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Concertmaster and violinist who was instrumental in
the amalgamation of black and white musicians unions in the early
1950s. As a musician, his
accomplishments are legion. He
played violin at the premiere of Charles Ives' "Aeschylus and
Sophocles" at Wilshire Ebell Chamber Music Hall in Los Angeles, on 2nd
April 1951. He has appeared on
over eighty albums and has worked with a list of artists that looks like a
clearinghouse at a mega-music blow-out sale, including The Andrews Sisters,
Tony Bennett, The Carpenters, Benny Carter, Rosemary Clooney, Bing Crosby,
Doris Day, Earth, Wind & Fire, Aretha Franklin, Michael Jackson, Eartha
Kitt, Frankie Laine, Dean Martin, Sergio Mendes, The Monkees, Ray Parker,
Jr., Minnie Riperton, Artie Shaw, Simon & Garfunkel, Frank Sinatra, Rod
Stewart, Barbra Streisand, Mel Torme, Tom Waits, and Mason Williams. His film and television credits
include Dirty Harry, Enter the Dragon, Mission: Impossible, and Rocky. A Memorial Scholarship For Violin
bears his name.
Lalo
Schifrin recordings
Love Rhapsody
from "The Concorde - Airport '79" (Lalo
Schifrin)
Theme from "The
Concorde - Airport '79" (Lalo Schifrin)
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