Bob Belden
Bob Belden
Top Songs
| 1 | I Feel The Earth Move | ||
| 2 | So Far Away | ||
| 3 | Miyako | ||
| 4 | Beauty and the Beast | ||
| 5 | Masqalero |
Albums
Oct 2006 • 8 songs
Jan 2001 • 24 songs
Feb 1998 • 12 songs
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About
Biography
One of the most adventurous arrangers of the 1990s and 2000s, Bob Belden took the music of Puccini, Prince, and (with the most success) Sting, and turned it into jazz. After graduating from the University of North Texas in 1978, he was with Woody Herman's Orchestra for 18 months, worked with Donald Byrd off and on during 1981-1985, played with the Mel Lewis Orchestra, and produced a couple of Red Rodney records. In 1983, Belden settled in New York as a writer for studio sessions. Influenced by Gil Evans, Belden debuted on Sunnyside with Treasure Island, before working on trans...