Nelson Riddle discography
The following is the discography for big band and traditional pop arranger Nelson Riddle[1] (1921–1985).
Albums[edit]
- The Music from Oklahoma! (Capitol, 1955)
- Moonglow (Capitol, 1955)[2]
- Lisbon Antigua (Capitol, 1956)[3]
- The Tender Touch (Capitol, 1956)
- Hey...Let Yourself Go! (Capitol, 1957)
- C'mon...Get Happy! (Capitol, 1957)
- Sea of Dreams (Capitol, 1958)
- The Joy of Living (Capitol, 1959)
- Sing a Song with Riddle (Capitol, 1959)
- Music of the Motion Picture "Can Can" (Capitol, 1960)
- Original Music from The TV Show The Untouchables (Capitol, 1960)
- Dance to the Music of "Tenderloin" (Capitol, 1961)
- Love Tide (Capitol, 1961)
- Magic Moments from "The Gay Life" (Capitol, 1961)
- Route 66 Theme and Other Great TV Hits (Capitol, 1962)
- Love Is a Game of Poker (Capitol, 1962)
- More Hit TV Themes (Capitol, 1963)
- The Best of Nelson Riddle (Capitol, 1963)
- White on White, Shangri-La, Charade & Other Hits of 1964 (Reprise, 1964)
- Original Music from The Rogues (RCA, 1964)
- Interprets Great Music, Great Films, Great Sounds (Reprise, 1964)
- NAT: An Orchestral Portrait of Nat "King" Cole (Reprise, 1966)
- Let's Face The Music & Dance! (Pickwick, 1966)[4]
- Music for Wives and Lovers (Solid State, 1967)[5]
- The Bright and the Beautiful (Liberty, 1967)
- The Riddle of Today (Liberty, 1968)
- The Contemporary Sound of Nelson Riddle (United Artists, 1968)
- British Columbia Suite (Capilano, 1969)
- The Riddle Touch (Sunset, 1969) [6]
- Nelson Riddle Conducts The 101 Strings (Marble Arch, 1970)[7]
- Communication (MPS, 1971)
- Changing Colors (MPS, 1972)
- Vive Legrand! (Daybreak, 1973)
- The Look of Love (Bulldog, 1982)
- Romance, Fire and Fancy (Intersound, 1983)
- The Silver Collection (MPS, 1984)[8]
With Nat King Cole
- Unforgettable (Capitol, 1954)
- Nat King Cole Sings for Two in Love (Capitol, 1954)
- The Piano Style of Nat King Cole (Capitol, 1955)
- Ballads of the Day (Capitol, 1956)
- This is Nat King Cole (Capitol, 1957)
- St. Louis Blues (Capitol, 1958)
- Cole Español (1958)
- To Whom It May Concern (Capitol, 1959)
- Wild Is Love (Capitol, 1960)
- Nat Cole Sings the Great Songs (Capitol, 1964)
With Ella Fitzgerald
- Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Songbook (Verve, 1959)
- Ella Swings Gently with Nelson (Verve, 1962)
- Ella Swings Brightly with Nelson (Verve, 1962)
- Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Jerome Kern Songbook (Verve, 1963)
- Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Johnny Mercer Songbook (Verve, 1964)
- Ella Loves Cole
- Dream Dancing (Atlantic, 1972)
- The Best Is Yet to Come(Pablo, 1982)
With Linda Ronstadt
- What's New? (Elektra, 1983)
- Lush Life (Elektra, 1984)
- For Sentimental Reasons (Elektra, 1986)
With Frank Sinatra
- Swing Easy (Capitol, 1954)
- Songs for Young Lovers (Capitol, 1954)
- In the Wee Small Hours (Capitol, 1955)
- Songs for Swingin' Lovers (Capitol, 1956)
- This is Sinatra (Capitol, 1956)
- Close to You (Capitol, 1956)
- A Swingin' Affair! (Capitol, 1956)
- This is Sinatra (Volume 2) (Capitol, 1958)
- Frank Sinatra Sings for Only the Lonely (Capitol, 1958)
- Look to Your Heart (Capitol, 1959)
- Nice 'n' Easy (Capitol, 1960)
- Sinatra's Swingin' Session!!! (Capitol, 1960)
- All the Way (Capitol, 1961)
- Sinatra Sings of Love & Things (Capitol, 1962)
- The Concert Sinatra (1963)
- Sinatra's Sinatra (1963)
- Sinatra Sings Days of Wine and Roses, Moon River, and Other Academy Award Winners (Reprise, 1964)
- Strangers in the Night (Reprise, 1966)
- Moonlight Sinatra (Reprise, 1966)
With Keely Smith
- I Wish You Love (Capitol, 1958)
- Swingin' Pretty (Capitol, 1959)
- Little Girl Blue/Little Girl New (Reprise, 1963)
With others
- Anna Maria Alberghetti, Warm and Willing (Capitol, 1960)
- Shirley Bassey, Let's Face the Music (Columbia, 1962) (released in the U.S. as Shirley Bassey Sings the Hit Song from Oliver!)
- Rosemary Clooney, Rosie Solves the Swingin' Riddle! (RCA Victor, 1961)
- Rosemary Clooney, Love (Reprise, 1962)
- Bing Crosby, Return to Paradise Islands (Reprise, 1964)
- Sammy Davis, Jr., That's Entertainment (MGM, 1974)
- Buddy DeFranco, Cross Country Suite (Dot, 1958)
- Eddie Fisher, Games That Lovers Play (RCA, 1966)
- Judy Garland, Judy (1956)
- Judy Garland, Judy in Love (Capitol, 1958)
- Antonio Carlos Jobim, The Wonderful World of Antonio Carlos Jobim (Warner Bros., 1965)
- Jack Jones, There's Love and There's Love and There's Love (Kapp, 1965)
- Kiri Te Kanawa, Blue Skies (London, 1985)
- Steve Lawrence, Portrait of Steve (MGM, 1972)
- Peggy Lee, The Man I Love (Capitol, 1957)
- Peggy Lee, Jump for Joy (Capitol, 1958)
- Dean Martin, This Time I'm Swingin' (Capitol, 1960)
- Dean Martin, Cha Cha de Amor (Capitol, 1962)
- Johnny Mathis, I'll Buy You a Star (Capitol, 1962)
- Johnny Mathis, Live it Up (Columbia, 1963)
- Sir Yehudi Menuhin & Stéphane Grappelli, Top Hat (Angel, 1981)
- Hibari Misora, Hibari in Los-Angels (Nippon Columbia, 1974)
- Oscar Peterson, Oscar Peterson and Nelson Riddle (Verve, 1964)
- Sue Raney, When Your Lover Has Gone (Capitol, 1958)
- Mavis Rivers, Take a Number (Capitol, 1959)
- Tommy Sands, When I'm Thinking of You (Capitol, 1959)
- Tommy Sands, Dream with Me (Capitol, 1960)
- Dinah Shore, Dinah, Yes Indeed! (Capitol, 1959)
- Phil Silvers, Phil Silvers and Swinging Brass (Columbia, 1957)
- Frank Sinatra, Jr., Spice (Daybreak, 1971)
- Frank Sinatra Jr., His Way (Daybreak, 1972)
- Kate Smith, TV Curtain Calls - Songs by Kate Smith (Capitol, 1954) (Reissued as Kate Smith (Capitol, 1957))
- Pinky Tomlin, Country Boy (Arvee, 1963)
- Ed Townsend, New in Town (Capitol, 1959)
- Ed Townsend, Glad to Be Here (Capitol, 1959)
- Slim Whitman, All Time Favorites (1964)
- Danny Williams, Swinging for You (1962)
Selected singles[edit]
- "Brother John" (US No. 23 - April 1954)
- "Lisbon Antigua" (US No. 1 - February 1956)
- "Port Au Prince" (US No. 20 - April 1956)
- "Theme from The Proud Ones" (US No. 39 - July 1956)
- "Route 66 Theme" (US No. 30 - June 1962 - AC No. 9, 1962)
- "Naked City Theme" (US No. 130 - October 1962)
- "What's New" (Featuring Linda Ronstadt) (US No. 53 - December 1983 - AC No. 5, 1983)
- "I've Got a Crush On You" (Featuring Linda Ronstadt) (AC No. 7, 1984)
- "Skylark" (Featuring Linda Ronstadt) (US No. 101 - January 1985)
Sources: Billboard Top Pop Singles, Billboard Adult Contemporary Billboard Bubbling Under Singles Books
Arranger for film and television[edit]
- The Rosemary Clooney Show (1956)
- Pal Joey (1957)
- Can-Can (1960)
- Robin and the 7 Hoods (1964)
- Paint Your Wagon (1969)
- On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (1970)
- The Julie Andrews Hour (1973)
- The Carpenters: Music, Music, Music (1980)
- Till There Was You
- A Man and His Music
Composer for film and television[edit]
- Lisbon (1956)
- Li'l Abner (1959)
- The Untouchables (1959 TV)
- Route 66 (1960 TV)
- Naked City (1960 TV)
- Ocean's Eleven (1960)
- Lolita (1962)
- 4 for Texas (1963)
- The Rogues (1964)
- A Rage to Live (1965)
- Batman (1966 film)
- Batman (1966–68 TV )
- El Dorado (1966)
- How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (1967)
- This Is the Life (1971)
- Emergency! (1972)
- The Great Gatsby (1974)
References[edit]
- ^ "Nelson Riddle - The Official Website - Albums". www.nelsonriddlemusic.com. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
- ^ A 7-inch 45 RPM "Extended Play" recording with four tracks: "Moonglow," "Vilia," "Venezuela," and "Brother John." David Edwards, Patrice Eyries, Tim Neely, Randy Watts, and Mike Callahan. "Capitol Main Series Album Discography Preview; Series 600-2999". bsnpubs.com. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ A 7-inch 45 RPM "Extended Play" recording with four tracks: "Lisbon Antigua," "In The Hall Of The Mountain King," "Robin Hood," and "The Argentine Fire Brigade." "Record Details". 45cat.com. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
- ^ A re-issue of Capitol tracks originally released on Hey...Let Yourself Go!, C'mon...Get Happy!, and Music of the Motion Picture "Can Can".
- ^ Released on vinyl in Europe under the title For Swinging Lovers.
- ^ A re-issue of Liberty tracks originally released on The Bright and The Beautiful and The Riddle of Today.
- ^ Re-issued as Nelson Riddle Arranges and Conducts the 101 Strings (Alshire, 1970); as Bridge Over Troubled Water (Alshire, 1971); and, minus "Bridge Over Troubled Water", as Swingin' Songs (Alshire, 1972) in four-channel stereo.
- ^ A re-issue of tracks originally released on Communication and Changing Colors.
External links[edit]
- Nelson Riddle discography at Discogs