''I Love to Polka'' is an album by
Jimmy Sturr
James W. Sturr Jr. is an American polka musician, trumpeter, clarinetist, saxophonist and leader of Jimmy Sturr & His Orchestra. His recordings have won 18 out of the 24 Grammy Awards given for Best Polka Album. Sturr's orchestra is on the Top Te ...
and His Orchestra, released through
Rounder Records
Rounder Records is an independent record label founded in 1970 in Somerville, Massachusetts by Marian Leighton Levy, Ken Irwin, and Bill Nowlin. Focused on American roots music, Rounder's catalogue of more than 3000 titles includes records by Al ...
in 1995. In 1996, the album won Sturr the
Grammy Award
The Grammy Awards (stylized as GRAMMY), or simply known as the Grammys, are awards presented by the Recording Academy of the United States to recognize "outstanding" achievements in the music industry. They are regarded by many as the most pres ...
for
Best Polka Album
The Grammy Award for Best Polka Album was an award presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, to recording artists for quality polka albums. Honors in several categories are ...
.
Track listing
# "It's Party Time" (Zalac) – 2:41
# "Dancing Clarinets" (Sturr) – 2:14
# "Bed of Roses" (Urbanovitch) – 2:34
# "I L.O.V.E. Y.O.U." (Brown, Sturr) – 3:02
# "Button Box Fever" (Rink) – 2:23
# "Gettin' Married" (Biskup) – 2:28
# "I Love to Polka" (Filipowski) – 3:10
# "Nat the Cat" (Will) – 2:45
# "My Mary" (Resetar) – 2:45
# "Skylark" (Solek) – 2:47
# "Last Night" (Rink) – 2:47
# "Here We Come/The Polish Polka" (Sturr) – 2:40
# "Blaze of Glory" (Keith, Morrison, Slate) – 2:45
Personnel
* Gene Bartkiewicz – accordion
* Doyle Brown – visual coordinator
* Basia Ciborowski – vocals
* Dennis Coyman – drums
* Todd Culross – assistant engineer
* Wally Czerniawski – accordion
* Dave Czohara – trumpet
* Will Dombrowski – engineer
* Nancy Given – design
* Ken Harbus – trumpet
* The Jordanaires – vocals, group
* Johnny Karas – tenor saxophone, vocals
* Ella Kuzdzal – vocals
* Joe Magnuszewski – clarinet, alto saxophone
* Jeff Miller – piano
* Al Noble – trumpet
* Eric Parks – trumpet
* Tom Pick – producer, engineer, mixing
* Dennis Polisky – clarinet, alto saxophone
* Mike Ralff – bass
* Lynn Marie Rink – accordion
* Bill Shibilski – liner notes
*
Jimmy Sturr
James W. Sturr Jr. is an American polka musician, trumpeter, clarinetist, saxophonist and leader of Jimmy Sturr & His Orchestra. His recordings have won 18 out of the 24 Grammy Awards given for Best Polka Album. Sturr's orchestra is on the Top Te ...
– clarinet, arranger, alto saxophone, producer, mixing
* Frank Urbanovitch – fiddle, vocals
* Shonna Valeska – photography
* Henry Will – arranger
* Hank Williams – mastering
See also
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Polka in the United States Polka is a music and dance style that originated in Europe in the 1830s and came to American society when people immigrated from Eastern Europe. A fast style in 2/4 time, and often associated with the pre–World War II era, polka remains a dynami ...
References
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1995 albums
Grammy Award for Best Polka Album
Jimmy Sturr albums
Rounder Records albums