"''La Cinquantaine''" (French "the fiftieth anniversary") is a piece of music which was composed by

Jean Gabriel-Marie Jean Gabriel Prosper Marie (8 January 1852 – 29 August 1928) was a French romantic composer and conductor. Biography Gabriel-Marie was born in Paris, France on 8 January 1852. He studied at the Conservatoire de Paris and held a prominent posi ...

in 1887. A swing arrangement of the work by James "Jiggs" Noble, recorded in New York City in late 1940 or early 1941 by

Woody Herman Woodrow Charles Herman (May 16, 1913 – October 29, 1987) was an American jazz clarinetist, saxophonist, singer, and big band leader. Leading groups called "The Herd", Herman came to prominence in the late 1930s and was active until his dea ...

and his orchestra as "The Golden Wedding", became a 1941 hit and a

jazz standard Jazz standards are musical compositions that 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 lis ...

. The record is notable for its extended (34 bars) drum solo by

Frankie Carlson Frankie may refer to: People *Frankie (musician), indie pop musician from Los Angeles, California * Frankie Abernathy (1981–2007), American MTV Real World cast member * Frankie Adams (born 1994), Samoan New Zealand actress *Frankie Avalon (born ...

Audio recordings

;Classical :1947 –

John Serry Sr. John Serry Sr. (born John Serrapica; January 29, 1915 – September 14, 2003) was an American concert accordionist, arranger, composer, organist, and educator. He performed on the CBS Radio and Television networks and contributed to Voic ...

with Joe Biviano's Accordion & Rhythm Sextette on the album ''Accordion Capers'' for

Sonora Sonora (), officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Sonora ( en, Free and Sovereign State of Sonora), is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the Administrative divisions of Mexico, Federal Entities of Mexico. The state is d ...

records :1954 –

performed/arranged the composition for accordion & his ensemble for RCA Victor(''See

RCA Thesaurus thumb RCA Thesaurus, a brand owned by RCA Victor, was a supplier of electrical transcriptions. Efforts were made as early as 1936 to consolidate The RCA Victor Transcription service with NBC's independent transcription service within the NBC radio n ...

).'' ;Jazz :1941 – Woody Herman and his Orchestra, recorded NYC 13 February 1941. Personnel: John Owens, Steady Nelson, Cappy Lewis ''trumpets''; Vic Hamman, Neil Reid, Bud Smith ''trombones''; Woody Herman ''clarinet''; Eddie Scalzi, Herb Tomkins ''alto saxes''; Micky Folus, Saxie Mansfield ''tenor saxes''; Tommy Linehan ''piano''; Hy White ''guitar''; Walter Yoder ''bass''; Frank Carlson ''drums''; re-released in UK on Brunswick LAT8092 (10" LP) 1955.

References

Instrumentals Jazz compositions 1940s jazz standards 1887 compositions {{1940s-jazz-composition-stub