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American musician, conductor, arranger & bandleader, most notable for his 1956 recording "(Themes From) The Man With the Golden Arm".
Born June 26, 1914 in Evanston or Chicago, Illinois.
Died August 19, 1993 in Santa Monica, California.
Father of Broadway lyricist & director Richard Maltby Jr..
After studying briefly at Northwestern University's music school, he left college to become a full time musician. He played trumpet with several big bands, including those of Little Jack Little, Roger Pryor, Bob Strong and Henry Busse, as well as also doing some arranging. In 1940, he took a job as an arranger for the orchestra of the Chicago-based radio station, WBBM, before moving to New York in 1945 to become an arranger-conductor on network radio, where he worked with Paul Whiteman. In 1942, Benny Goodman recorded his composition "Six Flats Unfurnished."
During the post-war years, he made several recordings for subsidiary labels of RCA Victor, and in 1954, finally scored a Top 40 hit with "St. Louis Blues Mambo". In 1955, he began leading his own dance band, with which he had his Top 20 hit, "(Themes From) The Man With the Golden Arm," in the spring of the following year. He left RCA for Columbia Records in 1959, then moved to Roulette Records a year later. He stopped recording on his own during the mid-1960s.
He was also the musical director of SESAC Jazz Classics between 1950-1965, and recorded several transcriptions for radio. As a conductor, he worked with singers such as Peggy Lee, Sarah Vaughan, Johnnie Ray, Vic Damone and Ethel Merman, and after he stopped recording on his own, he served as an arranger and conductor for Lawrence Welk on records and television.
A heart condition in his later years forced him into retirement, and he underwent several operations prior to his death.
2017
Calle Mayor
CD, Comp, RM
2017
2002
Collectables, Sony Music Custom Marketing Group
CD, Comp
2002
Capitol Records, Capitol Records
CD, Comp, RM
1960
Columbia
7", Single
1958
Sesac Repertory Recording
7", EP
1958
Sesac Recordings
LP
1956
Vik
7", EP
1956
1956
1952
SESAC Repertory Recording
7", EP, Promo
The United States Air Force
7", Single
Columbia
7", EP, Promo
Vik
7", Comp
The Veterans Administration
LP, Transcription
Sesac Repertory Recording
7", EP
Columbia
7", EP, Promo
1969
Not On Label
LP
1964
1960
Not On Label
LP, Album
2016
Phono (4)
3xCD, Comp, RM
2015
ZYX Music
LP, Album, Comp, Mono
2013
Acrobat Music
Box + 4xCD, Album, Comp
2013
Broadway (10)
CD, Album
2011
Membran, Motéma, ZOHO
52xCD, Comp + Box
2008
Mosaic Records (2)
7xCD, Comp + Box, Ltd, Num
2007
Ambiances Magnétiques
DVD-V, Multichannel, NTSC
2006
2005
Comodo (2)
CD, Comp
2003
2002
Fondart
CD, Album
2001
Time Life Music, EMI-Capitol Music Special Markets
2xCD, Comp
2000
Not On Label
CD
2000
Classics (11)
CD, Comp
1999
Ottenheimer Creations
CD, Comp
1999
UNCW Jazz
CD
1999
1997
Marimack Productions
CD, Album
1997
Royal Australian Navy
CD, Album
1995
1993
Verve Records
LP, Comp, Mono
1992
Phontastic
CD, Mono
1992
Hamilton
Cass
1991
1990
1988
Vogue
CD, Comp
1988
1986
1984
André Records
LP
1984
Proprius
LP, Album
1984
Not On Label
LP, Album
1983
1982
1981
1980
MCM Records (5)
LP
1979
MCM Records (5), MCM Records (5)
LP
1979
1978
BMCe. Records
LP, Album, Gat
1977
MCM Records (5), MCM Records (5)
LP, Album
1975
Regal
LP, Album
1975
MCM Records (5), MCM Records (5)
LP
1975
1975
1975
1973
Jockey Records (3)
LP, Quad
1973
Audio House
LP
1973
Grammofonverket
LP
1972
1972
1970
UA Recording
2xLP
1970
1970
1969
MCM Records (5)
LP, Album
1969
Fredlo
LP
1969
1968
Ranwood
7", Jukebox
1968
United Recording Services
2xLP
1968
1968
1968
1968
1968
1968
1968
1967
RPC
LP, Album
1967
Century Records (4)
LP
1966
1966
1965
Century Custom Records
LP, Album
1964
Sesac Recordings
LP, Album, Mono
1964
Not On Label
7", S/Sided, Promo
1964
Sesac Recordings
LP, Mono
1963
Sesac Recordings
LP
1962
Sesac Repertory Recording, Sesac Repertory Recording
7", Promo
1962
Sesac Recordings
LP, Mono
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