Lalo Schifrin

piano, composition · 1932–2025 · Buenos Aires

A pianist and composer born in Buenos Aires. After writing Gillespiana for Dizzy Gillespie, he joined his quintet in 1960 as pianist and arranger, then wrote the theme of Mission: Impossible (1966) and the score of Bullitt (1968).

Profile not yet validated. Written by Jazzency, not yet proofread: dates and facts to be confirmed.

Styles

Landmark tracks

Mission: Impossible Theme (1966)
Bullitt (Main Title) (1968)

Cited in 9 radio episodes

Feb 18, 2026: Lalo Schifrin, l'Homme Orchestre, troisième partie (Pour qui sonne le jazz, TSF Jazz, in French)
Feb 17, 2026: Lalo Schifrin, l'Homme Orchestre, deuxième partie (Pour qui sonne le jazz, TSF Jazz, in French)
Feb 16, 2026: Lalo Schifrin, l'Homme Orchestre, première partie (Pour qui sonne le jazz, TSF Jazz, in French)
Sep 25, 2024: Lalo Schifrin : Mission Impossible (Pour qui sonne le jazz, TSF Jazz, in French)
Feb 20, 2024: Jazz et cinéma de genre, deuxième partie (Pour qui sonne le jazz, TSF Jazz, in French)
Sep 26, 2023: Jazz et cinéma de genre, deuxième partie (Pour qui sonne le jazz, TSF Jazz, in French)
Jan 23, 2025: Lalo Schifrin, l'Homme Orchestre, troisième partie (Pour qui sonne le jazz, TSF Jazz, in French)
Jan 22, 2025: Lalo Schifrin, l'Homme Orchestre, deuxième partie (Pour qui sonne le jazz, TSF Jazz, in French)

And 1 more episodes in the archive.

Sources

Facts checked against these pages (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA). Method and licenses

See their place in the genealogy of jazz