Just a Night for Meditation
Music by Lew Pollack, words by Sam M. Lewis and Joe Young
Jesse Crawford at the Wurlitzer, Sam Coslow, tenor solo
Recorded September 20, 1928, New York City
Victor 21713
Jesse Crawford (1895 - 1962) was one the most famous theater organists, very popular in 1920s and 1930s. Reached peak about 1928-31 when records played frequently on radio. Most popular record probably "At Dawning" and "Roses of Picardy". Began career around 1908, toured as pianist with dance band in northwest. First organ job at Gem Theater, Spokane, Washington, 1911. Other theaters followed. First organ soloist at Grauman's Theater in Los Angeles in 1918. Worked in Chicago in early 1920s. Got coveted organist job at New York's Paramount Theater, during 1926-33 entertained crowds nightly, sometimes with talented wife Helen at twin organ console. Toured English theaters. Later in U.S. turned more to concert and radio work, provided background music for dramas on NBC and CBS. Led sweet-styled dance orchestra 1937-38, featured self and wife on twin electric organs. Recording output through the years extensive. Active in 1940s and 1950s on radio and records. Wrote instruction books on organ.
American pop and show tunes composer/lyricist Sam Coslow (1902-1982) was an important part of pop music during the '20s & '30s, writing such hits as "My Old Flame", "Sing You Sinners" and "Cocktails for Two". Together with composer Larry Spier, he founded his own publishing company, the Spier & Coslow Music Company and in those beginning years, he also had a minor career as a performer, recording for RCA Victor, Decca and Columbia Records. In 1929, Coslow signed up with Paramount as a songwriter for their movies. It was the early days of sound movies, and Coslow was the first Broadway songwriter to be hired by Paramount. In the late 1940’s through the 50’s Coslow produced a number of films. A two-reel short film, "Heavenly Music", produced by Coslow for MGM, won the Academy Award for Best Short in 1943. He also produced and wrote screenplays for full-length musical feature films, including Out of This World (1945) and Copacabana (1947). In 1954 and 1955, he lived in London, where he wrote for film and stage musicals. Coslow also collaborated with Hoagy Carmichael, Sigmund Romberg, J. Fred Coots, Fred Hollander, and Will Grosz.
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