Al Lerner

Al Lerner (1919 – January 19, 2014) was an American pianist, composer, arranger, and conductor from the big band era. He was a member of the Harry James band for many years, playing piano. He wrote music for several artists, including Allan Sherman and Liza Minnelli. He also wrote the music for "So Until I See You", the closing theme for The Tonight Show with Jack Paar in the early 1960s, and was the pianist for A Tribute to Eddie Duchin, which was a soundtrack for the 1956 biographical film pic The Eddy Duchin Story.

Birth and Death Data: Born April 7, 1919 (Cleveland), Died January 19, 2014

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1950

Roles Represented in DAHR: piano

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Decca 76196 4/27/1950 Count every star Dick Haymes instrumentalist, piano  
Decca 76197 4/27/1950 If you were only mine Dick Haymes instrumentalist, piano  
Decca 76426 5/29/1950 I'm forever blowing bubbles Gordon Jenkins ; Artie Shaw instrumentalist, piano  
Decca 76427 5/29/1950 You're mine, you! Gordon Jenkins ; Artie Shaw instrumentalist, piano  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Lerner, Al," accessed April 24, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/327164.

Lerner, Al. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 24, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/327164.

"Lerner, Al." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 24 April 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/327164

External Sources

Wikipedia: Al Lerner

Discogs: Al Lerner

Allmusic: Al Lerner

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Lerner, Al, 1919-2014 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2002012768

Wikidata: Al Lerner - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q16019733

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/53811636

MusicBrainz: Al Lerner - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/7a8613d2-948f-46cd-a54a-925e19df6fe5

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