Russell Garcia
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Biography
[Edit]West Coast jazz arranger and composer Russ Garcia was born April 12, 1916, in Oakland, CA. A product of San Francisco State University, he later studied composition under Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco before mounting a professional career as an arranger, collaborating with bandleaders Horace Heidt and Al Donahue. After settling in Los Angeles, Garcia worked as a composer and conductor on the Ronald Reagan-hosted radio show This Is America. After the program ended, he tenured for two years as a staff arranger with NBC Radio, followed by a stint teaching at Hollywood's Westlake School of Music, where his students included jazzmen Bill Holman, Bob Graettinger, and Gene Puerling. (Garcia later transformed his curriculum into a book, The Professional Arranger.) With 1946's My Dog Shep, Garcia began composing and arranging for feature films. Henry Mancini later tapped him to work on The Glenn Miller Story, resulting in a 15-year tenure at Universal Pictures alongside Pete Rugolo and Benny Carter. In later years Garcia also toiled for Warner Bros. and Disney, working on projects including George Pal's sci-fi classic The Time Machine as well as television series like Rawhide and The Virginian; he also freelanced behind vocalists Anita O'Day and Frances Faye, and by the mid-'50s was also a regular on West Coast jazz dates, eventually forming his own combo, the Wigville Band, featuring Charlie Mariano, Jimmy Giuffre, and brothers Pete and Conte Candoli. In 1957 Garcia also served as arranger and musical director on Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald's classic Porgy and Bess sessions. However, his most memorable work falls outside the jazz sphere altogether: while the AAMCO release Sounds in the Night remains one of the most beautiful and mysterious vocal ensemble recordings ever released, 1959's Fantastica is Garcia's masterpiece, a quintessential space age pop LP that brilliantly imagines the music of other planets and realms. After arranging for Stan Kenton's Neophonic Orchestra, in 1966 Garcia turned his back on his career, selling his home and possessions and with wife Gina setting sail for the Pacific Ocean, determined to bring the message of the Baha'i faith to the remote islands of the Pacific Rim. The Garcias ultimately settled in New Zealand, and he returned to music infrequently in the years to follow.
Title: The Time Machine (Soundtrack from the Motion Picture)
Artist: Russell Garcia
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Music from Outer Space - Fantastica / Project: Comstock
Artist: Russell Garcia, Frank Comstock
Genre: Jazz, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Collections
Title: The Rodgers and Hammerstein Jazz Book
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Most Influential Jazz Bassists
Genre: Jazz
Title: 20 Big Band Hits
Genre: Jazz
Title: Top 20 Jazz Vocals
Genre: Jazz
Title: Cigar Lounge
Genre: Jazz
Title: Take the A Train - New York Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: Cole Porter - The Genius Collection
Genre: Pop
Title: Ladies Sing Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: Ladies Sing Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Greatest Songwriters: Irving Berlin
Genre: Alternative
Title: Essential Christian Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: A Beginners Guide to Jazz Singers
Genre: Jazz
Title: Pop Standards - 1950s
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Great American Jazz Book
Genre: Jazz
Title: Essential Lounge Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: L.A Jazz Giants
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Great Gentlemen of Jazz Vocals
Genre: Jazz
Title: Essential Jazz Ballads
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Most Influential Jazz Bassists
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz Goes To Broadway
Genre: Jazz
Title: A Tribute To Jerome Kern
Title: American Jazz Queens
Genre: Jazz
Title: Best of Jazz Trumpet
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz For Cool Days
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Most Influential Jazz Trumpet Players
Genre: Jazz
Title: Best of Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz For the First Time
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Most Essential Jazz Performances
Genre: Jazz
Title: Best of Jazz Ballads
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz on the Bayou
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz: 1950's and 60's Hits
Genre: Jazz
Title: Golden Jazz Trumpet
Genre: Jazz
Title: American Jazz With Class
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz & Blues Gospel
Genre: Jazz
Title: American Jazz With Class
Genre: Jazz
Title: Hallelujazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: Top 20 Jazz Trumpet
Genre: Jazz
Title: New York Jazz Anthems
Genre: Jazz
Title: American Jazz - Irving Berlin Songs
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz Ballads
Genre: Jazz
Title: Best of Jazz Songs
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Rogers & Hart Songbook: We'll Have Manhattan
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Very Best Of George Gershwin (CD1)
Genre: Vocal Jazz, Pop
Featuring albums
Title: The Best of Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Pop
Title: The Complete Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong On Verve
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Pop
Title: Verve Jazz Masters 49: Anita O'Day
Artist: Anita O'Day
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Pop, Classical
Title: I've Got the World on a String - Louis Under the Stars
Artist: Louis Armstrong
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Pop