Arrangers

This audio only interview was conducted for a radio program by Dan Del Fiorentino and donated to the NAMM Oral History program: Manny Albam was taught how to arrange jazz for a big band while working with Georgie Auld's Orchestra. Georgie's arranger at the time was Budd Johnson who took Manny under...

Arrangers, Big Bands, Band Leaders, Jazz, Deceased, Audio Only, Count Basie, Composer/Songwriter, Dominican Republic, Leonard Bernstein

Paul Weston

This audio only interview was conducted for a radio program by Dan Del Fiorentino and donated to the NAMM Oral History program: Paul Weston was an arranger for several dance bands before forming his own orchestra during the Big Band Era. He arranged for Tommy Dorsey's band and wrote several...

Arrangers, Band Leaders, Big Bands, The Sing Era, Audio Only, Deceased, Tommy Dorsey, Television, Motion Pictures, Ella Fitzgerald, Composer/Songwriter

Van Alexander

Van Alexander co-wrote “A-Tisket, A-Tasket” with Ella Fitzgerald while both worked in the Chick Webb Orchestra back in 1938. The success of that song led to a job as arranger for Webb as well as Benny Goodman and Paul Whiteman and super stardom for Ella. Van formed his own band during the wonderful...

Deceased, Jazz, Ella Fitzgerald, Benny Goodman, Film Scores-Soundtracks, Big Bands, Composer/Songwriter, Music Publishing, Chick Webb, Paul Whiteman, Centenarians, Television Scoring, Audio Only, Multiple Interviews, Bing Crosby, The Sing Era, Arrangers, ASMAC, Musical Director

Billy May

Billy May was a fun loving trumpeter who arranged some of the best-loved music of the Big Band Era! His humor and musical talents provided hit recordings for Glenn Miller, Charlie Barnet and Frank Sinatra, to name but three. His enormous output included radio, TV and movie work as well as thousands...

Jazz, Trumpets, Big Bands, Arrangers, Composer/Songwriter, Band and Orchestra, Deceased, Sammy Nestico, Glenn Miller, Multiple Interviews, Audio Only, Comedy, Full Interview

Benny Carter

This audio only interview was conducted for a radio program by Dan Del Fiorentino and donated to the NAMM Oral History program: Benny Carter was among the most creative jazz composers and arrangers in a career that spanned the 1930s through the 1990s. He first recorded with Charlie Johnson's...

Arrangers, Jazz, Band Leaders, Big Bands, Audio Only, Deceased, Composer/Songwriter, Teddy Wilson

Quincy Jones

Quincy Jones! How can you write a few sentences to describe Quincy Jones? His long and amazing career in music has produced the soundtrack to many of our own life experiences and his drive to create and innovate has benefited music lovers around the world! It is such an honor to have captured some...

Arrangers

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