Chico Marx And His Orchestra

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Chico Marx And His Orchestra

Band, US
Pop and Jazz

Short-lived big band orchestra established in 1942 by Chico Marx and Ben Pollack. Mainly focusing on stage shows, the orchestra released two records with The Hit Record in June, 1942. The orchestra consisted of 16-man band and a vocal group, the lineup changed sporadically during its existence. In the fall of 1942, a 17-year old Mel Tormé joined the group as a singer and vocal arranger. The group eventually disbanded in July of 1943.

Members

	Mel Tormé voc 1925-1999 US
	Barney Kessel g 1923-2004 US
	John Frigo b, vn 1916-2007 US
	George Wettling dr 1907-1968 US
	Marty Napoleon p 1921-2015 US
	Ben Pollack dr 1903-1971 US
	Skip Nelson US
	Gabriel Gelinas sax US
	Marty Marsala tr 1909-1975 US
	Johnny Austin tr 1910-1983 US
	Ziggy Lane voc US
	Chico Marx p, voc 1887-1961 US
	Kim Kimberly voc US
	Bobby Clark tr US
	Elisse Cooper voc US
	Paul Villepigue sax 1919-1953 US
	Hank Kmen cl
	Vernon Yocum as, sax US

Discography

Title	Artist	Year	Type
We Must Be Vigilant (American Patrol) / Johnny Doughboy Found A Rose In Ireland	Chico Marx And His Orchestra	1942	Album
Sweet Eloise / Here You Are	Chico Marx And His Orchestra	1942	Album

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To all the music fans that are contributing on Discogs, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia. Thanks to Franz Flückiger for providing Storygram used to visualize band membership.

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