ArtistInfo

Milt Raskin

p, 1916-1977 US, Boston
Musician / Arranger / Conductor of Jazz and Pop
A.k.a. Milton William Raskin.

Milt Raskin (born January 27, 1916, Boston, Massachusetts, USA - died October 16, 1977, Los Angeles, California, USA) was an American jazz pianist, conductor and arranger. He played in many big bands including: Gene Krupa (1938-'39 & 1941-'42), Teddy Powell (1939-'40), Alvino Rey (1940), Tommy Dorsey (1942-'44), Artie Shaw, Billie Holiday (1946), Woody Herman, Wingy Manone (1947), Sarah Vaughan (1951), Georgie Auld (1952), B.B. King (1959), Stan Kenton (1963 & 1965) and others.

Instruments

• Piano
• Bongos
• Harpsichord

Genres

• Jazz
• Pop
• Soundtrack

Plays With