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 (Results 1-25 of 84 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BS-035566 | 10-in. | 4/6/1939 | Mother Goose on parade | Barbara Bush ; Frank Dailey ; Stop and Go Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo and vocal trio | instrumentalist, electric organ, accordion | |
Victor | BS-035567 | 10-in. | 4/6/1939 | Jingle bells | Frank Dailey ; Stop and Go Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, electric organ, accordion | |
Victor | BS-035568 | 10-in. | 4/6/1939 | Have mercy | Frank Dailey ; Howard DuLany ; Stop and Go Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, electric organ, accordion | |
Victor | BS-035569 | 10-in. | 4/6/1939 | A fool and his honey are soon parted | Barbara Bush ; Frank Dailey ; Stop and Go Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, electric organ, accordion | |
Victor | BS-035570 | 10-in. | 4/6/1939 | Let's tie the old forget-me-not | Frank Dailey ; Howard DuLany ; Stop and Go Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, electric organ, accordion | |
Victor | BS-035571 | 10-in. | 4/6/1939 | Old fashioned locket | Frank Dailey ; Howard DuLany ; Stop and Go Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, electric organ, accordion | |
Victor | BS-063793 | 10-in. | 4/21/1941 | What word is sweeter than sweetheart | Vaughn Monroe's Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BS-063794 | 10-in. | 4/21/1941 | The monkey on a string | Marilyn Duke ; Vaughn Monroe's Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BS-063795 | 10-in. | 4/21/1941 | Aurora | The Bostonians ; Vaughn Monroe's Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal ensemble | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BS-063796 | 10-in. | 4/21/1941 | Yours | Marilyn Duke ; Vaughn Monroe's Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BS-065625 | 10-in. | 5/19/1941 | Tattle-tale | Vaughn Monroe's Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BS-065626 | 10-in. | 5/19/1941 | Daddy | Marilyn Duke ; Vaughn Monroe's Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BS-065627 | 10-in. | 5/19/1941 | Lazy acres | Vaughn Monroe's Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BS-065628 | 10-in. | 5/19/1941 | Cherry blossoms on Capitol Hill | Vaughn Monroe's Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BS-065629 | 10-in. | 5/19/1941 | Don't be blue, little pal, don't be blue | Vaughn Monroe's Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BS-065630 | 10-in. | 5/19/1941 | Love me as I am | Marilyn Duke ; Vaughn Monroe's Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female-male vocal duet | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BS-066106 | 10-in. | 6/16/1941 | In the middle of a dance | Vaughn Monroe's Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BS-066107 | 10-in. | 6/16/1941 | Sing a love song | Vaughn Monroe's Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BS-066108 | 10-in. | 6/16/1941 | A rose and a prayer | Vaughn Monroe's Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BS-066109 | 10-in. | 6/16/1941 | The worm who loved the little 'tater bug | Marilyn Duke ; Vaughn Monroe's Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BS-066433 | 10-in. | 6/30/1941 | Love me a little little | Marilyn Duke ; Vaughn Monroe's Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BS-066434 | 10-in. | 6/30/1941 | Two pair of shoes | Mildred Law ; Vaughn Monroe's Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BS-066435 | 10-in. | 6/30/1941 | If it's you | Vaughn Monroe's Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BS-066436 | 10-in. | 6/30/1941 | Sleepy serenade | Vaughn Monroe's Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BS-066437 | 10-in. | 6/30/1941 | Harvard Square | Vaughn Monroe's Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, piano |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Ross, Arnold," accessed November 4, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/105061.
Ross, Arnold. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 4, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/105061.
"Ross, Arnold." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 4 November 2024.
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