Frenesi
1940 single by Artie Shaw and His Orchestra
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"Frenesí" (Spanish for 'frenzy') is a 1939 musical piece composed by Alberto Domínguez Borrás for the marimba. It was first recorded as a single by the Mexican singer and actor Ramón Armengod, and went on to become a jazz standard with it having been recorded by hundreds of musicians. The English language version was copyrighted in 1940 by Leonard Whitcup.[3]
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| "Frenesí" | |
|---|---|
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| Single by Artie Shaw and His Orchestra | |
| A-side | "Adiós Mariquita Linda" |
| Published | December 28, 1939 by Southern Music Pub. Co., Inc., New York[1] |
| Released | March 29, 1940 |
| Recorded | March 3, 1940[2] |
| Studio | Victor Studios, Hollywood |
| Genre | Swing |
| Length | 3:01 |
| Label | Victor 26542 |
| Composer | Alberto Domínguez Borrás |
| Lyricist | Leonard Whitcup[1] |
Artie Shaw recording
A hit version recorded by Artie Shaw and His Orchestra[4] (with an arrangement by William Grant Still) reached number one on the Billboard pop chart on December 21, 1940, staying for 13 weeks,[5] and was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1982.[6]
Cover versions
Other performers who have recorded the song include: Julie London, Dave Brubeck, Gerry Mulligan, Natalie Cole, Ray Charles, Bing Crosby, Tommy Dorsey and Woody Herman.
In popular culture
- World War II flying ace Major (later Brigadier General) Thomas L. Hayes named his P-51 Frenesi after the song.[7] He said it was a tribute to his wife Louise, for the song they listened to; he believed the song's name translated as "Love Me Tenderly".
- The Artie Shaw recording was used in the soundtrack of the 1980 film Raging Bull.[8]
- Thomas Pynchon's 1990 novel Vineland features a character named Frenesi Gates, "her name celebrating the record by Artie Shaw that was all over the jukeboxes and airwaves in the last days of the war".
