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Simon Hugh Zentner (June 13, 1917 in New York City, United States – January 31, 2000 in Las Vegas, Nevada) was an American jazz trombonist and big-band leader. [1] Zentner played in the bands of Les Brown, Harry James, and Jimmy Dorsey in the 1940s, then moved to Los Angeles, where he worked as a studio musician. [1]
Zentner's ensemble was voted "Best Big Band" for 13 straight years by Down Beat, and Zentner himself was voted named Best Trombonist in a Playboy Reader's Poll. In 1962, his album Up a Lazy...
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Sep 24, 2019 · 42.5K subscribers. Subscribed. 68. 6.6K views 4 years ago. Up A Lazy River (Carmichael-Arodin) by Si Zentner & his Orchestra The Hoagy Carmichael standard, arranged in the then-trendy ‘twist’...
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Jan 31, 2000 · Explore Si Zentner's discography including top tracks, albums, and reviews. Learn all about Si Zentner on AllMusic.
Feb 2, 2000 · Si Zentner was a jazz musician who performed with Les Brown, Jimmy Dorsey and MGM Studios orchestras and later as a bandleader and musician. He won two Grammy awards and was music director for the \"Folies Bergere\" at the Tropicana hotel in Las Vegas.
Si Zentner. Simon Hugh Zentner was an American jazz trombonist and big-band leader. Zentner played in the bands of Les Brown, Harry James, and Jimmy Dorsey in the 1940s, then moved to Los Angeles, where he worked as a studio musician. He also landed a job with MGM from 1949 to the mid-50s, and was involved in the music for films such as Singin ...
Feb 3, 2000 · Feb. 3, 2000 12 AM PT. Si Zentner, 82, Las Vegas trombonist who performed frequently at Disneyland and made a hit recording of “Up a Lazy River.” His 1961 instrumental arrangement of the old...