ORU_Ax528.xml Guide to the Axel Stordahl Papers Stordahl (Axel) papers Finding aid prepared by University of Oregon Libraries, Archivists' Toolkit Project Team and Tanya Parlet. Finding aid revised by Emily Haskins. Funding for production of this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC). University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives 2012
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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2022-08-26. Finding aid written in English. Finding aid based on DACS (Describing Archives: A Content Standard), 2nd Edition. University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives Axel Stordahl papers Ax 528 274 linear feet 239 containers 1936-1961 Alex Stordahl (1913-1963) was a trumpeter with the Bert Bloch orchestra and Tommy Dorsey, and composed music for Frank Sinatra, Eddie Fisher, Dinah Shore, Jack Benny, Dean Martin and Bing Crosby among others. The collection contains scores and arrangements for orchestra and voice. 204 clamshell boxes, 35 oversize boxes. English . Arrangers (Musicians)--United States Conductors (Music)--United States Composers--United States Popular music--United States Music Sound recordings Scores

Alex Stordahl (1913-1963) was born in Staten Island, NY on August 8, 1913. He began his career as a trumpeter with the Bert Bloch orchestra from 1934 to 1936. He subsequently joined Tommy Dorsey who featured Frank Sinatra as the lead singer. Stordahl remained with Dorsey from 1936-1943. He later became Frank Sinatra's musical composer for the radio show, "Hit Parade," and remained with Sinatra for two years as composer and conductor.

Stordahl also arranged and conducted music for Eddie Fisher for four years, and for Gisele McKenzie, Nanette Fabray, Dinah Shore, Jack Benny, Dean Martin and Bing Crosby. Along with Paul Weston and Sammy Cahn, he composed "Day by Day." Other popular arrangements were "If I Should Care," "Ain'tcha Ever Comin' Back," "Talking to Myself," "Night After Night," "Ride Off and Recollections."

The collection contains scores and arrangements for orchestra and voice.

The scores and arrangements are arranged in numerical order as assigned by the composer. The paper finding aid lists score and arrangement titles in numerical order.

Also included are recordings on 45rpm records in German, Spanish, Italian, Japanese, and French, and tape recordings of German love songs, and Japanese songs.

Guide to the Axel Stordahl Papers

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