Search - Manny Albam :: Sophisticated Lady

Born in the Dominican Republic, the composer/arranger/sax player moved to New York as an infant. He played alto and baritone from 1940 and wrote for many bands in that decade including Muggsy Spanier, Boyd Raeburn, Bobby Sherwood, San Donahue and Charlie Barnet. In the 50s, he was a successful Swing Era-based freelance arranger. He did much TV and film work, visited the UK, recorded with Tubby Hayes, and released many albums as leader on RCA, Dot, Solid State and Coral. He wrote and recorded with Curtis Fuller, Stan Getz, Coleman Hawkins, Gerry Mulligan, Buddy Rich, Clark Terry; Dizzy Gillespie, Dakota Staton and others. In the 1970s he taught at the Eastman School of Music. He died in 2001. Sophisticated Lady is from '57-8. Universal. 2005.