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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]
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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 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.
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...