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He is a songwriter, conductor, arranger and
orchestrator. He worked on
Broadway shows as an arranger of dance and music as well as an orchestrator
on productions such as Oh, Kay!, The
Student Gypsy and Here's Where I Belong. He was also the vocal administrator on
the 1965 movie Billie. He has conducted and arranged albums
by artists such as Luis Bonfa, Johny Mathis, Patty Duke, Shirley Bassey
and Mel Torme and has collaborated with songwriters on several songs such
as "It Hurts to Stay Goodbye" and "The Best Days of My
Life". During the 1960s
he had his own orchestra and released the single "Return from the
Ashes" which was credited to Arnold Goland,
His Orchestra and Chorus, which was later also recorded by Johnny
Dankworth.
Johnny
Mathis recordings
The Best Days
of My Life (Jack Gold/Arnold Goland/Carsten
Christiansen)
Sources:
- http://imdb.com/name/nm0324883/
- http://www.ibdb.com/person.asp?ID=76772
- http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/music/artist/links/0,,436457,00.html
- http://www.blaxploitation.com/s_379.html
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