Arthur Altman

Arthur Altman (1910, in Brooklyn – January 18, 1994, in Lake Worth, Florida) was an American songwriter whose credits include "All or Nothing at All", with lyrics by Jack Lawrence, and the lyrics for "All Alone Am I", "I Will Follow Him", and "Truly, Truly True". Altman studied violin and began his professional career as a violinist with the CBS Radio Orchestra. His first nationally known song was "Play Fiddle Play", which he wrote in the early 1930s for the orchestra leader Emory Deutsch. Among the 400 songs he wrote, "All or Nothing at All" appears on more than 180 albums recorded by more than 150 artists including Count Basie, John Coltrane, Bing Crosby, Bobby Darin, Ella Fitzgerald, Jimmy Dorsey, Tommy Dorsey, Harry James, Oscar Peterson, Frank Sinatra, and Sarah Vaughan. He died of a heart ailment.

Birth and Death Data: Born September 28, 1910 (Brooklyn), Died January 18, 1994 (Lake Worth Beach)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1932 - 1954

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, songwriter

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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 28 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BS-73840	10-in.	10/20/1932	Play, fiddle, play	George Olsen and his Music ; Dave Marshall	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	BS-73988	10-in.	11/23/1932	Play, fiddle, play	Jim Harkins and his Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	BS-92995	10-in.	8/20/1935	Loafin' time	Herman Autrey ; Fats Waller and his Rhythm	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet and talk	songwriter
Victor	BS-07828	10-in.	4/18/1937	When two love each other (Just as you and I)	Shep Fields ; Bobby Goday ; Rippling Rhythm Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BS-07847	10-in.	4/22/1937	When two love each other	Jerry Cooper ; Eddy Duchin Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BS-011093	10-in.	7/10/1937	In my meditations	Clambake Seven ; Tommy Dorsey ; Edythe Wright	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BS-037689	10-in.	6/26/1939	It must have been two other people	Charlie Barnet Orchestra ; Judy Ellington	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BS-038408	10-in.	7/17/1939	It must have been two other people	Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye ; Charles Wilson	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BS-047027	10-in.	2/8/1940	You oughta hang your heart in shame	Mitchell Ayres ; Fashions-in-Music ; Mary Ann Mercer	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BS-047714	10-in.	2/27/1940	You oughta hang your heart in shame	Larry Clinton Orchestra ; Helen Southern	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	PBS-055113	10-in.	10/21/1940	All or nothing at all	Freddy Martin Orchestra ; Clyde Rogers	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BS-056133	10-in.	9/17/1940	You're breaking my heart all over again	Frank Sinatra ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BS-056164	10-in.	9/24/1940	You're breaking my heart all over again	Bob Chester Orchestra ; Dolores O'Neill	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BS-058101	10-in.	11/27/1940	Moon over America	Californians ; Eddie Holly ; Abe Lyman	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BS-068893	10-in.	1/19/1942	I'll pray for you	Eugenie Baird ; Tony Pastor Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	composer
Victor	BS-071708	10-in.	1/21/1942	I'll pray for you	Lanny Ross	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	BS-071847	10-in.	2/13/1942	I'll pray for you	Carl Denny ; Hal McIntyre Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	PBS-072517	10-in.	7/28/1942	Romance a la mode	Gloria DeHaven ; Jan Savitt Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	composer
Victor	BS-073407	10-in.	3/5/1942	You can't hold a memory in your arms	Joan Merrill	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	BS-073425	10-in.	3/11/1942	Be brave, beloved	Vaughn Monroe's Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	BS-073511	10-in.	3/6/1942	You can't hold a memory in your arms	Freddy Martin Orchestra ; Stuart Wade	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	BS-074141	10-in.	3/16/1942	You can't hold a memory in your arms	Art Jarrett Orchestra ; Brad Henry	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	BS-074190	10-in.	4/1/1942	Be brave, beloved	Linda Barrie ; Wayne King Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	composer
Victor	BS-075426	10-in.	7/13/1942	Romance a la mode	Deep River Boys ; Fats Waller and his Rhythm	Jazz/dance sextet, with male vocal ensemble	composer
Victor	D9VB-0448	10-in.	3/14/1949	Single saddle	Vaughn Monroe's Orchestra	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	songwriter

(Results 1-25 of 28 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Altman, Arthur," accessed November 18, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/111403.

Altman, Arthur. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 18, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/111403.

"Altman, Arthur." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 18 November 2024.