Milt Gabler

Milt Gabler
Born
Milton Gabler

(1911-05-20)May 20, 1911
Harlem, New York
DiedJuly 20, 2001(2001-07-20) (aged 90)
Manhattan, New York
Other namesRoy Carroll,[1] Jimmy Brewster,[2] Roy Ilene[3]
FamilyBilly Crystal (nephew)
AwardsMember of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Musical career
Occupation(s)Record producer, songwriter
LabelsCommodore Records

Milton Gabler (May 20, 1911 – July 20, 2001)[4] was an American record producer, responsible for many innovations in the recording industry of the 20th century. These included being the first person to deal in record reissues, the first to sell records by mail order, and the first to credit all the musicians on the recordings.[citation needed]

He was also a successful songwriter, writing the lyrics for a number of standards, including "In a Mellow Tone," "Danke Schoen," and "L-O-V-E."[5]

  1. ^ "Roy Carroll (2)". Discogs. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
  2. ^ "Jimmy Brewster". Discogs. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
  3. ^ "Roy Ilene". Discogs. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
  4. ^ Levin, Floyd (2002). "Gabler, Milt(on)". In Barry Kernfeld (ed.). The new Grove dictionary of jazz (2nd ed.). New York: Grove's Dictionaries Inc. p. 1. ISBN 1-56159-284-6.
  5. ^ Eileen Kowalski, Doug Galloway (July 29, 2001). "Milton Gabler". Variety. Retrieved September 18, 2021.