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A Band Is Born
''A Band Is Born'' is a 1952 album by the arranger and composer Billy May. Reception The Billboard (magazine), ''Billboard'' magazine review from April 20, 1957, upon the album's reissue commented that "dealers can expect many buys from fans who favor the distinctive May style". Track listing # "Charmaine (song), Charmaine" (Erno Rapee, Lew Pollack) # "Lean, Baby" (Billy May) # "Unforgettable (Nat King Cole song), Unforgettable" (Irving Gordon) # "Fat Man Boogie" (May) # "There Is No Greater Love" (Isham Jones, Marty Symes) # "I Guess I'll Have to Change My Plan" (Arthur Schwartz, Howard Dietz) # "Mayhem" (May) # "When My Sugar Walks Down the Street" (Gene Austin, Irving Mills, Jimmy McHugh) *''Tracks on 1957 reissue:'' # "All of Me (Ruth Etting song), All of Me" (Gerald Marks, Seymour Simons) # "My Silent Love" (Edward Heyman, Dana Suesse) # "Lulu's Back In Town" (Al Dubin, Harry Warren) # "If I Had You (1928 song), If I Had You" (Jimmy Campbell (songwriter), Jimmy Campbell, Regin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy May
Edward William May Jr. (November 10, 1916 – January 22, 2004) was an American composer, arranger and trumpeter. He composed film and television music for ''The Green Hornet'' (1966), ''The Mod Squad'' (1968), ''Batman'' (with '' Batgirl'' theme, 1967), and '' Naked City'' (1960). He collaborated on films such as '' Pennies from Heaven'' (1981), and orchestrated '' Cocoon'', and '' Cocoon: The Return'', among others. May wrote arrangements for many top singers, including Frank Sinatra, Yma Sumac, Nat King Cole, Anita O'Day, Peggy Lee, Vic Damone, Bobby Darin, Johnny Mercer, Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Prima, Keely Smith, Jack Jones, Bing Crosby, Sandler and Young, Nancy Wilson, Rosemary Clooney, The Andrews Sisters and Ella Mae Morse. He also collaborated with satirist Stan Freberg on several classic 1950s and 1960s comedy music albums. As a trumpet player in the 1940s Big Band era, May recorded such songs as "Measure for Measure", "Long Tall Mama", and "Boom Shot", with Glenn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |