Frank Chacksfield

法兰克·查克斯菲尔德管弦乐团(Frank Chacksfield and his Orchestra)(英) 中型管弦乐团，擅长演奏电影音乐、百老汇舞台插曲、抒情的流行歌曲改编曲、爵士音乐及改编的古典乐曲。风格严谨流畅。 Frank Chacksfield（法兰克·查克斯菲尔德）1914-1995，英国指挥家。Frank Chacksfield1914年5月9日出生于萨塞克斯郡的巴特尔（Battle, Sussex）。7岁开始学习钢琴，14岁开始第一次独奏演出。22岁时担任过乐队的指挥。二战期间服役，后因病被指派在 BBC广播电台为军队制作娱乐节目。战后制作节目，在此结识了切斯特（Charlie Chester）。战后他们组织了一个由电台和工作室乐手组成的乐队。1953年，他创建了自己的乐队“流行歌手”（The Tunesmiths）。经过努力，乐队开始走红，在各地巡回演出，歌曲登上排行榜前列，并经常录制唱片，还参与电影歌曲的制作。他们在英国和美国都取得了很大的成功。同时乐队规模不断扩大，加入了弦乐手，成为一支管弦乐团，即弗兰克·查克斯菲尔德乐团。通俗音乐之外，查克斯菲尔德及其乐团也演奏了不少科尔·波特（Cole Porter）、格什温和伯林的作品。查克斯菲尔德逝世于1995年6月9日。
by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Frank Chacksfield (b. May 9, 1914, Battle, Sussex, England; d. June 9, 1995) is a pianist and organist who had a series of hit singles in the '50s, most notably with "Ebb Tide."
Chacksfield learned how to play piano as a child. While he was a boy, he was the deputy organist for the local church. Though his parents discouraged him to pursue music as a career, he persevered. In the late '30s, when he was in his mid-20s, he was leading small musical bands in Britain. In 1940, he enlisted in the British army. During the war, he had his first radio broadcast, "Original Songs At the Piano," which orignated from Glasgow. Shortly after its broadcast, Chacksfield landed a job as the arranger for Stars In Battledress, a World War II entertainment troupe.
After the war, Chacksfield supported Charlie Chester's comedy group, Stand Easy. The connection with Chester led to Chacksfield's first recording, as the accompanist for Frederick Ferrari, one of Chester's lead singers. During this time, he was formed his own group, the Tunesmiths, and conducted orchestras for Henry Hall and Geraldo.
Frank Chacksfield signed with Decca and made his recorded solo debut in the early '50s. Soon, he scored a novelty hit single with "Little Red Monkey," which climbed to number three on the British charts in the spring of 1953. That summer, he had a Top 10 hit on both sides of the Atlantic with the "Theme from Limelight," which featured a lush, sweeping orchestra. The next year, Chacksfield followed with "Ebb Tide," which replicated the arrangement for "Limelight" and was equally successful. It was his first US hit single, peaking at number two.
For the rest of the '50s, Chacksfield released a series of popular instrumental singles, as well as accompanying albums. In the '60s, he had a weekly program on British radio; as he got older, he made the occasional appearance on UK radio shows.
Frank Chacksfield continued to record into the '90s; his last album was Thanks for the Memories (Academy Award Winners 1934-55), which was 1991.