Stanley Black

Stanley Black (14 June 1913 – 27 November 2002) was an English bandleader, composer, conductor, arranger and pianist. He wrote and arranged many film scores, recording prolifically for the Decca label (including their subsidiaries London and Phase 4). Beginning with jazz collaborations with American musicians such as Coleman Hawkins and Benny Carter during the 1930s, Black moved into arranging and recording in the Latin American music style, and also won awards for his classical conducting.

Birth and Death Data: Born June 14, 1913 (Whitechapel (district within East London, England, UK)), Died November 27, 2002 (London (capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom) )

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1934

Roles Represented in DAHR: piano

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role	Audio
Decca	CE 6741	10-in.	11/18/1934	Lost in a fog	Coleman Hawkins		instrumentalist, piano
Decca	CE 6742	10-in.	11/18/1934	Honeysuckle rose	Coleman Hawkins		instrumentalist, piano

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Black, Stanley," accessed December 24, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/304579.

Black, Stanley. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 24, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/304579.

"Black, Stanley." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 24 December 2025.