Billy May (1080)
Billy May was one of the most in-demand arrangers of the era working with popular music’s biggest stars. He worked on iconic recordings for the likes of Frank Sinatra, Keely Smith, Nat King Cole, Stan Freberg, and Mel Tormé, just to name a few. He was the master of all sorts of styles but excelled at adding touches of joy and playfulness to the music he helped make. We spotlight him this time as part of our Great Arrangers series.
Playlist
| Title | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|
| Fancy Meeting You Here | Bing Crosby and Rosemary Clooney | Fancy Meeting You Here |
| Come Fly with Me | Frank Sinatra | Come Fly with Me |
| It Could Happen To You | Peggy Lee | Pretty Eyes |
| Easy Street | Al Hirt | Horn A-Plenty |
| Don't Get Around Much Anymore | Nat King Cole | Just One Of Those Things |
| S'Posin' | Keely Smith | Politely! |
| Bee-Bom | Sammy Davis Jr. | Johnny Cool |
| The Continental | Billy May | Billy May's Big Fat Brass |
| Shiny Stockings | Billy May | Bill's Bag |
| Tuxedo Junction-Cha-Cha | Billy May | Cha Cha! |
| I Taut I Taw a Puddy Tat | Mel Blanc | 45 Single |
| Two of a Kind | Bobby Darin & Johnny Mercer | Two of a Kind |
| Easy To Love | Anita O'Day | Swings Cole Porter |
| As Time Goes By | Billy Eckstine | Once More With Feeling |
| I Can Dream, Can't I? | The Carpenters | Horizon |
| Get Happy | Ella Fitzgerald | Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Harold Arlen Song Book |