Main image



An American songwriter and orchestrator.
Born August 16, 1931 in Rockville Centre, New York, USA.
Died October 31, 2015 in New York, New York, USA.
He did musical arrangements for jazz pianist Bill Evans, and wrote music for television shows such as Happy Days.
Best known for the music of the 1965 Broadway show The Yearling.

APPEARANCES +


Hisatsugu Suzuki
Stars & Smiles, Vol. 2 (Songs)
2023, CD, Album, UHQ, T5Jazz Records, ,
Cool Jazz/Bop
Sullivan Fortner
Solo Game
2023, 2xCD, Album, Artwork Records (2)
Scott Dunn Celebrates Richard Rodney Bennett With Claire Martin And The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra*
I Watch You Sleep
2023
Kathy Ingraham
Everlasting Cool
2022, CDr, CD-ROM, Album, Dig, Peirdon Production Corporation, ,
Cool Jazz
Houston Person
Reminiscing At Rudy's
2022, CD, Album, HighNote Records, Inc.,
Dominique Bianco
I'm All Smiles
2022, ,
Swing/Bossa Nova/Bop
Dave Miller Trio
The Mask-Erade Is Over
2021, CD, Album, Summit Records (3)
Francesco Bianconi
Forever In Technicolor
2021, 2x Vinyl White,
Alex Wintz Trio
Live To Tape
2020
George Cables
I'm All Smiles
2019, CD, Album, HighNote Records, Inc.
Lex Jasper
I'm All Smiles
2018, CD, Album, Not On Label,
Franco Ambrosetti
The Nearness Of You
2018, CD, Album, Unit Records (2)
Lou Levy With John Heard & Shelly Manne
I'm Old Fashioned
2018, CD, Album, RE, RM, Fresh Sound Records, ,
Bop/Swing/Cool Jazz
Peter Byrne (3) + Conor Mahony
The Plains Of Kildare
2018, CD, Album, Not On Label, ,
Folk
Scott Hamilton
Moon Mist
2018
Shelly Berg & David Finck
The Deep
2017, CD, Album, Chesky Records
Katie Thiroux
Off Beat
2017, CD, ,
Bop/Swing
Bill Charlap Trio
Uptown, Downtown
2017
Laura Avanzolini
I'm All Smiles
2016, CD, Album, Koiné Records (2), Koiné Records (2)
Nancy Wilson
Today - My Way / Nancy - Naturally
2015, CD, Comp, Caroline Records, SoulMusic Records, ,
Ballad/Easy Listening
Various
Radiooooo X Colette
2015, CD, Comp, Colette, ,
Chanson/Novelty/Vocal/Ballad/Synth-pop/Cumbia
Gabor Szabo
Gypsy '66 / Spellbinder
2015, CD, Comp, RM, Impulse!, ,
Gypsy Jazz/Cool Jazz
Alexa Fila, Sal Mosca
A Work Of Art
2015, CD, Album, Zinnia Records,
Phil Woods & Vic Juris
Songs One
2015, CD, Album, Philology, ,
Bop
J.J. Johnson
The Complete '60s Big Band Recordings
2015, ,
Big Band
Richard Galliano
Sentimentale
2014, CD, Album, Resonance Records, ,
Contemporary Jazz
Shirley Bassey
Original Album Series
2014, CD, Album, RE + CD, Album, RE + CD, Album, RE + CD, Parlophone, Warner Music Group, ,
Vocal
The Oscar Peterson Trio
Oscar Peterson In London (The Rare 1971 Trio Session)
2014, CD, Album, Ltd, DSD, SSJ, Pacific Delights, ,
Bop
Bill Evans
The Best Of Bill Evans
2014, 2xCD, Comp, Universal Music, ,
Cool Jazz/Modal/Post Bop
Margo Guryan
27 Demos
2014
Nancy Sinatra
Shifting Gears
2013, 15xFile, AAC, Album, 256, Boots Enterprises, Inc.,
Laurie Holloway
At The Piano
2012, CD, Elgin, ,
Smooth Jazz/Easy Listening
JiLL-Decoy association
Lining
2012, CD, Album, U's Music,
LaGaylia Frazier*, Jan Lundgren Trio
Until It's Time
2012, CD, Album, Prophone,
Dena DeRose
Travelin' Light – Live in Antwerp, Belgium
2012, CD, Album, MAXJAZZ
Julian Marc Stringle*
A Time For Love
2011, CD, Album, Merfangle,
Woods* & Mays*
Phil & Bill
2011, CD, Album, Palmetto Records, ,
Bop
Jennifer Zarine
Fresh Made Cuppa Tea
2010, CD, Album, Not On Label (Jennifer Zarine Self-released),
Various
Jazz For Lovers Vol.2
2010, CD, ,
Soul-Jazz/Smooth Jazz/Cool Jazz/Swing/Bop/Post Bop/Big Band/Easy Listening/Contemporary Jazz
Maria Markesini
Kosmo
2009, CD, Album, Etcetera Now,
Michael Feinstein & Cheyenne Jackson
The Power Of Two
2009, CD, Album, Harbinger Records, ,
Smooth Jazz/Musical/Ballad
The Bob Florence Limited Edition
Legendary
2009, CD, Mama Records (2), ,
Big Band
Chita Rivera
And Now I Swing
2009, CD, Album, Yellow Sound Label,
Riltons Vänner
Japanmix
2009, CD, Sockeye, ,
Nordic/Vocal
Space Kelly
My Favourite Songbook Vol. 2
2008, CD, Album, El Muto Records,
Pamela Luss With Special Guests Houston Person, Freddy Cole
Magnet
2008, CD, Album, Savant, ,
Vocal
Mark Jennett
The Way I Am
2008, CD, Album, Nice Work Records
Vijay Iyer
Tragicomic
2008
Laurence Hobgood / Charlie Haden / Kurt Elling
When The Heart Dances
2008
Houston Person
Thinking Of You
2007, CD, Album, HighNote Records, Inc.
Daniel Lantz Trio, Staffan Hallgren
On The Tiles
2007, CD, Album, DO Music Records,
Kris Gayle
8.00 am
2007, CD, Album, Big Milk Music, ,
Soul-Jazz/Big Band
Bill Watrous With The New Bill Watrous Quartet*
I'll Play For You!!!!!
2007, ,
Swing/Bop
Marco Di Marco
Event, Marco Di Marco In Concert At The Recital Hall, Carnegie Hall
2006, CD, Album, Modern Jazz Record, ,
Easy Listening
Marvin Gaye
Sanctified Lady
2006, 2xCD, Comp, Rajon Music Group,
Debby Lennon
I'm All Smiles
2006, CD, Album, Victoria Company,
The Nate Najar Trio
I'm All Smiles
2006, CD, Album, Blue Line Music, Blue Line Music,
Various
Swinging Jazz Piano
2006, ,
Soul-Jazz/Cool Jazz/Modal/Contemporary Jazz/Easy Listening/Swing/Bop/Hard Bop/Post Bop
Kenny Burrell
Stormy Monday Blues
2006, CD, ,
Smooth Jazz/Fusion
Nancy Wilson
Broadway - My Way
2006, CD,
Roberto Magris Europlane Feat. Tony Lakatos
Check-In
2005, CD, Album, Soul Note, ,
Contemporary Jazz
Alony*
Unravelling
2005, CD, Album, Intuition Records
B.J. Ward
B.J. Ward Sings Marshall Barer
2005, CD, Album, Feinery, ,
Easy Listening
Joan Davis
Promise Land
2005, CD, Album, Not On Label
Catherine McKinnon
Both Sides Now
2005,
Lulu
To Sir With Love! The Complete Mickie Most Recordings
2005, 2x CD, ,
Pop Rock
Enrico Pieranunzi, Charlie Haden, Paul Motian
Special Encounter
2005
Claire Martin, Richard Rodney Bennett
When Lights Are Low
2005
Michael Winkle
This Dance
2004, CD, Album, Not On Label (Michael WInkle Self-released), ,
Vocal
The Kenny Clarke Francy Boland Big Band*
All Smiles
2004
Nancy Wilson
R.S.V.P. (Rare Songs, Very Personal)
2004, CD, ,
Vocal/Ballad/Easy Listening/Bossa Nova
Monique Argent
Moonfall
2003, CD, Album, WGBH Studios
The Matt Michaels Trio
The Matt Michaels Trio & Friends
2003, CD, Album, Pebble Beat Music,
Salena Jones
Let's Fall In Love
2003, CD, Album, Copy Prot., JVC, ,
Smooth Jazz
The Cal Tjader Quintet*
Cal Tjader Plugs In
2003, ,
Latin Jazz/Bossa Nova
Dianne Reeves
A Little Moonlight
2003, ,
Vocal/Bossa Nova/Ballad/Bop
Lulu
Most Of Lulu / Lulu's Album
2002, CD, Comp, Mono, RM, EMI, EMI, ,
Pop Rock/Beat
Barbra Streisand
The Very Best Of Barbra Streisand
2002, CD, Comp, Universe (2), Falcon Neue Medien
Debbie De Coudreaux
Have A Little Paris On Me
2002, CD, Album, Debbie Long Legs Productions, ,
Chanson
Harold Mabern Trio
Falling In Love With Love
2002,
J.J. Johnson
Goodies
2002, ,
Easy Listening
Christy Baron
Take This Journey
2002, CD, ,
Vocal/Ballad/Bop
Marvin Gaye
Love Songs Bedroom Ballads
2002, CD, ,
Ballad/Soul
Sarah Jane Cion
Summer Night
2001, CD, Album, Naxos Jazz, ,
Contemporary Jazz
The John Fick Southern California Jazz Company Featuring Michie Sahara
Open For Business
2001, CD, Sea Breeze Jazz, ,
Big Band
David Udolf
Playing
2001, CD, Album, Bluehouse Records,
Barbra Streisand
Grand Collection
2001,
Bill Evans
Bill Evans's Finest Hour
2001, CD,
Dizzy Bats Quartet
Twilight Zone
2000, CD, Splitch, ,
Bossa Nova
Martin Taylor
Stepping Stones
2000, CD, Comp, Linn Records,
The Hod O'Brien Trio* Featuring Tom Warrington, Paul Kreibich
Have Piano...Will Swing!
2000, CD, Album, Fresh Sound Records, ,
Bop
Martin Taylor
Martin Taylor In Concert (Recorded At The Manchester Craftsmen's Guild)
2000
Charlie Haden Quartet West
The Art Of The Song
1999, CD, ,
Post Bop
Sue Raney
Autumn In The Air
1998, CD, Album, Fresh Sound Records, ,
Easy Listening
Deanna Witkowski
Having To Ask
1998
Denny Zeitlin Trio
As Long As There's Music
1998,
Bill Kirchner
Some Enchanted Evening
1997, CD, Album, A-Records, A-Records, ,
Free Jazz/Contemporary Jazz/Post Bop/Bop/Swing
Eric Comstock
Young Man Of Manhattan
1997, CD, Album, Harbinger Records
Richard Wyands Trio
Get Out Of Town
1997, CD, SteepleChase
Bill Evans
The Complete Bill Evans On Verve
1997, 18x CD, Box Set, ,
Bop/Vocal/Modal/Post Bop/Cool Jazz/Contemporary Jazz
Marvin Gaye
The Soulful Sound Of Marvin Gaye
1997, ,
Soul
Kim Parker, Håkan Rydin Trio
Beautiful Friendship
1996, CD, Album, Four Leaf Clover Records
Kitt Moran
When Love Calls
1996, CD, Album, Wildcat Records
Marvin Gaye
Vulnerable
1996, CD, ,
Soul
The Monkees
Missing Links, Volume Three
1996, CD, ,
Pop Rock
Martin Taylor
Portraits
1996, CD, ,
Contemporary Jazz
Carolyn Watkinson, Ricky Koole, Karin Bloemen, Adelheid Roosen, Rocq-E Harrell En Leoni Jansen
Niet Gesnoeid
1995, CD, Album, A-Records, A-Records
Johnny Hartman
For Trane
1995, ,
Vocal/Ballad
Marvin Gaye
The Master 1961-1984
1995, ,
Soul/Rhythm & Blues
Suzanne Cloud
With A Little Help From My Friends
1995, ,
Contemporary Jazz
Paul Broadnax
It's About Time
1994, CD, Album, Brownstone Recordings
Magni Wentzel, Roger Kellaway, NHØP*
Come Away With Me
1994, CD, Album, Gemini Records (7)
Betty Carter
Feed The Fire
1994, ,
Post Bop
Vincent Falcone, Joe Lano, Tommy Check
The Jazz Organization 'Live' At The Sahara
1993, CD, Pianissimo (2)
Marion Montgomery*
Mellow
1993, CD, ,
Smooth Jazz/Contemporary Jazz/Easy Listening
Magni Wentzel, Roger Kellaway, Red Mitchell
New York Nights
1992, CD, Album, Gemini Records (7), ,
Vocal
Rob McConnell & The Boss Brass
Brassy & Sassy
1992, ,
Big Band/Bop
Helen Merrill
Clear Out Of This World
1992, ,
Vocal
John Holt
The John Holt Album
1991, Cass, Album, Bart Music
The Cal Tjader Quintet* Featuring Armando Perazza*
Latin + Jazz = Cal Tjader
1990, CD, ,
Bossa Nova/Latin Jazz
Marvin Gaye
The Marvin Gaye Collection
1990, ,
Rhythm & Blues/Soul
Holly Hofmann Quartet*
Further Adventures...
1990, CD, ,
Bop/Swing/Bossa Nova
Gene Bertoncini, Michael Moore
Two In Time
1989, CD, Album, Chiaroscuro Records
Walter Davis, Jr. Trio
Scorpio Rising
1989
Geri Allen, Charlie Haden, Paul Motian
Segments
1989, ,
Post Bop/Contemporary Jazz
Melissa Manchester
Tribute
1989,
Chanson/Music Hall/Smooth Jazz/Vocal/Swing/Ballad
Kenny Drew Jr.
Third Phase
1989
Janis Siegel And Fred Hersch
Short Stories
1989
Michael Crawford
The Phantom Unmasked
1989, CD, ,
Vocal
Harold Danko
The First Love Song
1988, ,
Post Bop
The Concord All Stars With Special Guest Ernestine Anderson
Ow!
1988, ,
Cool Jazz/Contemporary Jazz
Barbara Myers
A Photograph
1985, LP, Album, M & M Records (3),
Carol Kidd
All My Tomorrows
1985, ,
Easy Listening
Marvin Gaye
Romantically Yours
1985, ,
Soul
James Shepherd Versatile Brass
Autumn Leaves
1985, ,
Brass Band
Hank Jones + Tommy Flanagan
I'm All Smiles
1984, CD, ,
Bop/Hard Bop
Big Nick Nicholas
Big And Warm
1983, LP, Album, India Navigation, ,
Bop
Jack Bumer
No Easy Pieces
1983, LP, Album, TJ Records (9)
Yoshio Ikeda / Aki Takase
Esprit = エスプリ
1982
Lee Towers
New York
1982, ,
Vocal
Ernestine Anderson
Never Make Your Move Too Soon
1981, ,
Soul-Jazz
Shirley Horn Trio
A Lazy Afternoon
1979
Lee Towers
Definitelee
1979, ,
Vocal
Kathleen Lewis
Sings
1978, LP, AK Records (3)
Al Jarvis*
Makes Love To The Piano
1978
Kenny Burrell
Stormy Monday
1978
Lew Tabackin
Trackin'
1977
Louis Stewart
Out On His Own
1977, ,
Bop/Bossa Nova/Contemporary Jazz
Ann-Kristin Hedmark*
Inifrån
1976, LP, Album, Philips, ,
Vocal/Easy Listening
Rick Kiefer
Lush Life
1975, LP, Album, Omega International, ,
Fusion/Jazz-Funk/Easy Listening
Toots Thielemans, Philip Catherine
Toots Thielemans / Philip Catherine / & Friends
1974, ,
Jazz-Rock/Fusion
Hampton Hawes
Hamp's Piano
1974, ,
Bop/Modal
Johnny Hartman
Hartman Sings Trane's Favorites
1973, Vinyl, ,
Post Bop/Modal
The Baron Von Ohlen Quartet Featuring Mary Ann Moss
The Baron
1973, Vinyl, ,
Jazz-Funk
Hampton Hawes
I'm All Smiles
1973,
Putte Wickman
Putte Wickman
1973
Various
Grease - The Original Broadway Cast Album
1972
Bobby Hebb
I Was A Boy When You Needed A Man / Woman In The Window
1972
Various
Beat 70
1971, LP, Comp, Mono, CBS
Sacha Distel
Odds And Ends
1971, 7", Warner Bros. Records
Shirley Bassey
Something Else
1971
The Brooks Arthur Ensemble
Hang On Sloopy / Heart Be Still
1971
Marakis*
Entends Vivre La Musique
1970, 7", CBS
Bill Evans
From Left To Right
1970, Vinyl, ,
Instrumental/Bop
John Rowles
Cheryl Moana Marie
1970, ,
Vocal
Astrud Gilberto
September 17, 1969
1970
Frankie Vaughan
Mr. Moonlight
1970, ,
Vocal
Nanette*
Nanette
1970, ,
Soul/Ballad/Vocal
Biff Rose
Biff Rose
1970, ,
Pop Rock/Symphonic Rock/Ballad
Astrud Gilberto
Holiday / Let's Have The Morning After (Instead Of The Night Before)
1970, ,
Bossa Nova
Bill Evans
Alone
1970, ,
Post Bop
Michael Allen
It Doesn't Matter Anymore
1970,
Biff Rose
I Forgot To Tell You / The Captain
1969, 7", Promo, Buddah Records,
Lulu
It's Lulu
1969,
Nancy Sinatra
Nancy
1969, ,
Pop Rock/Country Rock/Vocal
Kenneth McKellar
Lollipops & Roses
1969, ,
Vocal/Ballad
O.C. Smith*
At Home
1969, ,
Rhythm & Blues/Funk
Gordon Waller
I Was A Boy When You Needed A Man
1969, ,
Vocal
Eugene Amaro
The Tenor Saxophone Of Eugene Amaro
1969,
Allan Scott
When I Needed A Woman
1969, ,
Vocal/Rhythm & Blues/Soul
Barbra Streisand
Barbra Streisand's Greatest Hits
1969, ,
Vocal/Ballad
Mabel Mercer & Bobby Short
At Town Hall
1968, ,
Vocal
Eddie Daniels
This Is New
1968
Bob Dubbs
The 2 Sides Of Bob Dubbs
1967, LP, Not On Label, ,
Lounge
Susan Maughan
Hey Look Me Over
1967, ,
Vocal
Peter Duchin
Quiet Nights
1967, ,
Easy Listening
Irene Reid
A Man Only Does (What A Woman Makes Him Do)
1967, ,
Vocal
Kim Weston
For The First Time
1967, ,
Rhythm & Blues/Soul/Big Band
Ray Davies With Orchestra & Voices*
Funky Trumpet On Broadway
1967, ,
Easy Listening
Amanda Ambrose
Amanda
1967, ,
Rhythm & Blues
Mary Lou Collins
Mary Lou Collins
1967, ,
Vocal
J.J. Johnson
Broadway Express
1966,
Richard Tucker
What Now My Love
1966, Vinyl, ,
Vocal
Pete Fountain
A Taste Of Honey
1966
Barbra Streisand
My Man
1966, ,
Vocal
Various
Сопот, 66 (Международный Фестиваль Эстрадной Песни)
1966
Steve Kuhn Trio Featuring Steve Swallow And Pete La Roca
Three Waves
1966
Joanie Sommers
Come Alive!
1966, ,
Vocal
Gabor Szabo With Gary McFarland & Co.
Gypsy '66
1966
Danny Meehan
Meehan's In!
1965, LP, Album, Mono, Mercury, ,
Easy Listening
Pete Jolly
Too Much, Baby!
1965, ,
Cool Jazz
Nancy Wilson
Today - My Way
1965
Andy Williams
Andy Williams' Dear Heart
1965, Vinyl, ,
Vocal/Easy Listening
Barbra Streisand
My Name Is Barbra
1965
Barbra Streisand
My Name Is Barbra, Two...
1965, Vinyl, ,
Vocal/Easy Listening/Musical/Soundtrack/Ragtime
Barbra Streisand
Why Did I Choose You
1965
Barbra Streisand
Second Hand Rose / The Kind Of Man A Woman Needs
1965
Jack Jones
My Kind Of Town
1965, Vinyl Terre Haute Pressing, ,
Vocal/Easy Listening
Joey Heatherton
Hullabaloo
1965,
Barbra Streisand
I'm All Smiles
1964, 7", Single, Mono, Promo, Columbia, ,
Vocal
Barbra Streisand
People
1964, ,
Vocal/Easy Listening
The Paretti Sisters
Undiscovered Love
1960, ,
Vocal
Henry Morgan, Isobel Robins
The Saint And The Sinner
1959, LP, Album, Offbeat Records (3), ,
Comedy
Various
Jazz Anthologie - Sony Music Box
5xCD, Comp + Box, Columbia, ,
Hard Bop/Big Band/Dixieland/Contemporary Jazz
Jack Jones
Feeling Good
LP, Comp, MCA Records, Music For Pleasure, Sounds Superb
Touch Of Velvet Featuring Kay Kennedy
Touch Of Velvet Featuring Kay Kennedy
LP, Stag (3), ,
Easy Listening
Bob Stewart
How About Me
LP, VWC Records
Nancy Wilson
Gentle Is My Love / Today - My Way
Reel, 7" Reel, Comp, Capitol Records,
Jessica Williams
Equinox
CDr, Album, Red And Blue Music
Beef
Tarbox Time! (Beef Sings To The One & Only.....)
CDr, Album, Not On Label (Beef Self-released)
Amanda Ambrose
This Door Swings Both Ways
Lana Cantrell
And Then There Was Lana
Joey Heatherton
The Joey Heatherton Album
21x File 16-Bit / 44.1-kHz (2004 Expanded Edition),
Pop Rock
Barbra Streisand
The Best Of Barbra Streisand
,
Easy Listening/Ballad/Vocal
The Lennon Sisters
What The World Needs Now
,
Vocal
Nancy Sinatra
Nancy
2017
Bill Evans
Alone
CD, ,
Post Bop