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Nelson Riddle
tb, 1921-1985 US, Oradell, New Jersey
Singer / Composer / Arranger of Jazz and Pop
A.k.a. Nelson Smock Riddle Jr.
Nelson Smock Riddle, Jr. (June 1, 1921 – October 6, 1985) was an American arranger, composer, bandleader and orchestrator whose career stretched from the late 1940s to the mid-1980s. His work for Capitol Records kept such vocalists as Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Nat King Cole, Judy Garland, Dean Martin, Peggy Lee, Johnny Mathis, Rosemary Clooney and Keely Smith household names. He found commercial and critical success again in the 1980s with a trio of Platinum albums with Linda Ronstadt. His orchestrations earned an Academy Award and three Grammy Awards.
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The Green Leaves Of Summer on The Best Of Nelson Riddle by Nelson Riddle Lolita Ya Ya on Lolita by Nelson Riddle Gabrielle on Paris When It Sizzles by Nelson Riddle The Theme From Route 66 on Route 66 And Other TV Themes by Nelson Riddle The Joy Of Living on The Joy Of Living by Nelson Riddle Lisbon Antigua on The Best Of Nelson Riddle by Nelson Riddle You And The Night And The Music on Hey...Let Yourself Go! by Nelson Riddle Naked City Theme - Remastered on Ultra-Lounge: TV Town by Various Artists Get Me To The Church On Time - Remastered 2004 on Rosie Solves the Swinging Riddle by Rosemary Clooney What Now My Love - 1999 Remaster on Let's Face The Music And Dance by Shirley Bassey & Nelson RiddleTrack list and 30sec audio provided by 
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Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| To Whom It May Concern | Nat King Cole, Nelson Riddle, Gordon Jenkins, The First Church Of Deliverance Choir | 2015 | Compil. |
| 15 Essentials Of Nelson Riddle | Nelson Riddle | 2014 | Album |
| Let's Face The Music | Nelson Riddle | 2012 | Album |
| Matt Sings Nelson Swings | Matt Monro & Nelson Riddle | 2008 | Album |
| A Perfect Mix Frank Sinatra & Nelson Riddle | Frank Sinatra & Nelson Riddle | 2007 | Compil. |
| Sing A Song With Riddle & Hey Diddle Riddle | Nelson Riddle | 2006 | Compil. |
| Oklahoma / Can Can | Nelson Riddle | 2005 | Compil. |
| Paris When It Sizzles / Interprets Great Music Great Films Great Sounds | Nelson Riddle | 2005 | Compil. |
| Sea Of Dreams / Love Tide | Nelson Riddle | 2004 | Compil. |
| Special Filter T.V. Theme / Silk Cut T.V. Theme | Jacques Loussier / Nelson Riddle | 2003 | Single |
| Route 66 And Other Tv Themes / More Hit Tv Themes | Nelson Riddle | 2002 | Compil. |
| Batman (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | Nelson Riddle / Neal Hefti | 2000 | Album |
| A Touch Of Class | Nelson Riddle | 1998 | Compil. |
| She Loves Me / There's Love And There's Love And There's Love | Jack Jones, Jack Elliott, Nelson Riddle | 1998 | Compil. |
| The Joy Of Living / Love Is A Game Of Poker | Nelson Riddle | 1997 | Compil. |
| Instrumental Favorites | Nelson Riddle | 1995 | Compil. |
| The Best Of "The Capitol Years" | Nelson Riddle | 1993 | Compil. |
| The Incomparable Nat ¨King¨ Cole | Nat King Cole ,With Special Appearances By Ella Fitzgerald, The Oscar Peterson Trio, Stan Getz, Nelson Riddle | 1991 | Album |
| Batman Original TV Soundtrack Theme | Nelson Riddle | 1989 | Single |
| Can-Can (Original Soundtrack) | Frank Sinatra - Shirley MacLaine - Maurice Chevalier - Louis Jordan - Nelson Riddle | 1988 | Compil. |
| The Nelson Riddle Touch | Nelson Riddle | 1987 | Compil. |
| 20 Grandes Exitos | Frank Sinatra and Nelson Riddle | 1984 | Compil. |
| Top Hat Fred Astaire | Yehudi Menuhin & Stéphane Grappelli Arranged And Conducted By Nelson Riddle | 1981 | Compil. |
| Changing Colors | Nelson Riddle | 1979 | Compil. |
| De Guello | Nelson Riddle | 1978 | Single |
| It Had To Be You | Nelson Riddle | 1974 | Single |
| What 'll I Do | Nelson Riddle | 1974 | Single |
| The Great Gatsby | Nelson Riddle, Nelson Riddle And His Orchestra | 1974 | Album |
| I Maestri | Nelson Riddle | 1973 | Compil. |
| Vive Legrand! - Nelson Riddle Salutes Michel Legrand | Nelson Riddle | 1973 | Album |
| A Festival Of Film Music | Frank Chacksfield, Nelson Riddle, David Rose, Maurice Jarre With Larry Adler, Richard Attenborough | 1972 | Album |
| Zenith Presents Nat King Cole And Nelson Riddle | Nat King Cole And Nelson Riddle | 1972 | Compil. |
| His Way! | Frank Sinatra Jr. Arranged And Conducted By Nelson Riddle | 1972 | Album |
| Changing Colors | Nelson Riddle | 1971 | Album |
| Brass - Reeds & Strings | 101 Strings With Nelson Riddle | 1971 | Album |
| Vivere / I'm Gettin' Sentimental Over You | Tito Schipa / Nelson Riddle | 1971 | Single |
| Stairway '71 | Nelson Riddle | 1971 | Album |
| Communication | Nelson Riddle | 1971 | Album |
| Nelson Riddle Arranges And Conducts 101 Strings | Nelson Riddle And The 101 Strings | 1970 | Album |
| For Swinging Lovers | Nelson Riddle | 1969 | Album |
| British Columbia Suite | Nelson Riddle | 1969 | Album |
| The Riddle Of Today | Nelson Riddle | 1968 | Album |
| Contemporary Sound Of Nelson Riddle | Nelson Riddle | 1968 | Album |
| Batman - Banda Sonora Original De La Serie Para Tv | Nelson Riddle | 1968 | Single |
| Conducts The Bright & The Beautiful | Nelson Riddle | 1967 | Album |
| El Dorado | Nelson Riddle | 1967 | Single |
| Thoroughly Modern Millie / See The Cheetah | Nelson Riddle | 1967 | Single |
| Music For Wives & Lovers | Nelson Riddle | 1967 | Album |
| El Dorado (The Original Music From The Paramount Motion Picture) | Nelson Riddle | 1967 | Album |
| Where Were You When I Needed You / On A Little Street On Singapore | Nelson Riddle | 1966 | Single |
| Batman (Exclusive Original Television Soundtrack Album) | Nelson Riddle | 1966 | Album |
| Batman Theme | Nelson Riddle | 1966 | Single |
| Bande Originale Du Feuilleton US Télévisé Batman | Nelson Riddle | 1966 | Single |
| Batman (Exclusive Original Television Soundtrack Album) | Nelson Riddle | 1966 | Single |
| Batman - Soundtrack De Television | Nelson Riddle | 1966 | Single |
| A Rage To Live | Nelson Riddle / Ferrante & Teicher | 1965 | Album |
| Harlow Original Soundtrack | Al Ham, Nelson Riddle | 1965 | Album |
| Theme From "Skyscraper" / Marriage On The Rocks | Nelson Riddle | 1965 | Single |
| "NAT" An Orchestral Portrait Of Nat King Cole | Nelson Riddle | 1965 | Album |
| Paris When It Sizzles [Music From The Original Score Of The Paramount Motion Picture] | Nelson Riddle | 1964 | Album |
| What A Way To Go! (Main Title) / Happy Houseboat | Nelson Riddle | 1964 | Single |
| Frank Sinatra's Eminent Evergreens | Frank Sinatra & Nelson Riddle | 1964 | Single |
| What A Way To Go! (Original Soundtrack Score) | Nelson Riddle | 1964 | Album |
| Me And My Shadow | Nelson Riddle | 1964 | Single |
| White On White Shangri-La Charade And Other Hits Of 1964 | Nelson Riddle | 1964 | Album |
| Interprets Great Music Great Films Great Sounds | Nelson Riddle | 1964 | Album |
| The Rogues Composed And Conducted By Nelson Riddle | Nelson Riddle | 1964 | Album |
| Ballad Of Jed Clampett | Nelson Riddle | 1963 | Single |
| The Best Of Nelson Riddle | Nelson Riddle | 1963 | Compil. |
| Ballad Of Jed Clampett | Nelson Riddle | 1963 | Single |
| Supercar | Nelson Riddle | 1963 | Single |
| The Best Of Nelson Riddle | Nelson Riddle | 1963 | Compil. |
| Oscar Peterson & Nelson Riddle | Oscar Peterson & Nelson Riddle | 1963 | Album |
| My Special Dream / It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad, World | Nelson Riddle | 1963 | Single |
| Come Blow Your Horn (Original Score From The Paramount Motion Picture) | Nelson Riddle | 1963 | Album |
| Connie's Theme | Nelson Riddle | 1963 | Single |
| Ella Swings Brightly With Nelson | Ella Fitzgerald With Nelson Riddle | 1962 | Single |
| Magic Moments From "The Gay Life" | Nelson Riddle | 1962 | Album |
| Naked City Theme / The Defenders Theme | Nelson Riddle | 1962 | Single |
| Route 66 Theme / Lolita Ya Ya | Nelson Riddle | 1962 | Single |
| Lolita | Nelson Riddle | 1962 | Single |
| Lolita - The Original Sound Track Recording | Nelson Riddle | 1962 | Album |
| Sings Great Standards | Ella Fitzgerald, Nelson Riddle | 1962 | Single |
| Ella Swings Gently With Nelson | Ella Fitzgerald, Nelson Riddle | 1962 | Album |
| Ella Swings Brightly With Nelson | Ella Fitzgerald - Nelson Riddle | 1962 | Album |
| Bon Soir Lisboa / Siesta In Sevilla / Autumn In Rio / Ziganette | Nelson Riddle | 1962 | Single |
| Love Is A Game Of Poker | Nelson Riddle | 1962 | Album |
| Rosie Solves The Swingin' Riddle! | Rosemary Clooney Arranged & Conducted By Nelson Riddle | 1961 | Album |
| "Hits Forever" | Nelson Riddle, Billy May, Les Baxter | 1961 | Single |
| Love Tide | Nelson Riddle | 1961 | Album |
| Dance To The Music Of Tenderloin | Nelson Riddle | 1961 | Album |
| Siesta In Sevilla | Nelson Riddle | 1960 | Single |
| The Untouchables | Nelson Riddle | 1960 | Album |
| The Joy Of Living | Nelson Riddle | 1960 | Single |
| This Time I'm Swingin' | Dean Martin Orchestra Conducted By Nelson Riddle | 1960 | Album |
| What Now My Love - Sensational Shirley Bassey | Shirley Bassey With Nelson Riddle | 1959 | Compil. |
| Ting-A-Lay-O | Nelson Riddle | 1959 | Single |
| The Joy Of Living | Nelson Riddle | 1959 | Album |
| Nelson Riddle Plays Gershwin | Nelson Riddle | 1959 | Single |
| Nel Blu Di Pinto Di Blue / Walkin' | Nelson Riddle | 1958 | Single |
| Sea Of Dreams | Nelson Riddle | 1958 | Album |
| Around The World | Nat King Cole With Nelson Riddle | 1957 | Single |
| J'Entends L'Amour | Nat King Cole Accompagné Par Nelson Riddle | 1957 | Single |
| Nelson Riddle Conducts Selections From Frank Sinatra's "Johnny Concho" | Nelson Riddle | 1956 | Single |
| Keep Your Eyes On The Hands | Jane Russell With Nelson Riddle | 1956 | Single |
| I Hear You Knocking / Theme From Route 66 | Smiley Lewis / Nelson Riddle | Single | |
| Ol' Mac Donald | Frank Sinatra, Nelson Riddle | Single | |
| Drive-In | Nelson Riddle | Single | |
| Theme From "Route 66" | Nelson Riddle | Single | |
| Fiddler On The Roof | Nelson Riddle | Single | |
| Ella Swings Gently With Nelson Riddle | Ella Fitzgerald With Nelson Riddle | Single | |
| Songs And Story Of Nelson Riddle Vol. 4 | Nelson Riddle | Compil. | |
| Singing And Swinging | Frank Sinatra With Two Swinging Bands Billy May & Nelson Riddle | Compil. | |
| Theme From The Proud Ones | Nelson Riddle | Single | |
| The Mountain's High / Route 66 Theme | Dick And Dee Dee / Nelson Riddle | Single | |
| Don't Drink The Water / Freddie's New Slacks | Nelson Riddle | Single | |
| Capitol 4-Star Special Vol. 6 | Nelson Riddle, George Shearing, Paul Weston, Jackie Gleason | Album | |
| Turn The Lights Down Low | Nelson Riddle | Single | |
| Gee Mom / Little Old New York | Kitty Ford / Nelson Riddle | Single | |
| De Guello | Nelson Riddle | Single | |
| Swinging For You | Danny Williams & Nelson Riddle | Album | |
| Come A-Wandering With Me / Oh, Mein Liebchen | Nelson Riddle | Single | |
| Water Fantasy 2 | Nelson Riddle, Larry Sands | Album |
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