Al Lerner
Al Lerner (1919 – January 19, 2014) was an American pianist, composer, arranger, and conductor from the big band era. He was a member of the Harry James band for many years, playing piano. He wrote music for several artists, including Allan Sherman and Liza Minnelli. He also wrote the music for "So Until I See You", the closing theme for The Tonight Show with Jack Paar in the early 1960s, and was the pianist for A Tribute to Eddie Duchin, which was a soundtrack for the 1956 biographical film pic The Eddy Duchin Story. |
Birth and Death Data: Born April 7, 1919 (Cleveland), Died January 19, 2014
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1950
Roles Represented in DAHR: piano
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decca | 76196 | 4/27/1950 | Count every star | Dick Haymes | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 76197 | 4/27/1950 | If you were only mine | Dick Haymes | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 76426 | 5/29/1950 | I'm forever blowing bubbles | Gordon Jenkins ; Artie Shaw | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 76427 | 5/29/1950 | You're mine, you! | Gordon Jenkins ; Artie Shaw | instrumentalist, piano |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Lerner, Al," accessed November 2, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/327164.
Lerner, Al. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 2, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/327164.
"Lerner, Al." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 2 November 2024.
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Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Lerner, Al, 1919-2014 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2002012768
Wikidata: Al Lerner - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q16019733
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/53811636
MusicBrainz: Al Lerner - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/7a8613d2-948f-46cd-a54a-925e19df6fe5
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