So Rare

Band leader and pianist Gus Arnheim and his Orchestra with the vocal styling of Jimmy Farrell were the first to release the record "So Rare" (Sharpe - Herst) in 1937. A few members of his orchestra in the early thirties include Buddy Clark, Fred McMurray, Eddie Cantor, Ross Columbo and Joan Crawford.

Jimmy Dorsey's 1957 cover of "So Rare" with his orchestra and chorus (the Artie Malvin Singers) featured his alto saxophone and peaked at number two in Billboard even though this was during the apex of rock and roll. This is from the album "The Fabulous Jimmy Dorsey".