Freddy Martin others), which featured the band's pianists Jack Fina, Murray Arnold, and Barclay Allen. In 1946 he recorded "Dingbat the Singing Cat" adapted from Prokofiev's "Peter and the Wolf", and later recorded "A Lover's Concerto", adapted from baroque composer Christian Petzold's "Minuet in G major", two decades before pop group The Toys released it. At this time, Martin enlarged the orchestra to a strength of six violins, four brasses, and a like number of saxes. His band's first hits included "Intermezzo" and "the Hut-Sut Song". Martin was nicknamed "Mr. Silvertone" by saxophonist Johnny Hodges. Chu Berry named Martin his favorite saxophonist.
J. S. Bach-Stiftung J. S. Bach-Stiftung The J. S. Bach-Stiftung, known in English as the J. S. Bach Foundation, is a Swiss foundation established in St. Gallen in 1999 to support the performance of the vocal works of Johann Sebastian Bach. The J. S. Bach-Stiftung was established, using private funds, by the musician Rudolf Lutz (artistic diretor) and the private banker Konrad Hummler. In addition to CD and DVD recordings, the J. S. Bach-Stiftung operates a channel on YouTube, where selected recordings (e.g., excerpts and including individual movements from cantatas). And, since August 2015 the foundation provides its own streaming media platform, from