Joe Reisman
Joseph "Joe" Reisman (born September 16, 1924 in Dallas , Texas , † September 15, 1987 in Los Angeles ) was an American musician (tenor and baritone saxophone, clarinet), band leader, record producer and arranger in the field of swing and of light music.
Reisman studied at Baylor University and the University of Texas at El Paso . He began his musical career as a saxophonist in bands such as Glen Gray's Casa Loma Orchestra , Louis Prima , Bob Crosby and Jack Teagarden ; as arranger he was u. a. worked for Ray Bauduc and Gene Williams . At the end of the 1940s he gave up the active music profession and worked in the Hollywood studios as an arranger and producer, a. a. for Patti Page , whom he supported on her hits "How Much is That Doggy in the Window?" and "Tennessee Waltz". He has also appeared on productions for Eartha Kitt ("Sho-Jo-Ji (The Hungry Raccoon)"), Sarah Vaughan , June Valli, Georgia Gibbs and the Ames Brothers .
In the mid-1950s, he was the musical director of several television shows such as NBC's Shower of Stars and The Oldsmobile Hour ; he also worked for RCA Victor and Roulette Records . At RCA and Roulette, he also recorded several easy listening style albums ; He had a smaller hit with the cover version of Ross Bagdasarian's play "Armen's Theme". In the early 1960s Reisman returned to RCA and was then active as a producer for Henry Mancini for almost thirty years , starting with his album Our Man in Hollywood (1964). He died of a heart attack in 1987.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Reisman, Joe |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Reisman, Joseph |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American musician, arranger and producer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 16, 1924 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dallas |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 15, 1987 |
| Place of death | los Angeles |