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Ted Grouya (31 July 1910 – 14 April 2000) born Teodor Gruia in Bucharest, Romania, was a composer who studied composition with Nadia Boulanger. He wrote the jazz standard "Flamingo" (1940), first recorded by Herb Jeffries and Duke Ellington.
Flamingo" (1940) is a popular song and jazz standard written by Ted Grouya with lyrics by Edmund Anderson and first recorded by singer Herb Jeffries and the Duke Ellington Orchestra on December 28, 1940, for Victor Records (catalog No. 27326B).
Ted Grouya was born in Bucharest, Romania, and after arriving in the U.S. he studied composition with the brilliant teacher Nadia Boulanger, whose students included Aaron Copeland, Virgil Thompson and Quincy Jones. Although he loved classical music, he was also a jazz fan, especially fond of the music of Duke Ellington.
Ted Grouya. Soundtrack: Cinderella Swings It. Songwriter ("Flamingo"), composer and author, educated at the Conservatory of Bucharest, Sorbonne, and the Ecole Normale de Musique, and a student of Alfred Corot, Dandelot, and Nadia Boulanger.
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Origin of the song. The singer Herb Jeffries tell that, a night in 1940, when he was performing with Duke Ellington’s orchestra in the Pearl Theatre of Philadelphia, a stranger approached and said in a French accent: ‘M. Jeffries, I’m Ted Grouya. I beg you to show my song to M. Ellington’.
PerformersDate Of RecordingMusicians Who Took Part In The RecordingHerman Chittison1941.09.17Herman Chittison (p)1944.05.26Eddie Heywood (p), Johnny Hodges (as), ...1950.10.03Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn (p)Earl Bostic Orchestra1951.01.10Earl Bostic (as), Gene Redd (tp, vib), ...Adriano Pateri - Piano;Giulio Gasparini - Tenor Sax;Salvatore De Stefani - Keyboard; Gianni Flores - Vocal; Marcello Rocchetti - Bass. https://www.youtube.co...
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Apr 9, 2019 · Short presentation of th efstival by Theodore “Teddy” Grouya, the Founder and Director of the festival. He also shared about his future film project currently in pre production. By ...
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