Thomas Talbert

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风格: #摇摆乐　#波普　#后波普
地区: United States of America 美国

艺人介绍

by Scott Yanow

Thomas Talbert has been one of the finest arrangers of the past half-century but remains quite underrated due to the relatively few recordings he has made as a leader. He was inspired to become an arranger while hearing the big bands of the swing era on the radio. He developed his piano-playing skills, and played in high-school organized bands to try out his arrangements. After a period in the military (1943-1945), Talbert moved to California and on-and-off during 1946-1949 he led an advanced orchestra that struggled unsuccessfully to survive; fortunately many of their rare recordings from this era (and quite a few previously unreleased) have come out on a SeaBreeze CD. Talbert spent part of 1947 touring with Anita ODay, and in 1950 he moved to New York. As a freelance writer, he arranged for Claude Thornhill, Tony Pastor, Johnny Smith, Oscar Pettiford, and Don Elliott among others. In the mid-50s, Talbert recorded an album featuring singer Patty McGovern (Wednesdays Child) and a classic of his own (Bix Fats Duke); both have been reissued on CD. From the mid-60s until the early 70s, Talbert lived in the Midwest, working with a 12-piece band. In 1975 he relocated to Los Angeles where he has written for the L.A. studios and led a part-time orchestra plus a septet, recording several sets for SeaBreeze.