George Scott Wood Jazz Piano EMI HMV Parlophone LP Records Director Signed Photo
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cel-126 Antique 6" x 4" hand signed photo for George Scott Wood - famous 1930s and 1940s jazz pianist and who became 1930s Director of Light Music for Parlaphone, Emi and HMV Records - His whole career is below and the photo is hand signed by George where his signature rests perfectly accompanying the portrait - has a mild but evident diagonal handling line running down photo so must be allowed - otherwise very good condition indeed
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George Scott-Wood was born in Glasgow on 27th May 1903. He studied the piano from the age of five with Miss Hoffman, Crossland Hirst and Philip Halstead (a pupil of Leschetizky). He performed his first concerto, Beethoven's Third in C Minor, at the age of 16, winning awards at the Glasgow and Edinburgh Music Festivals. He also won (with his brothers) the famous Marchant Cup for Chamber Music. In 1925, George toured the USA, making many concert appearances. His career in popular music started sometime during the twenties when he played with a Glasgow University Band called the Five Omega Collegians, touring and recording with them until their disbandment in 1928, at which time he joined Jay Whidden's Band for a two-year spell as pianist and arranger. In 1930 he became Director of Light Music for Parlophone (under Oscar Preuss) and subsequently for the other three EMI companies — HMV, Regal-Zonophone and Columbia - a post which he held until 1939. The thirties was a decade in which George Scott-Wood really established himself in a big way Apparently, he made more records than anyone else in Britain, either directing one of his own combinations or accompanying famous artists, often under pseudonyms or anonymously. He conducted accompaniments for an impressive list of performers which included Richard Tauber, Sir Harry Lauder, Beatrice Lillie, Larry Adler, Gracie Fields, Vic Oliver, Stanley Holloway, Max Miller, Evelyn Laye and Ivor Novello, to mention but a few of the 80 or so artists he backed! He recorded about 20 sides with the New Mayfair Dance Orchestra in 1935 after Ray Noble left for America. It was in 1934 that Scott-Wood's Six Swingers came into being. This was a rather superior jazz group which really caught the public's attention during its seven-year existence and produced over 50 recordings. George was later described as 'the pioneer of swing music in this country'. In the 1938 Daily Mail radio popularity poll, the Six Swingers were voted top of radio entertainment, with all other dance music grouped together in seventh place. Apart from his considerable talents as a virtuoso pianist, arranger, conductor and composer (of which more later), George Scott-Wood was regarded as one of the country's leading piano-accordion exponents. This instrument has, unfortunately, gone out of fashion in recent decades and I know of people who do not even regard it as a proper musical instrument! Nevertheless, over the years there have been, and still are, many brilliant exponents of the instrument. George Scott-Wood was the author of the first ever comprehensive accordion tutor, published in 1930; indeed, he is credited with having introduced the piano accordion to Great Britain, becoming its first professional exponent. Having spent some years singing Spanish tangos to his own accordion accompaniment, it isn't surprising that his interest was such that in 1934 he became MD of the London Accordion Band, a Regal-Zonophone house band. By 1940, he had formed his own accordion band. This, initially, had nine accordions but, after the war, it reduced to four accordions, bass, drums, guitar and Hawaiian guitar (later vibraphone), with George directing operations from the piano. It always surprises me that accounts of George Scott-Wood's career concentrate on the Six Swingers with little reference to his work with accordions which, after all, represented a much larger part of his career. From 1943 to 1947, George topped theatre bills as a solo pianist, travelling extensively up and down the country. He spent much time visiting garrison theatres, hospitals, factories, remote camps and action stations For many years, popular music at the BBC was handled by the Variety Department (dance music) and the Light Music Department (light orchestras and groups). Despite his long association with dance music, George had always been sympathetic to light music and in 1946 had applied, albeit unsuccessfully, for the position of Head of Light Music at the BBC. Although contracted to the Light Entertainment Department, successor to the Variety Department, George had often included items of light music in his programmes, so in 1957 he applied for an audition with the Light Music Department for a slightly smaller combination which would specialise in this repertoire. The new seven-piece ensemble — George Scott-Wood and his Music — gave its first broadcast in early 1958, the instrumentation being three accordions, piano, guitar, bass and percussion. For a while he continued broadcasting on 'Music While You Work' with the nine-piece accordion band, no doubt hoping to reap the benefits of being contracted to two departments. As stated elsewhere in these profiles, this was not deemed a satisfactory situation by the departments concerned or, indeed by the BBC. So by 1959 all of George's broadcasts, including MWYW, were given by the seven piece group, which also played regularly in other programmes. George was a prolific composer. In 1938, he recorded his 'Dainty Debutante', a brilliant piano feature, with his salon orchestra. The Accordion Band recorded his 'Flying Scotsman' and 'Corn on the Cob' in 1950. Other Scott-Wood 'specials' included 'London Caprice', 'Ici on parle Francais', 'Deb-on-air', 'Serenade to Evening', 'Song without Words', 'A Landler for Sandler', 'Holiday for Accordions', 'Cuba Boogie', 'Penny Farthing Polka', 'The Laughing Seine', 'Conchita's Song', 'Happy Fingers', 'El Cochero', 'Rumbaba', 'Amontillado' and 'Champagne Galop' from his suite 'Carnival of Bacchus', 'Sirocco', 'Clip-Joint', 'Fab', and his famous signature tune, 'Shy Serenade'.
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George Scott-Wood was born in Glasgow on 27th May 1903. He studied the piano from the age of five with Miss Hoffman, Crossland Hirst and Philip Halstead (a pupil of Leschetizky). He performed his first concerto, Beethoven's Third in C Minor, at the age of 16, winning awards at the Glasgow and Edinburgh Music Festivals. He also won (with his brothers) the famous Marchant Cup for Chamber Music. In 1925, George toured the USA, making many concert appearances. His career in popular music started sometime during the twenties when he played with a Glasgow University Band called the Five Omega Collegians, touring and recording with them until their disbandment in 1928, at which time he joined Jay Whidden's Band for a two-year spell as pianist and arranger. In 1930 he became Director of Light Music for Parlophone (under Oscar Preuss) and subsequently for the other three EMI companies — HMV, Regal-Zonophone and Columbia - a post which he held until 1939. The thirties was a decade in which George Scott-Wood really established himself in a big way Apparently, he made more records than anyone else in Britain, either directing one of his own combinations or accompanying famous artists, often under pseudonyms or anonymously. He conducted accompaniments for an impressive list of performers which included Richard Tauber, Sir Harry Lauder, Beatrice Lillie, Larry Adler, Gracie Fields, Vic Oliver, Stanley Holloway, Max Miller, Evelyn Laye and Ivor Novello, to mention but a few of the 80 or so artists he backed! He recorded about 20 sides with the New Mayfair Dance Orchestra in 1935 after Ray Noble left for America. It was in 1934 that Scott-Wood's Six Swingers came into being. This was a rather superior jazz group which really caught the public's attention during its seven-year existence and produced over 50 recordings. George was later described as 'the pioneer of swing music in this country'. In the 1938 Daily Mail radio popularity poll, the Six Swingers were voted top of radio entertainment, with all other dance music grouped together in seventh place. Apart from his considerable talents as a virtuoso pianist, arranger, conductor and composer (of which more later), George Scott-Wood was regarded as one of the country's leading piano-accordion exponents. This instrument has, unfortunately, gone out of fashion in recent decades and I know of people who do not even regard it as a proper musical instrument! Nevertheless, over the years there have been, and still are, many brilliant exponents of the instrument. George Scott-Wood was the author of the first ever comprehensive accordion tutor, published in 1930; indeed, he is credited with having introduced the piano accordion to Great Britain, becoming its first professional exponent. Having spent some years singing Spanish tangos to his own accordion accompaniment, it isn't surprising that his interest was such that in 1934 he became MD of the London Accordion Band, a Regal-Zonophone house band. By 1940, he had formed his own accordion band. This, initially, had nine accordions but, after the war, it reduced to four accordions, bass, drums, guitar and Hawaiian guitar (later vibraphone), with George directing operations from the piano. It always surprises me that accounts of George Scott-Wood's career concentrate on the Six Swingers with little reference to his work with accordions which, after all, represented a much larger part of his career. From 1943 to 1947, George topped theatre bills as a solo pianist, travelling extensively up and down the country. He spent much time visiting garrison theatres, hospitals, factories, remote camps and action stations For many years, popular music at the BBC was handled by the Variety Department (dance music) and the Light Music Department (light orchestras and groups). Despite his long association with dance music, George had always been sympathetic to light music and in 1946 had applied, albeit unsuccessfully, for the position of Head of Light Music at the BBC. Although contracted to the Light Entertainment Department, successor to the Variety Department, George had often included items of light music in his programmes, so in 1957 he applied for an audition with the Light Music Department for a slightly smaller combination which would specialise in this repertoire. The new seven-piece ensemble — George Scott-Wood and his Music — gave its first broadcast in early 1958, the instrumentation being three accordions, piano, guitar, bass and percussion. For a while he continued broadcasting on 'Music While You Work' with the nine-piece accordion band, no doubt hoping to reap the benefits of being contracted to two departments. As stated elsewhere in these profiles, this was not deemed a satisfactory situation by the departments concerned or, indeed by the BBC. So by 1959 all of George's broadcasts, including MWYW, were given by the seven piece group, which also played regularly in other programmes. George was a prolific composer. In 1938, he recorded his 'Dainty Debutante', a brilliant piano feature, with his salon orchestra. The Accordion Band recorded his 'Flying Scotsman' and 'Corn on the Cob' in 1950. Other Scott-Wood 'specials' included 'London Caprice', 'Ici on parle Francais', 'Deb-on-air', 'Serenade to Evening', 'Song without Words', 'A Landler for Sandler', 'Holiday for Accordions', 'Cuba Boogie', 'Penny Farthing Polka', 'The Laughing Seine', 'Conchita's Song', 'Happy Fingers', 'El Cochero', 'Rumbaba', 'Amontillado' and 'Champagne Galop' from his suite 'Carnival of Bacchus', 'Sirocco', 'Clip-Joint', 'Fab', and his famous signature tune, 'Shy Serenade'.
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| Listing ID# | 221137044 |
| Start Time | Sun 10 Mar 2024 07:52:32 (NZST) |
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