FRENESI

Created on 20/03/2004
Latest update on 03/11/2023

Artist: Pedro Vargas
Author: Alberto Dominguez
Label: Victor (Mexico)
Year: 1939

With the Rafael De Paz orchestra (Mexico). Alberto Rodriguez also wrote Perfidia (see there).

Covers:

1939:

Lupita Palomera

1939:

Machito

1940:

Artie Shaw [n°1 US after a two month stay in Mexico; later also used in Woody Allen film Radio Days]

1940:

Xavier Cugat [instrumental]

1940:

Woody Herman

1940:

Glenn Miller

1940:

Benny Goodman

1940:

Ginny Simms

1941:

Frank Sinatra [with the Jimmy Dorsey orchestra]

1951:

Lester Young

1951:

Dave Brubeck

1952:

Gerry Mulligan [with Chet Baker and Chico Hamilton]

1953:

Erroll Garner

1955:

Betty Carter

1956:

Chico O'Farrill [as cha cha cha]

1957:

Perez Prado

1958:

Anita O'Day

1958:

Four Freshmen

1958:

Tito Rodriguez

1959:

Mel Tormé

1961:

Ben E. King

1961:

Eydie Gorme

1962:

Les Elgart [as Frenesi Twist]

1963:

Julie London

1992:

Linda Ronstadt [in Spanish]

2013:

Natalie Cole

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