Joe Reisman
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Joe Reisman was an American musician, bandleader, arranger, and record producer born as Joseph Reisman on 16 September 1924 in Dallas, Texas. He was educated at Baylor University and the University of Texas at El Paso. He began his recording career as a saxophonist and clarinetist in the ensembles of Glen Gray, Louis Prima, Bob Crosby, Sam Donahue, Frankie Masters, and Jack Teagarden. As an arranger, he worked for Ray Bauduc and Gene Williams. In the late 1940s, he shifted his focus to studio work as an arranger and producer for artists including Patti Page, Sarah Vaughan, Eartha Kitt, June Valli, and the Ames Brothers. He achieved professional recognition for arranging and conducting the tracks âTennessee Waltzâ (1950), âMockingbird Hillâ (1951), and â(How Much Is) That Doggie in the Window?â (1953) for Patti Page. For the singer Perry Como, he arranged and conducted the tracks âPapa Loves Mamboâ (1954) and âCatch a Falling Starâ (1957). Reisman served as the musical director for the television programs NBC's Shower of Stars and The Oldsmobile Hour. His discography included several recordings in the easy listening style for the labels RCA Victor and Roulette Records. He achieved professional recognition for the track âArmen's Themeâ. In 1964, he began a production collaboration with Henry Mancini on the studio recording Our Man in Hollywood. Reisman died on 15 September 1987.
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