Albums by Nelson Riddle
ALBUMBlue SkiesDame Kiri Te Kanawa & Nelson Riddle
ALBUMChanging ColorsNelson Riddle
ALBUMCommunicationNelson Riddle
ALBUMNelson Riddle Arranges and Conducts 101 Strings (Remastered from the Original Alshire Tapes)Nelson Riddle & 101 Strings Orchestra
ALBUMEl Dorado (Original Film Soundtrack)Nelson Riddle
ALBUMBatman: The Movie (Original Motion Picture Score)Nelson Riddle
ALBUMNat: An Orchestral Portrait of Nat King ColeNelson Riddle
ALBUMThe Rogues (Original Television Soundtrack)Nelson Riddle
ALBUMWhite On White and Other Hits of 1964Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra
ALBUMNelson Riddle Interprets Great Music, Great Films, Great SoundsNelson Riddle
Artist Playlists
Nelson Riddle Essentials
He blended big-band lushness, pop instincts, and exotica.
Artist Biography
Largely considered one of the greatest arrangers in American popular music, Nelson Riddle is still revered for his many musical contributions. After arranging and playing trombone in the 1940s bands of Charlie Spivak and Tommy Dorsey, Riddle garnered wide acclaim arranging for many of the major pop vocalists of his day, including Nat King Cole, Ella Fitzgerald, Peggy Lee, Dean Martin, and others. Yet it was his immortal work with Frank Sinatra for Capitol in the '50s and '60s, that cemented Riddle's enduring legacy. He also supplied the scores to many major film and TV productions, even winning an Oscar for 1974's The Great Gatsby. Prior to his passing in 1985, he enjoyed a latter-career revival working closely on a trio of jazz albums with Linda Ronstadt, the second of which, Lush Life, won him a posthumously awarded Grammy.
Hometown
Oradell, NJ, United States
Genre
Jazz