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John Alfred Mandel (November 23, 1925 – June 29, 2020) was an American composer and arranger of popular songs, film music and jazz. The musicians he worked with include Count Basie, Frank Sinatra, Peggy Lee, Anita O'Day, Barbra Streisand, Tony Bennett, Diane Schuur and Shirley Horn.
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Nov 22, 2010 · Johnny Mandel, a elegant arranger, composer, conductor and bass trumpeter who began his career writing for big bands in the 1940s, crossed over to jazz in the '50s and wound up scoring movies in the late 1950s and beyond, including main titles that became standards, died June 29.
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Johnny Mandel was the composer who gave M*A*S*H its theme song, “Suicide is Painless”, who wrote the Oscar-winning “The Shadow of Your Smile” for The Sandpiper, and whose talents as an ...
King of Swing, an Album by Count Basie. Released in 1956 on Clef (catalog no. MG C-724; Vinyl LP). Genres: Big Band, Swing. Rated #234 in the best albums of 1956. Featured peformers: Wendell Culley (trumpet), Reunald Jones (trumpet), Joe Newman (trumpet), Henry Coker (trombone), Benny Powell (trombone), Marshall Royal (alto saxophone, clarinet ...
Jun 30, 2020 · Johnny Mandel, the prolific composer and arranger who worked with Frank Sinatra, Count Basie, Barbra Streisand and more — and famously composed the theme song for M*A*S*H — has died,...
