Al Lerner (composer)

For the musical theatre composer, see Alan Jay Lerner.

Al Lerner
Al Lerner on the cover of his 2007 book Vamp 'Til Ready. He is playing piano, with bandleader Harry James looking on.
Born(1919-04-07)April 7, 1919
Cleveland, Ohio
DiedJanuary 19, 2014(2014-01-19) (aged 94)[1]
Known forBig band pianist, musical director, and composer

Al Lerner (1919 – January 19, 2014) was an American pianist, composer, arranger, and conductor from the big band era. He was a member of the Harry James band for many years, playing piano.[2][3] He wrote music for several artists, including Allan Sherman and Liza Minnelli. He also wrote the music for "So Until I See You", the closing theme for The Tonight Show with Jack Paar in the early 1960s, and was the pianist for A Tribute to Eddie Duchin, which was a soundtrack for the 1956 biographical film pic The Eddy Duchin Story.[4]

  1. ^ "Al Lerner's Obituary by The Desert Sun". Legacy.com. Retrieved March 5, 2014.
  2. ^ Colombi, Chris; Mosbrook, Joe. "Jazz". Encyclopedia of Cleveland History. Archived from the original on June 6, 2011. Retrieved July 18, 2011.
  3. ^ Prigozy, Ruth (2006). The life of Dick Haymes: no more little white lies. University Press of Mississippi. ISBN 978-1-57806-551-6. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  4. ^ "Artists: Al Lerner". Songs for Film and TV. Archived from the original on August 7, 2011. Retrieved July 18, 2011.