Emmanuel Klein (February 4, 1908 – May 31, 1994) was an American jazz trumpeter most associated with

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Career

Born in

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, Klein began recording with The Ambassadors for Vocalion in 1924, worked with

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in 1928 and was active throughout the 1930s as a studio musician and playing with Jimmy Dorsey,

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, the

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and others. In 1937, he moved to California and worked with

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's orchestra. In 1939 he declined an offer from Fritz Reiner to join the

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. In early 1940 he appeared on Artie Shaw recordings. He worked on soundtracks and played trumpet for the film '' From Here to Eternity'' (1953) but was uncredited. He worked with musicians associated with

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in the 1950s. Klein voiced-over Ziggy Elman's trumpet parts on the soundtrack of the movie ''

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''. Klein studied with Max Schlossberg of the New York Philharmonic. Although he did not play first trumpet, he was a member of the

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under

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. In 1953, he appeared on the

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album Concerto In C Minor For Piano by

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and ''The Four Temperaments'' by

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with Victor Aller and Felix Slatkin. During the early 1960s, Mannie Klein appeared on several

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recordings. He played

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's hit version of the

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to the film '' The Good, the Bad and the Ugly'' (1966).Hyatt, Wesley (1999). ''The Billboard Book of #1 Adult Contemporary Hits'' (Billboard Publications), page 66. In the 1970's, Klein toured and recorded as a freelance jazz musician, notably in Holland with the Ted Easton Jazzband and American trombone veteran Spiegle Willcox and tenorist Bert Noah.

Death

Klein died at the age of 86 in Los Angeles, California, on May 31, 1994.

Partial discography

With

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*''

It's All Over but the Swingin' ''It's All Over but the Swingin'' is a 1957 album by Sammy Davis Jr., arranged by Jack Pleis and Morty Stevens. Track listing # "Guess I'll Hang My Tears out to Dry" (Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne) – 4:43 # "But Not for Me (song), But Not for Me" (Ge ...

'' (Decca, 1957) With Junior Mance *''

Get Ready, Set, Jump!!! ''Get Ready, Set, Jump!!!'' is an album by jazz pianist Junior Mance, recorded in 1964 and released on the Capitol label.Pete Rugolo *''

Ten Trumpets and 2 Guitars ''Ten Trumpets and 2 Guitars'' is an album by composer, arranger and conductor Pete Rugolo featuring performances recorded in 1961 and first released on the Mercury label as part of its audiophile Perfect Presence Sound Series.Vince Guaraldi Sextet *'' It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown: Music from the Soundtrack'' (Concord, 1966)

Partial filmography

*'' From Here to Eternity'' (1953) - Trumpet Player (uncredited) *''

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'' (1962, Short) - Musician-Trumpet (final film role)

References

* Allen P. Britton, Michael Meckna: ''Twentieth-century brass soloists''. Greenwood Press, Westport, Conn, 1994. * Michael Cuscuna, Michel Ruppi: ''The Blue Note label. A discography''. Greenwood Press, Westport, Conn. 2001. * Colin Larkin: ''The Encyclopedia of Popular Music''. Third edition. Macmillan, New York, N.Y. 1998.

External links

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