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Nelson Smock Riddle Jr. (June 1, 1921 – October 6, 1985) [1] was an American arranger, composer, bandleader and orchestrator whose career stretched from the late 1940s to the mid-1980s.
Jun 4, 2021 · Nelson Riddle died on 6 October 1985, aged 64, in Cedars-Sinai Hospital, Los Angeles. He was far and away the most well-known arranger in the jazz/pop fields, easily eclipsing the likes of Jerry Gray, Sy Oliver and his early mentor, Bill Finnegan. It’s both fair and true to say that he brought the word “arranger” out of the backrooms and ...
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Nelson Riddle’s exceptional arrangements for Ella Fitzgerald’s 1959 Gershwin Songbook. 1970 Oscar winning adaptation score written for “Great Gatsby”. 1983 Grammy award winning album “What’s New” with Linda Ronstadt. 1985 Grammy award winning album “Lush Life” with Linda Ronstadt. Received his star on The Hollywood Walk of ...
Nelson Riddle Conducts The 101 Strings (Marble Arch, 1970) [7] Communication ( MPS, 1971) Changing Colors (MPS, 1972) Vive Legrand! (Daybreak, 1973) The Look of Love (Bulldog, 1982) Romance, Fire and Fancy (Intersound, 1983) The Silver Collection (MPS, 1984) [8] With Nat King Cole.
Nelson Smock Riddle was born June 1, 1921 in Oradell. He began studying piano as a child and then switched to trombone when he was 14. After leaving the military, he worked as a trombonist for the Tommy Dorsey orchestra, writing several arrangements (“Laura”, and “I Should Care”), until he retired in 1945. With the help of Bob Bain, he ...
Jul 6, 2023 · Nelson Riddle was one of the greatest arrangers in the history of American popular music. He worked with many of the major pop vocalists of his day, but it was his immortal work with Frank Sinatra, particularly on the singer’s justly revered Capitol concept albums, that cemented his enduring legacy.
Route 66 Theme and Other Great TV Themes is the thirteenth studio album by American composer and arranger Nelson Riddle, named for Riddle's theme music from the television series "Route 66". The album was nominated at the 5th Annual Grammy Awards for the Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Theme and the Grammy Award for Best Instrumental ...
