Frankie Randall (pianist)

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Frankie Randall (actually Franklin Joseph Lisbona , born January 11, 1938 in Clifton (New Jersey) ; † December 28, 2014 in Palm Springs (California) ) was an American jazz pianist and singer, who was mainly known through his work with Frank Sinatra became known.

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Randall took piano lessons from the age of seven; he studied psychology at Fairleigh Dickinson University. After graduating, he performed in a night club; In 1965 he presented his debut album Frankie Randall Sings and Swings , on which the arranger Marty Paich participated, with which Randall again on It Again! (1965) worked. The third album For Going the Frankie Randall Way was created with Billy May ! . In the early 1960s he met Frank Sinatra while performing at Jilly's Bar in New York; Sinatra brokered Randall a record deal with RCA Victor and 20th Century Fox , which led to participation in the film Wild on the Beach (1964, with Sonny and Cher ). In the following years he appeared on the television show by Dean Martin ; In 1971 he worked in the film The Day of the Wolves .

In the early 1970s, Randall played in an all-star jazz formation in Los Angeles led by Pat Rizzo, and became Sinatra's personal pianist. In the 1980s he was entertainment director of the Golden Nugget Casino in Atlantic City, then he became the assistant manager of Bally's Grand Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City. In the field of jazz he was involved in four recording sessions between 1960 and 1965. In 1991 his last album, Frankie Randall Sings Steve Allen, was released .

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  1. ↑ a b Obituary in the Telegraph
  2. ↑ Tom Lord : The Jazz Discography (online, accessed January 30, 2014)
personal data
SURNAME Randall, Frankie
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Lisbona, Franklin Joseph (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American jazz pianist and singer
DATE OF BIRTH January 11, 1938
PLACE OF BIRTH Clifton, New Jersey
DATE OF DEATH December 28, 2014
Place of death Palm Springs (California)