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American pianist, composer, arranger, and big band leader
Bob Florence
Birth name Robert Chase Florence Born (1932-05-20 ) May 20, 1932Los Angeles , California, U.S.Died May 15, 2008(2008-05-15) (aged 75 ) Genres Jazz , big band , pop Occupation(s ) Musician, composer, arranger, band leader Instrument(s ) Piano Years active 1950s–2000s Labels Liberty , Trend , MAMA
Musical artist
Bob Florence (May 20, 1932 – May 15, 2008)[1] pianist , composer , arranger , and big band leader.
A child prodigy, Florence began piano lessons before he was five years old and at seven gave his first recital. Although his early education was in classical music, he was drawn to jazz and big band. He went to Los Angeles City College and studied arranging and orchestration with Bob McDonald.[1] Herb Geller and Tommy Tedesco .[2]
Florence spent most of his career with big bands, as a leader, performer, composer, and arranger. After graduating from college, he was a member of bands led by Les Brown , Louis Bellson , and Harry James . His arrangement of "(Up A) Lazy River " for Si Zentner was a hit in 1960,[1] [2] [3] Dave Pell hired him to work full-time as an arranger for Liberty Records . The job gave him the opportunity to write in several genres: bossa nova with Sérgio Mendes , jazz with Bud Shank , and pop vocal with Vic Dana .[2] [4]
He worked often in Hollywood as a bandleader, composer, and arranger for TV variety shows, hosted by Dean Martin , Red Skelton , and Andy Williams , and he wrote arrangements for the Tonight Show band led by Doc Severinsen . He won an Emmy Award for a program by Linda Lavin (1981) and another for a concert by Julie Andrews (1990).[3]
In 1979 he returned to a recording career that had been sidetracked by other work. Twelve years separated Pet Project (World Pacific, 1967) from Live at Concerts By The Sea (Trend , 1979). His album Magic Time (1984) was the first to be credited to his eighteen-piece big band, the Bob Florence Limited Edition. The band released albums throughout the 1980s and 1990s. In 2000, Serendipity 18 Best Jazz Performance by a Large Ensemble .[2] [3]
Florence died of pneumonia at the age of 75 on May 15, 2008, in Los Angeles.[3]
Discography [ edit ]
As leader [ edit ]
Year recorded
Title
Label
Personnel/Notes
1958
Meet the Bob Florence Trio
Era Records EL-20003; CD reissue: Fresh Sound FSRCD-303
1959
Name Band: 1959
Carlton LP12/115; reissue: Carlton LP12/139 (1962); CD reissue: Fresh Sound FSCD-2008
With big band
1960
Bongos/Reeds/Brass
HiFi Records L-1001; CD reissue: Essential Media Group
With big band
1964
Here and Now! (Bold, Swinging Big Band Ideas)
Liberty LRP-3380/LST-7380
With big band
1967
Pet Project: The Bob Florence Big Band Plays Pet Clark Hits
World Pacific WP-1860/WPS-21860
With big band
1979
Live at Concerts By The Sea
Trend 523
With big band
1981
Westlake
Discovery 832
With big band
1982
Soaring
Bosco 3; CD reissue: Sea Breeze SB-2082
With big band
1984
Magic Time
Trend 536
With big band
1986
The Norwegian Radio Big Band Meets Bob Florence
Odin 18
1987
Trash Can City
Trend 545
With big band
1988
State of the Art
USA Music Group 589
With big band
1990
Treasure Chest
USA Music Group 680
With big band
1993
Funupsmanship [live]
MAMA 1006
With big band
1995
With All the Bells and Whistles
MAMA 1011
With big band
1997
Earth
MAMA 1016
With big band
1999
Serendipity 18 MAMA 1025
With big band
2001
Another Side
MAMA 1029
Solo piano
2003
Whatever Bubbles Up
Summit 360
With big band
2005
Friends, Treasures, Heroes Summit 430
Solo piano
2006
Eternal Licks & Grooves
MAMA 1030
With big band
2007
You Will Be My Music
MAMA 1031
Florence (piano) with Annette Sanders (vocals)
2009
Legendary
MAMA 1037
With big band
As arranger/conductor [ edit ]
With Count Basie
With Louie Bellson
With Harry James
Harry James...Today! (MGM E/SE-3848, 1960)[5]
The Solid Gold Trumpet of Harry James (MGM E/SE-4058, 1962)[6]
With Lainie Kazan
on the songs "Sunny", "An Angel Died ", "How Can I Be Sure", and "Flower Child", from the album Love Is Lainie (MGM SE-4496, 1968)
With Sérgio Mendes
With Joe Pass
With Bud Shank
With Si Zentner
Up A Lazy River (Liberty 1961)
Mr. Nashville (RCA Victor 1966)
As sideman [ edit ]
With Julie Andrews
Love Julie (USA Music Group, 1987)
With Sue Raney
Sings the Music of Johnny Mandel (Discovery, 1982)
Ridin' High (Discovery, 1984)
Flight of Fancy: A Journey of Alan & Marilyn Bergman (Discovery, 1986)
With Brian Swartz Quartet
Live at the Jazz Bakery (Summit, 2005)
With Bud Shank
Girl in Love
Taking the Long Way Home (Jazzed Media, 2006)
With Joanie Sommers
Dream (Discovery, 1980 [rel. 1983])
Here, There and Everywhere! (Absord [Japan], 2000 [rel. 2004])
See also [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
^ a b c d Schudel, Matt (25 May 2008). "Bob Florence; Eclectic Bandleader, Arranger Revered by Jazz Fans" . The Washington Post . Retrieved 28 February 2017 .
^ American Federation Of Musicians contract #51747 - June 14, 1961
^ "Harry James...Today!" . AllMusic . Retrieved October 3, 2017 .
^ Lord, Tom (2013). The Jazz Discography CD ) (14.0 ed.).
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1970s
1980s
Ian Fraser (1980)
Ian Fraser , Chris Boardman, Billy Byers , and Bob Florence (1981)
Bill Elton, Elliot Lawrence , Lanny Meyers , Tommy Newsom , Jonathan Tunick , and Torrie Zito (1982)
Dick Hyman (1983)
Ian Fraser , Chris Boardman, Billy Byers , J. Hill , and Lenny Stack (1984)
Ian Fraser , Billy Byers , and Angela Morley (1985)
Elliot Lawrence , James Lawrence, Lanny Meyers , Tommy Newsom , Glen Roven , Larry Schwartz, and Torrie Zito (1986)
Buster Davis, Don Pippin , and Eric Stern (1987)
Ian Fraser , Chris Boardman, Alexander Courage , and Angela Morley (1988)
Ian Fraser , Chris Boardman, and J. Hill (1989)
1990s
Ian Fraser , Billy Byers , Chris Boardman, Bob Florence , J. Hill , and Angela Morley (1990)
Ian Fraser , Billy Byers , Chris Boardman, and J. Hill (1991)
Bill Conti , Jack Eskew , Julie Giroux , Ashley Irwin, and Hummie Mann (1992)
Ian Fraser (1993)
Michael Rafter (1994)
Marvin Hamlisch (1995)
Glen Roven (1996)
Mark Watters (1997)
Bill Conti (1998)
Mark Adler (1999)
2000s
2010s
2020s
International
National
Academics
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People
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