Bob Bain

Robert F. "Bob" Bain (born January 26, 1924 in Chicago ; † June 2018 ) was an American studio and jazz musician ( guitar , also bass guitar , banjo , mandolin ) and arranger , who was popular with the general public primarily through his Participation in the Tonight Show became known.

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Bain came to Los Angeles in the 1930s, where he finished his education. After graduating from school, he worked as a professional musician, initially in the trio of Joe Wolverton, Les Paul's mentor . Bain played in 1943 with Freddie Slack , with which the first recordings were made, in 1944 in Tommy Dorsey's band , for whom he also arranged. Around 1946 he moved to Bob Crosby before forming his own band, San Fernando Playboys . In the post-war years he worked with André Previn , Peggy Lee , Nat King Cole ("Unforgettable"), Sammy Davis Jr. , Billie Holiday (" God Bless the Child ", 1950), Harry James , Herb Jeffries , Billy Eckstine and with Frank Sinatra , on whose recordings for Capitol Records he participated. ( I've Got You Under My Skin ).

From the late 1950s, Bain was mainly employed as an arranger and session musician for RCA, Capitol and other labels; so he worked a. with recordings of Martin Denny , Mahalia Jackson , Matt Monro and Gene Vincent . For Capitol he also recorded a number of instrumental numbers on singles ("Fender Bender") and LPs under his own name, stylistically based on popular styles of pop and rock & roll. In 1964 he accompanied Junior Mance with his brass ensemble (including Al Porcino , Don Fagerquist , Manny Klein , Milt Bernhart , Pete Candoli , Ray Triscari , Vern Friley ) .

In 1959 he was involved in Henry Mancini's score for Peter Gunn . He can also be heard in the soundtracks to television series such as Bonanza , Smoking Colts , M * A * S * H , Kobra, Take Over and Detective Rockford - just give us a call . He worked u. a. also with Elmer Bernstein , Lalo Schifrin , Billy May , Shelly Manne and played for 22 years in Doc Severinsen ’s Tonight Show Band . Bain performed well into the 2010s, most recently with John Pisano in 2015 . In the field of jazz he was involved in 210 recording sessions between 1943 and 2008.