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He was called a master of "mood" music, recording numerous LPs of melodies presented with impeccable taste. He also wrote arrangements and conducted for some of the most popular singers of the 1940s and '50s. But whatever the setting, Paul Weston kept a robust big band sound flourishing in his orchestra.
Big Band Sound is a 1970 compilation album of standards by Jo Stafford. The songs were recorded between 1960 and 1970 and see Stafford backed by a number of big band arrangers, notably her husband Paul Weston, as well as Billy May and Benny Carter. [2] The album was released on the Corinthian label.
Paul Weston, a pop arranger, conductor and composer who was one of the inventors of modern mood music, died on Friday at a hospital in Santa Monica, Calif. He was 84.
Paul Weston (born Paul Wetstein; March 12, 1912 – September 20, 1996) was an American pianist, arranger, composer, and conductor who worked in music and television from the 1930s to the 1970s, pioneering mood music and becoming known as "the Father of Mood Music". His compositions include popular music songs such as "I Should Care ...
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12. Apr. 1995 · March 12, 1912. Deceased Date. September 20, 1996. Job Title. Songwriter, Arranger. Tags. Arrangers, Band Leaders, Big Bands, The Sing Era, Audio Only, Deceased, Tommy Dorsey, Television, Motion Pictures, Ella Fitzgerald, Composers/Songwriters.
Paul Weston and Axel Stordahl, who were arrangers for Tommy Dorsey 's big band, heard of the group through two of The King Sisters, Alyce and Yvonne. Weston had a jam session at his home and a visiting advertising executive signed the octet for Dorsey's radio program, broadcast in New York City.
