Charlie Spivak

Aliases: Charlie Spivak and His Orch.
Charlie Spivak and His Orchestra
Charlie Spivak, His Trumpet and His Orchestra
Real name: Charles Spivak
Born: February 17, 1907
Died: March 1, 1982
Country: United States
Comments: Kiev, Ukraine-born big band trumpeter and bandleader. As a sideman in the bands of Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey, Jack Teagarden, Ray Noble, Bob Crosby and Ben Pollack, he built a formidable reputation as a lead trumpeter. Spivak, helped both artistically and financially by his mentor Glenn Miller, formed his own band featuring top-notch players, like Nelson Riddle, in 1940 and was quite successful.
Family: Irene Daye Spouse (1950-1971)
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Releases

Albums

Title	Performer	Release date	Label
Charlie Spivak and His Orchestra - 1946	Charlie Spivak and His Orchestra	1985	Circle
Dance to the Sweet Trumpet in Soft Moonlight	Charlie Spivak, His Trumpet and His Orchestra	1963	Decca
One Way Passage	Charlie Spivak and His Orchestra	1979	First Heard
Porgy and Bess	Charlie Spivak and His Orchestra	July 1945	RCA Victor

Singles

Title	Performer	Release date	Label
Along with me	Charlie Spivak and His Orchestra - Vocal refrain by Jimmy Saunders	April 15, 1946	RCA Victor
Autumn Nocturne	Charlie Spivak and His Orch.	1941	OKeh
Brother Bill	Charlie Spivak and His Orchestra	May 22, 1942	Columbia [US]
Dear Mom	Charlie Spivak and His Orch.	January 1942	OKeh
Don't Cry	Charlie Spivak and His Orch. - Vocal Chorus by Garry Stevens	1941	OKeh
Don't Take Your Love from Me	Charlie Spivak and His Orch.	1941	OKeh
Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye	Charlie Spivak and His Orchestra	January 1945	RCA Victor
Friendly Star	Charlie Spivak and His Orchestra	1950	London Records
Golden Earrings	Charlie Spivak and His Orchestra	December 1947	RCA Victor
I Left My Heart at the Stage Door Canteen	Charlie Spivak and His Orchestra	July 24, 1942	Columbia [US]
In the Dark of the Moon	Charlie Spivak and His Orchestra - Hal McIntyre and His Orchestra	March 1945	V Disc
I Surrender, Dear	Charlie Spivak and His Orchestra	January 1942	OKeh
It's All Over Now	Charlie Spivak and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Jimmy Saunders	October 1946	RCA Victor
It's Been a Long, Long Time	Charlie Spivak and His Orchestra	September 1945	RCA Victor
It's So Peaceful in the Country	Charlie Spivak and His Orch.	1941	OKeh
Let's Go Home	Charlie Spivak and His Orchestra	1946	RCA Victor
Mona Lisa	Charlie Spivak and His Orchestra	March 1950	London Records
Moonlight on the Ganges	Charlie Spivak and His Orchestra	September 1950	London Records
Now Is the Hour	Charlie Spivak and His Orchestra	February 1948	RCA Victor
Oh! What It Seemed to Be	Charlie Spivak and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Jimmy Saunders	February 1946	RCA Victor
O sole mio	Charlie Spivak and His Orchestra	February 1953	King [US]
Our Very Own	Charlie Spivak and His Orchestra	June 1950	London Records
People Like You and Me	Charlie Spivak and His Orchestra	September 1942	Columbia [US]
Right as the Rain	Charlie Spivak and His Orchestra	December 1944	RCA Victor
Santa Lucia (On the Bay of Napoli)	Charlie Spivak and His Orchestra	May 1945	RCA Victor
Simpatica	Charlie Spivak and His Orch.	1941	OKeh
So They Tell Me	Charlie Spivak and His Orchestra	December 1946	RCA Victor
So Would I	Charlie Spivak and His Orchestra	October 1946	RCA Victor
Springtime in Charleston	Charlie Spivak and His Orchestra	January 1948	RCA Victor
Stranger in Town	Charlie Spivak and His Orchestra	December 1945	RCA Victor
Suddenly It's Spring	Charlie Spivak and His Orchestra	May 1944	V Disc
The Bells of St. Mary's	Charlie Spivak and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Jimmy Saunders	January 1946	RCA Victor
The Gentleman Is a Dope	Charlie Spivak and His Orchestra	January 1948	RCA Victor
The Old Devil Moon	Charlie Spivak and His Orchestra	1947	RCA Victor
This Is No Laughing Matter	Charlie Spivak and His Orchestra	November 1941	OKeh
When the Sun Comes Out	Charlie Spivak and His Orch.	1941	OKeh
Yesterday's Gardenias	Charlie Spivak and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Garry Stevens	September 1942	Columbia [US]
You Are Too Beautiful	Charlie Spivak and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Jimmy Saunders	October 1945	RCA Victor
You Belong to My Heart	Charlie Spivak and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Jimmy Saunders	May 1945	RCA Victor