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Neufeld, Dan

Extremely prolific session violist and whistler  who has worked on enough films to build a DVD collection.

He has also recorded with an incredible range of artists and groups, including Peter Allen, Patti Austin, Michael Bolton, Stanley Clarke, Rosemary Clooney, Natalie Cole, Harry Connick, Jr., Neil Diamond, Michael Feinstein, Five For Fighting, Larry Gatlin, James Ingram, Carole King, Barry Manilow, Ricky Martin, Bette Midler, Donny Osmond, Queen Latifah, Kenny Rogers, Arturo Sandoval, Doc Severinsen, and Rod Stewart.

His filmography is too lengthy to mention in toto, but some of the soundtracks he has performed on include Along Came A SpiderBlades of GloryConspiracy TheoryDomesticDisturbanceEvolutionFlags of Our FathersThe Glass HouseIce AgeJay & Silent Bob Strike BackLemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate EventsMillion Dollar BabyNunzioOnePanic RoomThe Salton SeaTwistedUnder the Tuscan SunWar of the Worlds, and XXX.  He also contributed his talents to the TV show Alias.

In 2010 he released his own solo CD entitled The Whistler.

Lalo Schifrin recordings
Love Rhapsody from “The Concorde – Airport ’79” (Lalo Schifrin)
Theme from “The Concorde – Airport ’79” (Lalo Schifrin)

Sources:

  1. http://www.whistlerecords.com/bio.html
  2. http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/music/artist/appears/0,,472788,00.html
  3. http://www.answers.com/topic/showstoppers-1991-album-by-barry-manilow?cat=entertainment
  4. http://www.softshoe-slim.com/lists/m/midler.html
  5. http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=4769
  6. http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1808716085/cast
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  8. http://www.talkaboutthemusic.com/group/alt.music.osmonds/messages/8867.html