Arthur Schwartz - “Dancing in the Dark“

Classic jazz standard “Dancing in the Dark“ from LP “Move“ (“Движение“), released 1987, label Melodia С60 26043 003 (Russia). Performed by Arkady Shilkloper (Horn), Mikhail Karetnikov (Double bass). Photos by Alexander Zabrin. #shilkloper #horn #jazzmusic #jazz #doublebass “Dancing in the Dark“ is a popular American song, with music by Arthur Schwartz and lyrics by Howard Dietz, that was introduced by John Barker with Tilly Losch dancing in the 1931 revue The Band Wagon. The song was first recorded by Bing Crosby on August 19, 1931 with Studio Orchestra directed by Victor Young, staying on the pop charts for six weeks, peaking at #3 and helping to make it a lasting standard. The 1941 recording by Artie Shaw and His Orchestra earned Shaw one of his eight gold records at the height of the Big Band era of the 1930s and 1940s. Shaw’s 1940 arrangement was a collaboration between Shaw and his chief arranger, Lenny Hayton, who was also an important Music Director, Music Arranger and Orchestrator at MGM until 1953.