Hour Tonight
  3. Big Man On Campus
  4. (The Gang That Sang) Heart of My Heart
  5. Senior Hop
  6. You Go to My Head
  7. Sophisticated swing
  8. Soon
  9. One O'Clock Jump Mambo
  10. I Never Knew
  11. Time To Go
  12. Bendix Bounce
  13. Sophisticated Lady
  14. Skyliner
  15. Moonglow
  16. Comin' Thru The Scotch
  17. Fascinatin' Rhythm
  18. Light Flight
  19. Indian Summer
  20. When I Take My Sugar To Tea
  21. Mango
  22. Green Satin
  23. Paradise
  24. Don't Be That Way
  25. (As Long As You're Not In Love With Anyone Else) Why Don't You Fall In Love With Me?
  26. Cherokee
  27. The Turtle Walk
  28. The Swingy Swan
  29. The Man I Love
  30. Heart Of My Heart
  31. Night and Day
  32. I Hear a Rhapsody
  33. Moonlight Shuffle
  34. Voodoo Drums
  35. Jersey Bounce
  36. The Boy Next Door
  37. How Long Has This Been Going On?
  38. The Weasel Pops Off
  39. Who Cares
  40. The Gang That Sang Heart of My Heart
  41. Stompin' At the Savoy
  42. The Touch Of Your Lips
  43. Looking For A Boy
  44. You Walk By
  45. The Nearness of You
  46. High On a Windy Hill
  47. I've Got A Crush On You
  48. Why Do I Love You?
  49. Geronimo
  50. Stella By Starlight
  51. Cocktails For Two
  52. 's Too Much
  53. The Dancing Sound
  54. Where or When
  55. Begin The Beguine
  56. All By Myself
  57. Painting The Clouds With Sunshine
  58. I Had the Craziest Dream
  59. Poinciana
  60. The Continental
  61. Stumbling
  62. Swingin' Down the Lane
  63. Autumn Serenade
  64. Street of Dreams
  65. That Old Black Magic
  66. Blue Moon
  67. Pick Yourself Up
  68. Poor Butterfly
  69. Alley Cat
  70. Strike Up the Band
  71. Meet Me Tonight In Dreamland
  72. Lullaby Of The Leaves
  73. In The Still Of The Night
  74. Three to Get Ready
  75. Anything goes
  76. The Most Beautiful Girl In The World
  77. Tuxedo Junction
  78. Meditation
  79. For Me And My Gal
  80. Ginger Snap
  81. I Could Have Danced All Night
  82. Trees
  83. I'll Remember April
  84. Love For Sale
  85. When The Saints Come Marching In
  86. Breezin' Along With the Breeze
  87. I Concentrate On You
  88. Ja-Da
  89. Cheerful Little Earful
  90. Spanish Eyes

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