Elliot Lawrence
If he had been born ten years earlier, Elliot Lawrence might have been one of the more significant bandleaders of the swing era. As it worked out, he was a bit of a prodigy, leading a strong dance band when he was only 20, but by then (1945), the swing era was ending. Lawrence recorded steadily as a leader between 1946 and 1960 (for Columbia, Decca, King, Fantasy, Vik, and Sesac), sometimes using Gerry Mulligan arrangements, but he mostly worked in the studios. After 1960, Lawrence stopped recording jazz altogether to compose, arrange, and conduct for television, films, and the theater. Few of his jazz-oriented sessions are available, but his hard-to-find music is worth exploring. Elliot Lawrence died in Manhattan on July 2, 2021; he was 96 years old.
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Discography
7 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Big Band Classics
Jazz - Released by Stardust Records on Jun 1, 2011
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Lawrence at Large!
Jazz - Released by and more bears Richard Weize on Feb 16, 2018
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Winds on Velvet
Jazz - Released by and more bears Richard Weize on Jan 6, 2012
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Elliot Lawrence Plays The Music Of Gerry Mulligan
Jazz - Released by Stardust Records on Jul 1, 2011
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Der Mann, der überlebte (ungekürzt)
Humour/Spoken Word - Released by Hörbuchmanufaktur Berlin on Jan 20, 2020
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Jump Steady
Jazz - Released by and more bears Richard Weize on Jan 6, 2012
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Big Band Sound
Jazz - Released by and more bears Richard Weize on Jan 6, 2012
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