Irving Fields

American cocktail pianist famous for fusion of Latin and Jewish music (1915–2016)

Born: 4 August 1915
New York City
Died: 20 August 2016
Manhattan
Country: United States
Record labels: Decca

Biography

Irving Fields was a jazz musician who played piano. Irving Fields was born on 4 August 1915 in New York City and died on 20 August 2016 in Manhattan. The music is usually filed under lounge music. Record labels: Decca.

Irving Fields (born Yitzhak Schwartz; August 4, 1915 – August 20, 2016) was an American pianist and lounge music artist who was born in New York City. Some of his most noteworthy compositions include "Miami Beach Rhumba"; "Managua, Nicaragua"; and "Chantez, Chantez," covered by Dinah Shore in 1957. From November 1, 1954 to January 3, 1955, he and his orchestra appeared on the DuMont Television Network series The Ilona Massey Show, hosted by Ilona Massey.

Read the full article on Wikipedia ↗ · From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Historic 78 rpm records

TITINA IRVING FIELDS TRIO · The Three Beaus and a Peep · Jack Mahoney · Leo… archive.org ↗
MEXICAN GRASSHOPPER IRVING FIELDS TRIO · Irving Fields archive.org ↗