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1 day ago · Noted movie composer Johnny Mandel recounted later that when he came up empty on the stupid requirement, Altman told him, “All is not lost. I’ve got a fifteen-year-old kid who’s a total idiot.” Young Mike Altman quickly cranked out four verses and a chorus, which Mandel set to music.
5 days ago · There is an enchanting air of timelessness about her 1992 album Here’s to Life, which saw her trio paired with lush orchestrations by Johnny Mandel, who once described her as “like having two heads” because of her unparalleled skills as both pianist and vocalist.
2 days ago · John Alfred Mandel, born November 23, 1925, in New York City, is a well-known jazz trombonist and songwriter who worked with such luminaries as Jimmy Dorsey, Count Basie and Artie Shaw, writing songs for these jazz greats.
5 days ago · Don’t Get Around Much Anymore, another Ellington composition which became a standard, features a sax solo by the great Johnny Hodges.
5 days ago · Alongside new takes of three of his own compositions, including the opening title track from his 2017 album Marseille, Ballades also features versions of Bill Evans’ “Your Story,” Johnny Mandel and Johnny Mercer’s “Emily” and more.
4 days ago · Dat Dere (Bobby Timmons, 1960) Davenport Blues (Bix Beiderbecke, 1925) Day by Day. Day Dream. Day In, Day Out (Rube Bloom and Johnny Mercer, 1939) Day Waves (Chick Corea, 1975) The Day You Came Along (Sam Coslow, Arthur Johnston, 1933) Days and Nights Waiting (Charles Lloyd, 1967) Days of Wine and Roses.
1 day ago · Foti’s recordings and live shows have been praised by such diverse artists as piano virtuoso Van Cliburn, composer Johnny Mandel, trumpeter Chris Botti, and a host of other music and...
