Manny Albam

saxophone, arrangement, composition · 1922–2001 · Samaná

Arranger and composer born in the Dominican Republic and raised in New York, who played saxophone with Muggsy Spanier before devoting himself to writing. He wrote arrangements for West Side Story (1957), directed the music for Solid State Records and taught at Eastman and the Manhattan School of Music.

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Styles

• Modern big bands
• Third stream

Landmark tracks

• Born on Arrival (1966)
• Museum Pieces (1966)
• Riverview (1966)

Sources

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