Nelson Riddle

Largely considered one of the greatest arrangers in American popular music, Nelson Riddle is still revered for his many musical contributions. Over the course of his long and distinguished career, he was also a popular soundtrack composer, conductor, trombonist, and occasional hitmaker in his own right. After arranging and playing in the '40s 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. A master of mood and subtlety, ...