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ELLIOT LAWRENCE 33s
by Music Librarian Christopher Popa
After leading a big band during the 1940s and’50s, Elliot Lawrence played piano for, conducted, supervised, wrote and / or arranged the music for various recording sessions which took place in New York City.
He also worked in TV and on Broadway, providing musical direction and arrangements for a number of Broadway shows including “Bye Bye Birdie,” “Golden Boy,” “Here’s Love,” and “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying.”
10” LPs
10” Col CL 6016 – see under “Various Artists”
10” Dec DL-5274, College Prom: with Elliot Lawrence And His Orchestra, 1950
10” Dec DL-5353, Moonlight On the Campus, 1951
12” LPs
Air Force Reserve, Sound Flights into Jazz: Vol 3 – see under “Various Artists”
Air Force Reserve, C Connor: A F R 5 min shows: S Flights Into J: Vol 10, 1959
Big Band Archives LP 1219, E Lawrence And His Orch: “Sugar Beat,” 1975
BMG Vic (J) BVJJ-2810, Jazz Goes Broadway, 1992 label: Vik
Cap ST 1862, “a j theatrical season”: R Morse and C N Reilly: arr and cond . . .
Cap STAO 11655, Sammy Davis In The New Musical Golden Boy
Cap SVAS 2124, S Davis In The New Musical Golden Boy, 1964 gatefold
Cap SW 2124, Sammy Davis In The New Musical Golden Boy, 1964
Cap T 1862, “a jolly theatrical season”: R Morse and C N Reilly: arr and cond . . .
Cap VAS 2124, S Davis In The New Musical Golden Boy, 1964 gatefold
Cap (G) SMK 83 878, S Davis In The New Musical Golden Boy, 1964
Col JC 34803 – see under “Various Artists”
Col CK 40972 – see under “Various Artists”
Col Masterworks KOS 2025, Orig Bdwy Cast: Bye Bye Birdie, 1960
Col Masterworks KOS 2400, M Willson’s Here’s Love: The New Musical, 1963
Col KOS 3020 – see under “Sauter-Finegan: Eddie Sauter”
Col Masterworks KOL 5510, Orig Bdwy Cast: Bye Bye Birdie, 1960
Col Masterworks KOL 6000, M Willson’s Here’s Love: The New Musical, 1963
Daybreak DR2009, ‘S Wonderful, ’S Marvelous, ‘S Gershwin, 1972
Dec DL 8338, Prom Night: Elliot Lawrence and his orchestra
Fantasy 3-206, E Lawrence plays Gerry Mulligan Arrangements, 1956 red vinyl
Fantasy 3-206, E Lawrence plays Gerry Mulligan Arrangements, 1956 blk vinyl
Fantasy 3-206, E Lawrence plays Gerry Mulligan Arrangements flexible vinyl
Fantasy 3-207, The Honey Dreamers sing Gershwin: with the ELO red vinyl
Fantasy 3-207, The Honey Dreamers sing Gershwin: with the ELO black vinyl
Fantasy 3-219, EL Plays T Kahn and J Mandel Arrangements, 1956 red vinyl
Fantasy 3-219, EL Plays T Kahn and J Mandel Arrangements, 1956 black vinyl
Fantasy 3-219, EL Plays T Kahn and J Mandel Arrangements flexible vinyl
Fantasy 3-226, Dream: With The Elliot Lawrence Orchestra, 1956 red vinyl
Fantasy 3-226, Dream: With The Elliot Lawrence Orchestra, 1956 black vinyl
Fantasy 3-226, Dream: With The Elliot Lawrence Orchestra flexible vinyl
Fantasy 3-236, The EL Band: Swinging at The Steel Pier, 1956 red vinyl
Fantasy 3-236, The EL Band: Swinging at The Steel Pier, 1956 black vinyl
Fantasy 3-236, The EL Band: Swinging at The Steel Pier flexible vinyl
Fantasy 3-246, E Lawrence plays for Swinging Dancers, 1957 red vinyl
Fantasy 3-246, E Lawrence plays for Swinging Dancers, 1957 black vinyl
Fantasy 3-261, Dream On…Dance On: with EL and his O, Dec 1958 red vinyl
Fantasy 3-261, Dream On…Dance On: with EL and his O, 1958 black vinyl
Fantasy 3-290, Big Band Sound: the elliot lawrence orchestra, 1959 red vinyl
Fantasy 3-290, Big Band Sound: the elliot lawrence orchestra, 1959 black vinyl
Fantasy 8002, Dream On…Dance On: with EL and his O, Dec 1958 blue vinyl
Fantasy 8002, Dream On…Dance On: with EL and his O black vinyl
Fantasy 8021, E Lawrence plays for Swinging Dancers blue vinyl
Fantasy 8021, E Lawrence plays for Swinging Dancers black vinyl
Fantasy 8031, Big Band Sound: the elliot lawrence orchestra blue vinyl
Fantasy 8031, Big Band Sound: the elliot lawrence orchestra black vinyl
Fantasy / Orig Jazz Classics OJC-117, EL Plays Gerry Mulligan Arrangements
Fantasy (G) 09 02 109, E Lawrence Plays T Kahn and J Mandel Arrangements
Fantasy / EMI (J?) LFJ-40008, Elliot Lawrence plays G Mulligan Arrangements
Fantasy (J) VIJ-4072, Elliot Lawrence plays Gerry Mulligan Arrangements
First Heard (E) FH-38, Superb Live Perfs . . . EL And His Orchestra: Elevation
Fontana (E) SCFL 1073, Original Bdwy Cast: Bye Bye Birdie, 1960
F Mint, . . . Era 23/24 – see under “Various Artists”
Groove LG-1003, Cool Gabriels, 1956 artwork: Andy Warhol
Groove LG-1004, the many moods of Ann: Ann Gilbert: Elliot Lawrence Orch
Harmony HL 7153 – see under “Various Artists”
Harmony HL 7224 – see under “Various Artists”
Hindsight HSR-182, The Uncollected Elliot Lawrence And His Orch: 1946, 1982
Jass 12, The Z Sims / A Cohn Septet: Happy Over Hoagy, 1987
Jazztone J-1279, Big Band Modern: The EL Band In Arrgts By . . . , 1958
Joyce LP-1004, One Night Stand with Elliot Lawrence . . . Dec 9, 1947, 1974
JRC-1203, Elliot Lawrence At The Hollywood Palladium: Aug 23, 1948
MGM E-4192 – see under “Various Artists”
MGM SE-4192 – see under “Various Artists”
Mobile Fidelity 2-229, Orig Master Rec’g: EL: The Music Of EL, 1995 2-LPs
Muzak S-2197 (SLB-8146 / STB-318), [ no title or cover ]
Speak Low, Soft Lights and Sweet Music, Someone to Watch Over Me, Lover
Come Back to Me, What Is This Thing Called Love, The Pretty One / Love Me
Or Leave Me, These Foolish Things (Remind Me of You), They Didn’t Believe
Mr, The Very Thought of You, Strike Up the Band, Heart to Heart
NBC, “Bell System Family Theater pres: Ann-Margret in Dames At Sea” [ 1971 ]
RCA Vic LOC-1066 – see under “Rudy Vallee”
RCA Vic LSO-1066 – see under “Rudy Vallee”
RCA (Aus) SL 101462 – see under “Rudy Vallee”
RCA (Fr) PL-42253, “Together again!” / The four brothers
RCA (Fr) PM 45694 – see under “Various Artists”
RCA (G) LPM-9815-C, The F Brothers….Together Again!: E Lawrence, Piano
RCA Italiana (It) LPM-10044 – see under “Various Artists”
RCA Camd CAL-667, Selec Fr: "The Unsinkable M Brown" . . . Arr And Cond By EL
RCA Camd CAS-667, Selec Fr: "The Unsinkable M Brown" . . . Arr And Cond By EL
RCA Camd (J) RGP-1174, The F Brothers….Together Again!: EL, Piano, 1976
RCA (Sp) NL-45925, Trombone Scene, 1984
Sesac N-1153~1154, Jump Steady: Elliot Lawrence, 1960
Sesac N-1155~1156, Big Band Sound with elliot lawrence
Sesac SN-1153~1154, Jump Steady: Elliot Lawrence, 1960
Sesac SN-1155~1156, Big Band Sound with elliot lawrence
Sesac PA-205~206, Just a Minute!: EL: his Biting Brass and Hi Fi-ing Winds
Surrey S-1019, Winds on Velvet: Elliot Lawrence And His Orchestra
Surrey SS-1019, Winds on Velvet: Elliot Lawrence And His Orchestra
Top Rank RM-304, Music for Trapping (Tender, That is): EL and his O, 1959
Top Rank RS-604, Music for Trapping (Tender, That is): EL and his O, 1959
United Artists UAS-9905, Orig Bdwy Cast Album: Sugar, 1972
Vik LX-1087, Trombone Scene, 1957 [ EL, piano / arranger / conductor ]
Vik LX-1090, In a Swingin’ Mood: Ann Gilbert [ with the Elliot Lawrence Orch ]
Vik LX-1096, The Four Brothers….Together Again!: E Lawrence, Piano, 1957
Vik LX-1113, Jazz Goes Broadway, 1957
Vik LX-1124, Elliot Lawrence and His Orchestra: Hi Fi-ing Winds, 1958
Vogue (Fr) LAE 12057, E Lawrence plays Gerry Mulligan Arrangements, 1958
Vogue (Fr) LAE 12071, The EL Band: Swinging at The Steel Pier, 1958
Vogue (Fr) LAE 12101, EL Plays T Kahn and J Mandel Arrangements
Vogue (Fr) VA 160110, Dream: With The Elliot Lawrence Orchestra, 1960
Vogue (Fr) VA 160120, The Honey Dreamers sing Gershwin: with the EL Orch
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