Froeba held jobs in the bands of Johnny Wiggs and John Tobin while still in his teens.[1] He played with Johnny de Droit in New York City in 1924-1925, then led his own band in Atlantic City in the latter half of the decade, in addition to moonlighting in other dance ensembles.[2] He recorded with Jack Purvis in 1930 and with Jack Bland in 1932, then worked with Benny Goodman in 1933-1935.[2] From 1935 to 1944, he led his own band, including on recordings for Columbia and Decca. Among his sideman were Bunny Berigan, Jack Purvis, Bobby Hackett and Joe Marsala. He was a house pianist for Decca in the 1930s and 1940s, playing behind Bob Howard and Lil Armstrong, among others. In 1955, he moved to Miami and performed as Frank Froba, moving more into popular performance.[1]
frank, froeba, froba, august, 1907, orleans, february, 1981, miami, american, jazz, pianist, bandleader, froeba, held, jobs, bands, johnny, wiggs, john, tobin, while, still, teens, played, with, johnny, droit, york, city, 1924, 1925, then, band, atlantic, city. Frank Froeba or Froba August 1907 New Orleans February 16 1981 Miami was an American jazz pianist and bandleader 1 Froeba held jobs in the bands of Johnny Wiggs and John Tobin while still in his teens 1 He played with Johnny de Droit in New York City in 1924 1925 then led his own band in Atlantic City in the latter half of the decade in addition to moonlighting in other dance ensembles 2 He recorded with Jack Purvis in 1930 and with Jack Bland in 1932 then worked with Benny Goodman in 1933 1935 2 From 1935 to 1944 he led his own band including on recordings for Columbia and Decca Among his sideman were Bunny Berigan Jack Purvis Bobby Hackett and Joe Marsala He was a house pianist for Decca in the 1930s and 1940s playing behind Bob Howard and Lil Armstrong among others In 1955 he moved to Miami and performed as Frank Froba moving more into popular performance 1 One of his more popular tracks Jumpin Jive which Froeba co wrote with Cab Calloway was recorded by Joe Jackson on his Joe Jackson s Jumpin Jive album 2 References edit a b c Frank Froeba Biography Songs amp Albums AllMusic Retrieved September 2 2021 a b c Colin Larkin ed 1992 The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music First ed Guinness Publishing p 925 ISBN 0 85112 939 0 Other sources edit Frank Froeba The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz External links editFrank Froeba recordings at the Discography of American Historical Recordings Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Frank Froeba amp oldid 1218366068, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
