Ralph Burns
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Biography
[Edit]Ralph Burns studied at the New England Conservatory of Music and, by his own admission, learned the art of jazz arranging through transcribing from records. At first Burns joined the Charlie Barnet organization, but by 1944 he was working with Woody Herman "second herd" as the band's pianist and chief arranger. Burns composed several of the instrumental standards associated with Herman, including "Bijou" and "Apple Honey." But Burns scored a bull's-eye with the three-part extended work "Summer Sequence" in 1945, still regarded as one of the most advanced big-band charts of its day. The final movement of "Summer Sequence," "Early Autumn" became the solo showcase that brought saxophonist Stan Getz into the public spotlight in 1947. With lyrics by Johnny Mercer added, "Early Autumn" became a favorite of jazz vocalists and something close to being a vocal standard.
Burns always cited his days with Herman as being his happiest, but in the dark days of 1946 both artists could see the writing on the wall for the big bands. Burns took to writing charts for singers such as Peggy Lee, Tony Bennett, Johnny Mathis, and Ray Charles, Burns arranging Charles' famous recording of "Georgia on My Mind." He later worked closely with film director Bob Fosse and picked up two Academy Awards for his scores for the films Cabaret and All That Jazz. Burns later added to these honors a Tony Award for the 1999 musical Fosse.
Although Ralph Burns' direct involvement in instrumental jazz groups came to an end with the demise of the big bands, he led both small combos and pickup orchestras on about a dozen albums made under his own name between 1951 and 1964. These are only infrequently encountered on reissues; however, they range in quality from respectable to outstanding.
Title: The Muppets Take Manhattan (Original Soundtrack)
Artist: The Muppets, Ralph Burns
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Free Forms by Ralph Burns + Jazz Studio 5 (Bonus Track Version)
Artist: Ralph Burns
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Complete Ralph Burns Sessions Featuring Ben Webster
Artist: Carmen McRae, Ben Webster, Ralph Burns
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz
Title: Early Bebop Pioneer
Artist: Al Cohn, Sonny Berman, Ralph Burns, Serge Chaloff, Eddie Safranski, Marky Markowitz, Earl Swope
Genre: Jazz
Collections
Title: All Dogs Go To Heaven
Genre: Pop, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Broadway: Greatest Hits
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: All Star Sessions
Genre: Jazz
Title: Big Bands Favourites
Genre: Jazz
Title: All That Jazz
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: L'Histoire Des Big Bands (7 / 10) 1946 - 1947
Genre: Jazz
Title: L'Histoire Des Big Band
Title: Bebop Story, Volume 76
Genre: Jazz
Title: Oldies-Ballads
Genre: Pop
Featuring albums
Title: At His Best
Artist: Peter Allen
Genre: Rock, Punk Rock, Pop, Songwriter/Lyricist, Theatre/Soundtrack, Classical
Title: Let's Share Christmas
Artist: John Pizzarelli
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Pop, Traditional Pop Music
Title: Intégrale Pathé 1971-1975: Ses 48 succès / Integrale Pathe 1971-1975: Ses 48 succes
Artist: Betty Mars
Genre: Pop
Title: The Complete Jazz at The Philharmonic on Verve, 1944-1949
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Jazz