Jackie Gleason に関して「彼は譜面を読むことも書くことも出来ずに、チャプリンのようにメロディーを口ずさむだけで、それをジョージ・ウイリアムスなどの作編曲家が、きちんと仕上げていたようです」
と、朝妻一郎さんは調べてくださった。
George Williams
Arrangements by George Williams
George Williams, a musician known for his violin arrangements for the Jackie Gleason television show and for a number of major bands, died Sunday. He was 71 years old.
Champagne, Candlelight & Kisses
。ジョンF.ケネディのお気に入りのLPで、外遊や旅行中にも必ず持参していたということで有名。
メンバー：
Orchestra Conducted By Jackie Gleason
Arranged By George Williams
Original Sessions Produced By Dick Jones
Recorded In Los Angeles, 1962.
Today's Romantic Hits - For Lovers Only - Vol 2 / Jackie Gleason
エレヴェーターミュージック、ムード音楽の王様、ジャッキー・グリーソン。多くの作品をリリースした彼は広く知られ人気を博し、1950〜60年代は特に多くのリリース作を残しています。こちらは1964年リリースの1枚で、タッグを組むのは安定のジョージ・ウィリアムズ。ピー・ウィー・アーウィン(tp)とチャーリー・ヴェンチュラ(ts)も大活躍。
George Williams (musician)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
George Dale "The Fox" Williams (November 5, 1917 – April 17, 1988) was a musician, composer, and an arranger for a number of major big bands, including Jimmie Lunceford, Glenn Miller, Gene Krupa, Sonny Dunham, and Ray Anthony.[1]
Career
He wrote hit songs, including "Whamboogie" and "It Must Be Jelly ('Cause Jam Don't Shake like That)" for Glenn Miller, "Hamp's Boogie" for Lionel Hampton, "Gene's Boogie" for Krupa, as well as Anthony's hit songs "Lackawanna Local", "The Fox", and "The Bunny Hop" and most of Anthony's recorded arrangements.[2] He wrote arrangements for Harry James, Vaughan Monroe, Charlie Ventura, and his recording band, for which he produced two LPs and an EP in the late 1950s as a leader. In addition, he arranged and conducted the music for Barbra Streisand's first commercial single, "Happy Days Are Here Again". Williams was a ghostwriter for the arrangements on Jackie Gleason's television show and arranged Gleason's albums in the 1950s and 1960s.[3][4][5]
Discography
The Fox in HiFi (Brunswick, 1955)
Such Beautiful Music (RCA Victor, 1956)
Swing Classics in Stereo (United Artists, 1959)
Put On Your Dancing Shoes (United Artists, 1960)
As Arranger or conductor
With Louis Bellson
Big Band Jazz from the Summit (Roulette, 1962)
With Roy Eldridge
Rockin' Chair (Clef, 1951)
