Bob Lively ''(né'' Bobby Gene Lively 10 February 1923

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) was an American

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saxophonist who flourished during the 1940s swing era.

Stan Kenton years

Lively was a member of the Stan Kenton Orchestra from 1941 to 1945. Kenton's orchestra spent the summer of 1941 playing regularly at the Rendezvous Ballroom in Balboa Beach, California. The Kenton Orchestra struggled a bit after its initial success and its

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recordings were not big sellers. A stint as

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's backup radio band was an unhappy experience; Les Brown permanently took Kenton's place. By late 1943 with a

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contract, a popular record in "Eager Beaver", and growing recognition, the Stan Kenton Orchestra was gradually catching on. Its soloists during the war years included

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, briefly

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, altoists

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and Bob Lively, and singer

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, who starred on Kenton's first big hit, 1944s " And Her Tears Flowed Like Wine." By 1945 the band had evolved quite a bit.

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became the chief arranger (extending Kenton's ideas), Bob Cooper and

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offered very different tenor styles, and

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was Kenton's new singer. Her hits — including "

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" and "

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" — made it possible for Kenton to finance his more ambitious projects. A popular recording of '' Laura'' was made, the theme song from the film '' Laura'', starring actress

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, and featured the voices of the band. When Kenton disbanded in early 1949,

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, and

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were hired by

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Earle Spencer Orchestra

Lively performed with the Earle Spencer Orchestra from 1946 to 1949. Earle formed his band in 1946 after being discharged from the U.S. Navy. The band was based in Los Angeles and was modeled after the progressive sounds of

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, and

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. His 1946 band included former Glenn Miller sideman Wilber Schwartz on clarinet and alto sax and

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, who had played with

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, on trumpet. Bob Lively played alto saxophone. Spencer disbanded his band in 1952. The band recorded for the

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label in 1946 and 1949. Bob Haywood was vocalist for the 1946 band.

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(1924–1990) joined Spencer as female vocalist in 1949. She married Howard Phillips who was playing sax (1947–49) in the band. (Bob Lively was also playing in the band.)

recorded "Sunday Afternoon" and other songs with the Spencer orchestra, but also recorded with the Louis Ohls Orchestra out of

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, and the Phil Carreon Big Band out of Los Angeles, California. Through his numerous associations, Lively played alto saxophone, clarinet, and piano among the trumpets of

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, John Anderson,

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, Mel Green, the drums of

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, John Varney, and saxophonists

, Bob Gioga (1905–1999) and

(1915–1967). Lively performed with

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, and

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Selected discography, sessionography, and transcography

Stan Kenton and His Orchestra

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178 (1944) : Recorded November 26, 1944,

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: Side A –

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: 320-1 "Sweet Dreams, Sweetheart" : Side B –

: 321-1 '"Gotta Be Gettin'" : "Sweet Dreams, Sweetheart" was used in the soundtrack of the 1944 film ''

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'' : * '' AFRS One Night Stand'' CBS Broadcast,

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, November 28, 1944; This performance was originally released as one record and re-released as an LP in 1981 on Queen-Disc (in Florence, Italy) with two other original releases of live Hollywood Palladium performances from 1944: November 28 (''AFRS One Night Stand 474''), November 30 (''AFRS One Night Stand 447''), and December 6 (''AFRS Downbeat'') * ''AFRS One Night Stand 447,'' Live Hollywood Palladium, November 30, 1944. This performance was originally released as one record and re-released as an LP in 1981 on Queen-Disc (in Florence, Italy) with two other original releases of live Hollywood Palladium performances from 1944: November 28 (''AFRS One Night Stand 474''), November 30 (''AFRS One Night Stand 447''), and December 6 (''AFRS Downbeat'') * '' AFRS Jubilee 111'', December 5, 1944, re-released 2011 by Sounds of Yester Year Enfield, England and bundled with AFRS ''Jubilee 156, 231,'' and ''234'' * '' AFRS Downbeat'', Live at the Hollywood Palladium December 6, 1944; This performance was originally released as one record and re-released as an LP in 1981 on Queen-Disc (in Florence, Italy) with two other original releases of live Hollywood Palladium performances from 1944: November 28 (''AFRS One Night Stand 474''), November 30 (''AFRS One Night Stand 447''), and December 6 (''AFRS Downbeat'') # "Taboo" # "

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" # "Seargent's Mess" # " And Her Tears Flowed Like Wine" # "Russian Lullaby" * '' AFRS Downbeat'', C.P. MacGregor Studios, Hollywood, California, December 6, 1944 # "Russian Lullaby" # "

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" # "Number Seven alboa Bash # " I Know That You Know" (de) # " The Man I Love" # "Our Waltz" # "Conversin' With the Brain" # " These Foolish Things" # "

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" * '' AFRS One Night Stand 608'',

, December 12, 1944 # " The Lady in Red" * Kenton recording session in Hollywood, December 15, 1944 :: mx 523-1 "

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" :: mx 525-2 "Are You Livin' Old Man" :: mx 526-2 "Balboa Bash" :: * Film Tracks: ''Universal Film Short: Artistry in Rhythm'', Hollywood, December 23 & 24, 1944, released as an LP by Joyce Music Corporation 3003,

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, 98-?and bundled with two other sessions, July 1943 & December 1945 # "Theme" # "Eager Beaver" # "Tabby the Cat" # " Siboney" # "Taboo" # "

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" # "Mad for a Pad" # "Memphis Lament" * MacGregor transcriptions, Hollywood, December 14, 1944 : MMO-671 # "Conversin' With the Brain" # "Blues" ("Singing the Blues") # " Tico Tico" # "Special Delivery" : : MMO-672 # "Our Waltz" # "Pizzicato" from the ballet, '' Sylvia'' # "Tabby the Cat" # " The Man I Love" : : MMO-673 # "Stars in My Eyes" # "Sergeants' Mess" # "Hindsight" # "Masters of Jazz" # " And Her Tears Flowed Like Wine" # " Blue Skies" : MMO-674 # "I'm Going Mad for a Pad" # "Blow Jack" # "

" # "Artistry in Rhythm" (theme) * Kenton recording session in Hollywood, January 16, 1945, bundled with the June 28, 1945 recording session, released on 78 rpm, Capital Americana (1945) * ''Spotlight Bands 796, AFRS 641'', Waco Army Air Field, Texas, April 5, 1945 * Universal Studios, Chicago, reissued and bundled with other albums in CD format on Collectors’ Choice Music,

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(1994) :: mx 341-4 "

" :: mx 342-4 "Southern Scandal" :: mx 343-1 "Opus in Pastels" :: mx 344-1 "Ooh, What I Dreamed About You" (rejected)

Earle Spencer Orchestra

* ''Concert in Jazz'', Tops L-1532, February 1949, Los Angeles; reissued by IAJRCInternational Association of Jazz Record Collectors
/ref> as a compilation with other sessions : John Check,

, Jake Gernheim, Jerry Munson (tp),

, Harry Forbes,

Jimmy Knepper James Minter Knepper (November 22, 1927 – June 14, 2003) was an American jazz trombonist. In addition to his own recordings as leader, Knepper performed and recorded with Charlie Barnet, Woody Herman, Claude Thornhill, Stan Kenton, Benny Goo ...

(tb), Bob Lively,

(as), Tommy Makagon, Tony Ortega (ts), Howard Phillips (bs), Shannon Fletcher (p), Laurindo Almeida (g), Willie Slater (b), Roy Hall (dms)

External links

All Music credits
* Stan Getz Discography * ''

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'' (online), Tom Lord (retrieved July 6, 2018) * Living With Music, ''The Complete Capitol Studio Recordings of Stan Kenton 1943-47,''

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Discographies

Notes and references

Notes

General references

"Stan Kenton 1944"
(Queen-disc (It) Q-054) (discography), ''JazzDisco.org''

Media
"Bob Lively,"
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: ''Performing Arts Encyclopedia'', Jazz on the Screen

''A Jazz and Blues Filmography''
by David Meeker,

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Lively, Bob 1923 births 1974 deaths American jazz saxophonists American male saxophonists 20th-century American saxophonists 20th-century American male musicians American male jazz musicians Earle Spencer Orchestra members