Jerry Fielding

Jerry Fielding (born Joshua Itzhak Feldman; June 17, 1922 – February 17, 1980) was an American jazz musician, arranger, band leader, and film composer who emerged in the 1960s after a decade on the blacklist, to create boldly diverse and evocative Oscar-nominated scores, primarily for gritty, often brutally savage, films in western and crime action genres, including the Sam Peckinpah movies The Wild Bunch (1969) and Straw Dogs (1971).

Birth and Death Data: Born June 17, 1922 (Pittsburgh), Died February 17, 1980 (Toronto)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1949 - 1959

Roles Represented in DAHR: conductor, drums, arranger, leader, director

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Recordings (Results 26-42 of 42 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Decca L 8028 11/30/1954 When the red, red robin comes bob, bob, bobbin' along Conrad Gozzo ; Jerry Fielding Orchestra conductor, arranger  
Decca L 8968 2/2/1956 Smack dab in the middle Jerry Fielding Orchestra instrumentalist, drums  
Decca L 8969 2/2/1956 Turkish torture Jerry Fielding Orchestra instrumentalist, drums  
Decca L 8970 2/2/1956 Razzle-dazzle Jerry Fielding Orchestra instrumentalist, drums  
Decca L 8971 2/2/1956 If I may Jerry Fielding Orchestra instrumentalist, drums  
Decca L 8978 2/15/1956 Southwind Jerry Fielding Orchestra instrumentalist, drums  
Decca L 8979 2/15/1956 Fish roll Jerry Fielding Orchestra instrumentalist, drums  
Decca L 8980 2/15/1956 Burn that candle Jerry Fielding Orchestra instrumentalist, drums  
Decca L 8981 2/15/1956 The boss is home Jerry Fielding Orchestra instrumentalist, drums  
Decca L 8987 2/20/1956 Heavy Henry's first flirtation Jerry Fielding Orchestra instrumentalist, drums  
Decca L 8988 2/20/1956 Look-out Jerry Fielding Orchestra instrumentalist, drums  
Decca L 8989 2/20/1956 Doll face Jerry Fielding Orchestra instrumentalist, drums  
Decca L 8990 2/20/1956 Ooo wee Jerry Fielding Orchestra instrumentalist, drums  
Decca L 9928 3/13/1957 Hooray for love Hollywood Wind Jazztet conductor  
Decca L 9929 3/13/1957 Skylark Hollywood Wind Jazztet conductor  
Decca L 9930 3/13/1957 Sweet Peter Hollywood Wind Jazztet conductor  
Decca L 9931 3/13/1957 Memphis in June Hollywood Wind Jazztet conductor  
(Results 26-42 of 42 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Fielding, Jerry," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/109391.

Fielding, Jerry. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/109391.

"Fielding, Jerry." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.

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URI: https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/109391

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