Ted Grouya
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Ted Grouya born Theodor Grouya in Bucharest
, Romania
, was a composer who studied composition with Nadia Boulanger
. He wrote the jazz standard
"Flamingo
" (1941), first recorded by Herb Jeffries and Duke Ellington
, and later recorded by Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass for their album S.R.O.
(1966).
Grouya also wrote the music for the film version of Our Hearts Were Young and Gay
(1944) and other films. In 1949 he married American actrice Mary Meade
.
Bucharest
Bucharest is the capital municipality, cultural, industrial, and financial centre of Romania. It is the largest city in Romania, located in the southeast of the country, at , and lies on the banks of the Dâmbovița River....
, Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
, was a composer who studied composition with Nadia Boulanger
Nadia Boulanger
Nadia Boulanger was a French composer, conductor and teacher who taught many composers and performers of the 20th century.From a musical family, she achieved early honours as a student at the Paris Conservatoire, but believing that her talent as a composer was inferior to that of her younger...
. He wrote the jazz standard
Jazz standard
Jazz standards are musical compositions which are an important part of the musical repertoire of jazz musicians, in that they are widely known, performed, and recorded by jazz musicians, and widely known by listeners. There is no definitive list of jazz standards, and the list of songs deemed to be...
"Flamingo
Flamingo (song)
"Flamingo" is a popular song and jazz standard written byTed Grouya and Edmund Anderson and first performed by Herb Jeffries and Duke Ellington...
" (1941), first recorded by Herb Jeffries and Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington
Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington was an American composer, pianist, and big band leader. Ellington wrote over 1,000 compositions...
, and later recorded by Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass for their album S.R.O.
S.R.O.
S.R.O., issued in 1966, was Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass' seventh album. It included work by Burt Bacharach and Hal David, as well as the band's cover of "Mame" , one of the first TJB recordings to include vocals from Alpert, as he and the group sang the song's chorus in the middle of the...
(1966).
Grouya also wrote the music for the film version of Our Hearts Were Young and Gay
Our Hearts Were Young and Gay
Our Hearts Were Young and Gay is the title of a book by actress Cornelia Otis Skinner and journalist Emily Kimbrough, published in 1942. The book presents a description of their European tour in the 1920s, when they were fresh out of college from Bryn Mawr. Skinner wrote of Kimbrough, "To know...
(1944) and other films. In 1949 he married American actrice Mary Meade
Mary Meade
Mary Meade was an American film actress who rose to fame in the latter 1940s.Born in Louisiana, her first role was in Wonder Man , as a Goldwyn Girl...
.