Arnold Ross
Arnold Ross (January 29, 1921, Boston - June 5, 2000, Culver City, California) was an American jazz pianist. Arnold learned clarinet, trumpet, and violin as a child before picking up piano when he was twelve years old. He played on a cruise ship before relocating to New York City, working there with Jack Jenney. He then joined Vaughn Monroe's backing band, and in 1943 was drafted and entered the Glenn Miller Army Air Force Band. From 1944 to 1947 he worked with Harry James; around the same time he played with Harry Edison, Charlie Ventura, and Charlie Parker. He moved to California in 1947, working with Lena Horne, Dizzy Gillespie, Bob Crosby, and Billy Eckstine, in addition to leading his own small group. By 1960 Ross had become addicted to heroin, and entered a Synanon treatment program; he became affiliated with the Synanon organization and appeared in the Synanon film in 1965. He worked extensively with Nelson Riddle from 1968 to 1976, and was active as a touring performer into the 1990s. |
Birth and Death Data: Born January 29, 1921 (Boston), Died June 5, 2000 (Culver City)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1939 - 1954
Roles Represented in DAHR: piano, accordion, electric organ, composer
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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings (Results 51-75 of 84 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BS-068884 | 10-in. | 1/15/1942 | Loretta | Vaughn Monroe's Orchestra | Jazz/dance band. with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BS-068885 | 10-in. | 1/15/1942 | Somebody nobody loves | Marilyn Duke ; Vaughn Monroe's Orchestra | Jazz/dance band. with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BS-068886 | 10-in. | 1/15/1942 | Honey dear | Marilyn Duke ; Vaughn Monroe's Orchestra | Jazz/dance band. with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BS-068887 | 10-in. | 1/15/1942 | Arthur Murray taught me dancing in a hurry | Ziggy Talent ; Vaughn Monroe's Orchestra | Jazz/dance band. with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BS-071430 | 10-in. | 9/30/1941 | Doodle la do da | Marilyn Duke ; Vaughn Monroe's Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo and male vocal ensemble | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BS-071431 | 10-in. | 9/30/1941 | I struck a match in the dark | Vaughn Monroe's Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BS-071432 | 10-in. | 9/30/1941 | Under your window | Vaughn Monroe's Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BS-071433 | 10-in. | 9/30/1941 | 'Fraidy cat | Vaughn Monroe's Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BS-071434 | 10-in. | 9/30/1941 | A sinner kissed an angel | Vaughn Monroe's Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BS-071958 | 10-in. | 2/24/1942 | Me and my Melinda | Johnny Turnbull ; Vaughn Monroe's Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BS-071959 | 10-in. | 2/24/1942 | My little cousin | Marilyn Duke ; Vaughn Monroe's Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BS-071960 | 10-in. | 2/24/1942 | Tom Thumb | Vaughn Monroe's Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BS-071961 | 10-in. | 2/24/1942 | A fireside chat | Vaughn Monroe's Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BS-071962 | 10-in. | 2/24/1942 | Commodore Clipper | Vaughn Monroe's Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, piano, composer | |
Victor | BS-073424 | 10-in. | 3/11/1942 | Three little sisters | Four V's ; Vaughn Monroe's Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with vocal quartet | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BS-073425 | 10-in. | 3/11/1942 | Be brave, beloved | Vaughn Monroe's Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BS-073426 | 10-in. | 3/11/1942 | Sleepy lagoon | Vaughn Monroe's Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BS-073427 | 10-in. | 3/11/1942 | Coming out party | Vaughn Monroe's Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BS-075419 | 10-in. | 7/8/1942 | Hip hip hooray | Four V's ; Vaughn Monroe's Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with mixed vocal quartet | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BS-075420 | 10-in. | 7/8/1942 | Happy-go-lucky | Marilyn Duke ; Vaughn Monroe's Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BS-075421 | 10-in. | 7/8/1942 | When the lights go on again (All over the world) | Vaughn Monroe's Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BS-075422 | 10-in. | 7/8/1942 | Let's get lost | Four Lee Sisters ; Vaughn Monroe's Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal quartet | instrumentalist, piano | |
Decca | L 6511 | 11/12/1951 | Manhattan | Georgie Auld Orchestra ; Jud Conlon's Rhythmaires | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | L 6512 | 11/12/1951 | Solitaire | Georgie Auld Orchestra ; Jud Conlon's Rhythmaires | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | L 6513 | 11/12/1951 | Blue and sentimental | Georgie Auld Orchestra ; Jud Conlon's Rhythmaires | instrumentalist, piano |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Ross, Arnold," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/105061.
Ross, Arnold. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/105061.
"Ross, Arnold." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.
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