Jerry Fielding

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Jerry Fielding , actually Joshua Feldman (born June 17, 1922 in Pittsburgh , † February 17, 1980 in Toronto ) was an American radio announcer, arranger and film and television composer . He died of a heart attack .

Work on radio and television

Fielding began his career as a freelance theater arranger in Pittsburgh before working for the radio. He came to Hollywood in the early 1950s and worked as arranger and musical director for television, including some early episodes of the TV and radio versions of You Bet Your Life , hosted by Groucho Marx . Fielding is also known for the settings of two episodes of the series Star Trek ("Do you know Tribbles?" And "Wild West in Space"). He also wrote the theme songs for the television series The Seven Million Dollar Woman and A Cage Full of Heroes .

In the field of swing he worked as an arranger for the orchestras of Alvino Rey and Charlie Barnet in the 1940s . In 1953 he put together a rehearsal band (including with Conrad Gozzo , Buddy Collette , Sam Donahue , Gerald Wiggins ), with which he recorded his first album, Jerry Fielding & His Great New Orchestra (Trend). In 1955 he worked for the singer Jeri Southern . He recorded his album Fielding's Formula in September 1956 for Decca Records in Los Angeles; in the band played u. a. Joe Howard, Buddy Collette, Hymie Gunkler, John Williams (piano), Red Callender and Lucy Ann Polk as singers. In the field of jazz he was involved in 36 recording sessions between 1940 and 1977.

The committee for un-American activities put him on the "black list" and was only able to work for the studios again in 1961. Otto Preminger brought him to the music for his film Storm over Washington , in which Frank Sinatra introduces the song "Heart of Mine". In the 1960s Fielding continued working for television ( The Tim Conway Show ); in the 1970s for Clint Eastwood .

Awards

Jerry Fielding has been nominated for three Academy Awards:

He also received an Emmy for High Midnight ("Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Limited Series or a Special (Dramatic Underscore)") in 1980 - but only after his death.

Filmography (selection)

Discographic notes

  • Jerry Fielding and His Great New Orchestra (1953)
  • Jerry Fielding Plays a Dance Concert (1953)
  • After 8:00 with the Jerry Fielding Orchestra (1954)
  • Sweet With a Beat (Decca, 1954)
  • Swingin 'in Hi-Fi (Decca, 1956), u. a. with Maynard Ferguson , Buddy Collette, Marty Paich , Red Callender
  • Fielding's Formula (Decca, 1956)
  • Hollywoodwind Jazztet (Decca, 1957)
  • Art Pepper : The Gauntlet - Original Film Soundtrack (Warner Bros., 1977), with Jon Faddis , Mike Lang , Shelly Manne , Orchestra, Jerry Fielding (cond, arr)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Tom Lord : The Jazz Discography (online, accessed January 6, 2014)
personal data
SURNAME Fielding, Jerry
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Feldman, Joshua
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American film music composer
DATE OF BIRTH June 17, 1922
PLACE OF BIRTH Pittsburgh
DATE OF DEATH 17th February 1980
Place of death Toronto