Elmer Bernstein

piano, composition, conducting · 1922–2004 · New York

Composer and pianist born in New York, he wrote several jazz-tinged film scores, including The Man with the Golden Arm (1955) and Sweet Smell of Success (1957). He worked with California jazz soloists.

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Styles

• Jazz in film and on screen
• West Coast

Landmark tracks

• The Street (Main Title) (1957)

Sources

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