Billy May
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Biography
[Edit]The last of the great arrangers who wrote regularly for Frank Sinatra, Billy May had several varied careers in and out of jazz. His first notable gig was as an arranger/trumpeter with Charlie Barnet (1938-1940), for whom he wrote the wah-wah-ing hit arrangement of Ray Noble's "Cherokee." Later, he worked in the same capacities for Glenn Miller (1940-1942) and Les Brown (1942) before settling into staff jobs, first at NBC studios, then at Capitol Records, where he led his own studio big band from 1951 to 1954. His arrangements for Sinatra, beginning with Come Fly With Me (1957) and ending with Trilogy (1979), are often in a walloping, brassy, even taunting swing mode, generating some of the singer's most swaggering vocals. May also did extensive scoring for television, film, and commercials. Although May was largely inactive in the '80s and '90s , he unexpectedly surfaced in 1996 with some typically bright big band charts for comic Stan Freberg's The United States of America, Vol. 2 (Rhino), 25 years after his contributions to Vol. 1. The veteran arranger died quietly at home on January 22, 2004 at the age of 87. ~ Richard S. Ginell, Rovi
Title: The Ultimate Billy May
Artist: Billy May
Genre: Jazz, Pop, Classical, Smooth Jazz, Easy Listening, Classical Crossover
Title: Johnny Cool
Artist: Billy May
Genre: Jazz, Country, Alternative Country, Pop, Pop Rock, Theatre/Soundtrack, Vocal & Symphonic
Title: The Hi-Lo's Happen To Folk Songs
Artist: Billy May, The Hi - Lo'S
Genre: Jazz, Crossover Jazz, Pop, Songwriter/Lyricist
Collections
Title: The Very Best of Cole Porter
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Pop
Title: The Best Modern Jazz Vocalists
Genre: Jazz
Title: The 50 Best Duets Ever
Genre: Pop
Title: We Wish You a Jazzy Christmas
Genre: Traditional Pop Music
Title: Mambo! 100 Popular Latin Dance Classics
Genre: Latin
Title: Merry Christmas! Songs & Holiday Music
Genre: Jazz
Title: Ultra-Lounge: A Bachelor In Paris, Vol. 10
Genre: Pop
Title: The Best Hits of All Time, Vol. 6
Genre: Pop
Title: Jukebox Favourites - Best of Swing
Genre: Jazz
Title: 100 Swing for Dance
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Harold Arlen Songbook - That Old Black Magic
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Best Hits of All Time, Vol. 6
Genre: Pop
Title: I Heart Christmas
Genre: Kids
Title: I Love the '40s Hits From the Big Band Era
Genre: Jazz
Title: Smooth Jazz Christmas 2013
Genre: Jazz, Traditional Pop Music
Title: Merry Mixmas: Christmas Classics Remix (Digital Version)
Genre: Pop
Title: Ultra-Lounge, Vol. Eleven: Organs In Orbit
Genre: Pop
Title: Ultra-Lounge: Hey Bartender!
Genre: Pop
Title: Ultra Lounge: Fuzzy Sampler
Genre: Jazz
Title: Ultra-Lounge, Vol. Thirteen: TV Town
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Ultra-Lounge / Tiki Sampler
Genre: Jazz
Title: 100 Instrumental Versions
Genre:
Title: 100 Best Dance Orchestras
Genre:
Title: Dance to the Bands!
Genre: Pop
Title: Shake It and Break It!
Genre: Pop
Title: Ultra-Lounge: The Best of Christmas Cocktails
Genre:
Title: Ultimate Jazz Ladies, Vol. 3
Genre: Jazz
Title: Simply Ballroom 2
Genre: Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Pure Nostalgia
Genre:
Title: Liquid Velvet - Super Smooth Jazz Vol. 2
Genre: Jazz
Title: Radio Vintage hits USA No. 3
Genre: Pop
Title: Ultra-Lounge: Jet Set Swingers!
Genre: Pop
Title: Ultra-Lounge, Vol. 7: The Crime Scene
Genre: Jazz
Title: Modern Art of Music: Ballroom Dance Vol. 2
Genre: Jazz
Title: Music & Highlights: Ballroom Dance, Vol. 2
Genre: Jazz
Title: Smash Xmas Hits, Vol. 6
Genre:
Title: Fabulous 50's Pop & Doo Wop, Vol. 10
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: Music & Highlights: Big Band Sound
Genre: Jazz
Title: Ultra-Lounge: Ciao Bella!
Genre: Pop
Title: Mambo Classics
Title: Merry Christmas At the Movies
Genre:
Title: Winter Wonderland And Other Xmas Faves
Genre:
Title: Ultra-Lounge, Vol. 17: Bongoland
Genre: Jazz
Title: Hits Collection - the Year That Was 1956, Vol. 3
Genre: Pop
Title: Jazz Classics - Greatest Jazz Songs Ever
Genre: Jazz
Title: Rat Pack Boys & Girls
Genre: Pop
Title: The Good Life - La Dolce Vita
Genre:
Title: Crooners Rat Pack Special
Genre:
Title: Taboo - Valentine For a Space Age Bachelor
Genre: Lounge
Title: Exotic Sounds From A Space Age Bachelor Pad
Genre: Pop, Instrumental
Title: Popcorn Jet Setters Vol. 8
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: Ultra Lounge, Vol. 16: Mondo Hollywood
Genre: Pop
Title: Lounge Night Club
Genre: Jazz
Title: Image : 50's & 60's Pop Instrumentals, Vol. 1
Genre: Pop, Instrumental
Title: Ultra-Lounge - Christmas Cocktails, Pt. 1
Genre: Traditional Pop Music, Lounge
Title: Today's Top Hits
Genre: Pop
Title: The Big Bands Vol. 9
Genre: Jazz
Title: Harry Warren Songbook: September in the Rain
Genre: Jazz
Title: A Tribute To Johnny Mercer
Title: Locked Out of Heaven: Jazz Sinners
Genre: Jazz
Title: Blue Movies
Genre: Jazz
Title: Get Happy: The Arlen Centennial Celebration
Genre: Jazz
Featuring albums
Title: Sing & Swing With Bobby Darin
Artist: Bobby Darin
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Rock, Rock & Roll, Pop
Title: Stardust: The Hoagy Carmichael Songbook
Artist: Hoagy Carmichael
Genre: Jazz, Pop, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Harold Arlen Songbook
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Pop
Title: The Very Best of the Song Books (Golden Anniversary Edition)
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Pop
Title: Cool Heat - Anita O'Day Sings Jimmy Giuffre Arrangements
Artist: Anita O'Day
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Pop
Title: Right Out of Kansas City
Artist: Arnvid Meyer’s Orchestra / Arnvid Meyer's Orchestra
Genre: Jazz
Title: Ultra-Lounge / Bossa Novaville Volume Fourteen
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: World Music, Latin
Title: The Golden Age of Light Music: The Pianist in the Spotlight
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Classical
Title: Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Harold Arlen Song Book
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Pop, Classical
