Billy May

trumpet, arrangement · 1916–2004 · Pittsburgh

Trumpeter, arranger, and bandleader. He led his own big band at Capitol in the 1950s and wrote the arrangements for several Frank Sinatra albums, including Come Fly with Me (1958).

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Styles

• Swing, big bands

Landmark tracks

• Charmaine (1952)
• Main Title from The Man with the Golden Arm (1956)

Cited in 2 radio episodes

• Mar 30, 2026: Billy May, l'éminence swing de Sinatra (Pour qui sonne le jazz, TSF Jazz, in French)
• Feb 2, 2024: Billy May, l'éminence swing de Sinatra (Pour qui sonne le jazz, TSF Jazz, in French)

Sources

• EN : Billy May

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