Benny Goodman & His Orchestra - Victor 25442 (1936)

Benny Goodman cl, dir / Gordon Griffin, Zeke Zarchy, Ziggy Elman t / Red Ballard, Murray McEachern tb / Hymie Schertzer, Bill DePew as / Arthur Rollini, Vido Musso ts / Jess Stacy p / Allen Reuss g / Harry Goodman sb / Gene Krupa d / Helen Ward v.

Recorded in New York on October 7, 1936.

Bob Haggart & Ray Bauduc / Bob Crosby & His Orchestra - Decca 25117 (1938)

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"Big Noise from Winnetka" is a jazz composition co-written by composer and bass player Bob Haggart, and first recorded in 1938, featuring Haggart and drummer Ray Bauduc, both members of a sub-group of the Bob Crosby Orchestra called "The Bobcats". The recording is remarkable for its unusual duet feature: Haggart whistles the melody and plays the bass, while only Bauduc accompanies him on the drums. Halfway through the solo, Bauduc starts drumming on the strings of the double bass, while Haggart continues to play with his left hand, creating a percussive bass solo. The original version was just bass and drums but many other arrangements have been performed including one by the Bob Crosby big band with the band's vocal group.

After the success of the initial recording, Haggart and Bauduc performed this song frequently for the rest of their careers, including in several films, most notably in 1941's Let's Make Music and 1943's Reveille with Beverly. The original recording was featured on the soundtrack of Raging Bull. Nick Nolte and Debra Winger danced to a version credited to Bob Crosby and the Bobcats in the 1982 film Cannery Row.

The song was a spontaneous composition, created at the Blackhawk in Chicago in 1938. When some of the band were late getting back from a break, Haggart and Bauduc started free improvising while they waited and "Big Noise" was the result. It was a joint composition, later formalized by arranger Haggart. Later, lyrics were written.

Bob Haggart sb, whistling / Ray Bauduc d.

Recorded in Chicago on October 14, 19380

Bob Crosby dir / Zeke Zarchy, Sterling Bose, Billy Butterfield t / Ward Silloway, Warren Smith tb / Irving Fazola cl / Matty Matlock cl, as, a / Joe Kearns as / Eddie Miller cl, ts / Gil Rodin ts / Bob Zurke p / Nappy Lamare g / Bob Haggart sb / Ray Bauduc d.

Recorded in Chicago on October 19, 1938.

Joe Haymes & His Orchestra - Melotone 6-05-09 (1936)

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Rubin "Zeke" Zarchy (June 12, 1915 – April 12, 2009) was an American lead trumpet player of the big band and swing eras.

Trumpeters Zeke Zarchy (right) and Louis Armstrong visit during a rehearsal for a Los Angeles TV show in the late 1960s.

He joined the Joe Haymes orchestra in 1934, then played with Benny Goodman in 1936 and Artie Shaw in 1937. From 1937 to 1942, he worked and recorded with the bands of Red Norvo, Bob Crosby, Glenn Miller, Mildred Bailey, Frank Sinatra, Helen Ward, Judy Garland, Tommy Dorsey, and Ella Fitzgerald.

Zeke's trumpet can be heard on recordings as Benny Goodman's "Bugle Call Rag", Glenn Miller's "Moonlight Cocktail", and Bob Crosby's South Rampart Street Parade.

When World War II broke out, Zarchy was the first musician chosen by Glenn Miller for what became Miller's Army Air Force Band (officially, the 418th Army Band) where Zarchy played lead trumpet and was Master (First) Sergeant from 1942 to 1945.

After the war, singer Frank Sinatra invited Zarchy to move to Los Angeles, where he became a first-call studio musician. He played on the recordings of hundreds of vocalists, including Louis Armstrong, Tony Bennett, Dinah Shore, and The Mills Brothers. His trumpet is heard in the soundtracks of many classic Hollywood movies, including West Side Story (1961), Dr. Zhivago (1965) and the The Glenn Miller Story (1954).

During the 1960s and '70s, he played in the house bands of several CBS TV variety shows, including The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, The Danny Kaye Show and The Jonathan Winters Show, and was a member of the NBC Staff Orchestras in New York and Los Angeles.

In his later years, Zarchy made many music tours of Europe, South America, and Australia, as well as 32 concert trips to Japan. He tutored several young trumpet players who became successful performers and studio musicians. He died on April 12, 2009 at the age of 93.

Cliff Weston t, v / Zeke Zarchy, Gordon Griffin t / Mike Michaels, Frank Llewellyn tb / Leo White cl / Edgar Sarason as / Freddy Fallensby ts / Ben Herrod bar / Bill Miller p / Brick Fleagle g / Jack Fay sb / Charlie Bush d / Joe Haymes ldr / The Headliners v.