Nelson Riddle

Nelson Smock Riddle (June 1, 1921 - October 6, 1985) was a well-known American bandleader, arranger and orchestrator whose career spanned from the late 1940s until the early 1980s. Riddle is perhaps best known for his 1950s work for Capitol Records, providing jazzy big-band style arrangements to accompany such vocalists as Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Nat King Cole, Judy Garland, Peggy Lee, and Keely Smith. Later, his arranging talents were also used by Ella Fitzgerald, Shirley Bassey, Linda Ronstadt, and others.

Selected discography

: Nelson Riddle - Hey...Let Yourself Go (Capitol Records, 1957)

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: Nelson Riddle - C'mon...Get Happy (Capitol Records, 1958)

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: Frank Sinatra - Songs For Young Lovers (Capitol Records, 1953)

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: Frank Sinatra - Swing Easy (Capitol Records, 1954)

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: Frank Sinatra - In The Wee Small Hours (Capitol Records, 1955)

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: Frank Sinatra - Songs For Swinging Lovers (Capitol Records, 1956)

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: Frank Sinatra - Close To You (Capitol Records, 1957)

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: Frank Sinatra - A Swingin' Affair (Capitol Records, 1957)

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: Frank Sinatra - Sings For Only The Lonely (Capitol Records, 1958)

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: Frank Sinatra - Nice'n'Easy (Capitol Records, 1960)

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: Frank Sinatra - Sinatra's Swingin' Session! (Capitol Records, 1961)

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: Frank Sinatra - The Concert Sinatra (Reprise Records, 1963)

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: Frank Sinatra - Academy Award Winners (Reprise Records, 1964)

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: Frank Sinatra - Moonlight Sinatra (Reprise Records, 1966)

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: Frank Sinatra - Strangers In The Night (Reprise Records, 1966)

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: Ella Fitzgerald - Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Songbook (Verve Records, 1959)

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: Ella Fitzgerald - Sings the Johnny Mercer Songbook (Verve Records, 1964)

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: Ella Fitzgerald - Sings the Jerome Kern Songbook (Verve Records, 1963)

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: Ella Fitzgerald - Swings Gently with Nelson (Verve Records, 1962)

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: Ella Fitzgerald - Swings Brightly with Nelson (Verve Records, 1962)

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: Dean Martin - This Time I'm Swingin (Capitol Records, 1960)

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: Linda Ronstadt - Lush Life (Asylum Records, 1984)

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: Erich Kunzel - Route 66 - That Nelson Riddle Sound (Telarc Records, 2000)

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