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Nelson Riddle And His Orchestra
Band, 1940-1980
Jazz and Pop
Well regarded jazz/swing group, conducted by band leader, Nelson Riddle. Started as a backing band for such luminaries as Frank Sinatra and Nat "King" Cole, before branching out into film scores. Following the death of Nelson, his son, John has acted as orchestra leader.
Members
 | Nelson Riddle tb 1921-1985 US |
 | Harold Fisher dr GB |
 | Plas Johnson ts, sax, fl *1931 US |
 | Ray Warleigh fl, sax, as 1938-2015 GB |
 | Ronnie Price p 1923-1996 GB |
 | Judd Proctor g *1933 GB |
 | Jim Lawless perc, vib *1935 GB |
 | Peter King as *1940 GB |
 | Mitch Dalton g |
 | Colin Sheen tb, ts |
 | Ronnie Verrell dr 1926-2002 GB |
Band Membership
Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Joy Of Living / A Riddle Of Contrasts | Nelson Riddle And His Orchestra | 2011 | Compil. |
| Hey, Let Yourself Go! / C'mon... Get Happy! | Nelson Riddle And His Orchestra | 2008 | Compil. |
| Frank Sinatra Und Das Orchester Nelson Riddle | Frank Sinatra Und Das Nelson Riddle And His Orchestra | 2007 | Compil. |
| Drive-In / You Won’t Forget Me | Nelson Riddle And His Orchestra | 2007 | Album |
| Riddle Me This | Nelson Riddle And His Orchestra | 2007 | Album |
| Surfboard | Nelson Riddle And His Orchestra | 2006 | Album |
| The Look Of Love | Nelson Riddle And His Orchestra | 2004 | Album |
| Hey...Let Yourself Go! / C'mon Get Happy | Nelson Riddle And His Orchestra | 2000 | Album |
| Around The World / Fascination | Nat King Cole Con La Nelson Riddle And His Orchestra Y Nelson Riddle Chorus | 1994 | Single |
| I Get A Kick Out Of You / Dream Dancing / I've Got You Under My Skin | Ella Fitzgerald With Nelson Riddle And His Orchestra | 1988 | Compil. |
| The Untouchables | Nelson Riddle And His Orchestra | 1987 | Single |
| Games That Lovers Play | Nelson Riddle And His Orchestra | 1987 | Compil. |
| When You Wish Upon A Star | Linda Ronstadt With Nelson Riddle And His Orchestra | 1986 | Single |
| For Sentimental Reasons | Linda Ronstadt With Nelson Riddle And His Orchestra | 1986 | Album |
| Blue Skies | Kiri Te Kanawa, Nelson Riddle And His Orchestra | 1985 | Single |
| I Didn't Know What Time It Was | Kiri Te Kanawa With Nelson Riddle And His Orchestra | 1985 | Single |
| Softly Baby | Georgia Carr With Nelson Riddle And His Orchestra | 1985 | Compil. |
| Blue Skies | Kiri Te Kanawa - Nelson Riddle And His Orchestra | 1985 | Album |
| Falling In Love Again | Linda Ronstadt With Nelson Riddle And His Orchestra | 1984 | Single |
| In Concert-What's New | Linda Ronstadt / Nelson Riddle And His Orchestra | 1984 | Album |
| NBC Proudly Presents The Nat King Cole Show | Nat King Cole, Nelson Riddle And His Orchestra | 1984 | Album |
| What's New | Linda Ronstadt & Nelson Riddle And His Orchestra | 1983 | Single |
| What's New | Linda Ronstadt & Nelson Riddle And His Orchestra | 1983 | Single |
| I've Got A Crush On You / Lover Man (Oh Where Can You Be) | Linda Ronstadt & Nelson Riddle And His Orchestra | 1983 | Single |
| Someone To Watch Over Me | Linda Ronstadt & Nelson Riddle And His Orchestra | 1983 | Single |
| What's New | Linda Ronstadt & Nelson Riddle And His Orchestra | 1983 | Album |
| The Look Of Love | Nelson Riddle And His Orchestra | 1982 | Compil. |
| The George And Ira Gershwin Songbook | Ella Fitzgerald And Nelson Riddle And His Orchestra | 1978 | Album |
| The Great Gatsby | Nelson Riddle, Nelson Riddle And His Orchestra | 1974 | Album |
| Golden Hour Of Nelson Riddle And His Orchestra - 'Brass, Reeds And Strings' | Nelson Riddle And His Orchestra | 1973 | Compil. |
| Ella Swings With Nelson | Ella Fitzgerald With Nelson Riddle And His Orchestra | 1972 | Compil. |
| Portrait Of Steve | Steve Lawrence With The Nelson Riddle And His Orchestra | 1972 | Album |
| Spice | Frank Sinatra Jr., The Larry O'Brien Octette, Nelson Riddle And His Orchestra | 1971 | Album |
| Avon Christmas 1970 | Nelson Riddle And His Orchestra And Nelson Riddle Chorus | 1970 | Album |
| El Dorado | Nelson Riddle And His Orchestra | 1967 | Single |
| Let's Face The Music & Dance! | Nelson Riddle And His Orchestra | 1966 | Album |
| Witchcraft! | Nelson Riddle And His Orchestra | 1965 | Album |
| Let's Face The Music (No. 2) | Shirley Bassey With Nelson Riddle And His Orchestra | 1965 | Single |
| I Believed It All / With Open Arms | Mary Mayo / Nelson Riddle And His Orchestra And Nelson Riddle Chorus | 1965 | Single |
| It's Magic | Keely Smith with Nelson Riddle And His Orchestra | 1964 | Single |
| Hello, Dolly ! | Nelson Riddle And His Orchestra | 1964 | Single |
| Les Incorruptibles | Nelson Riddle And His Orchestra | 1964 | Single |
| Route 66 And Other Great TV Themes | Nelson Riddle And His Orchestra | 1963 | Single |
| More Hit TV Themes | Nelson Riddle And His Orchestra | 1963 | Album |
| Come Blow Your Horn | Frank Sinatra, Nelson Riddle And His Orchestra | 1963 | Single |
| Country Boy | Pinky Tomlin with Nelson Riddle And His Orchestra | 1963 | Album |
| Lolita | Nelson Riddle And His Orchestra | 1962 | Single |
| Route 66 And Other T.V. Themes | Nelson Riddle And His Orchestra | 1962 | Single |
| Till There Was You / Pal Joey Theme | Nelson Riddle And His Orchestra With Sue Raney | 1962 | Single |
| Let's Face The Music | Shirley Bassey With Nelson Riddle And His Orchestra | 1962 | Single |
| Route 66 And Other T.V. Themes | Nelson Riddle And His Orchestra | 1962 | Album |
| Love Is A Game Of Poker | Nelson Riddle And His Orchestra | 1962 | Album |
| Let's Face The Music | Shirley Bassey With Nelson Riddle And His Orchestra | 1962 | Album |
| Bon Soir Lisbon | Nelson Riddle And His Orchestra | 1962 | Single |
| The Green Leaves Of Summer / De Guello | Nelson Riddle And His Orchestra | 1961 | Single |
| El Alamo | Nelson Riddle And His Orchestra | 1961 | Single |
| I'll Buy You A Star | Johnny Mathis With Nelson Riddle And His Orchestra | 1961 | Album |
| Rio Bravo - "Un Dollaro D'Onore" | Dean Martin / Nelson Riddle And His Orchestra | 1960 | Single |
| The Green Leaves Of Summer / De Guello | Nelson Riddle And His Orchestra | 1960 | Single |
| Siesta In Sevilla | Nelson Riddle And His Orchestra | 1960 | Single |
| The Green Leaves Of Summer | Nelson Riddle And His Orchestra | 1960 | Single |
| The Untouchables Strike Back | Nelson Riddle And His Orchestra | 1960 | Single |
| Can Can | Nelson Riddle And His Orchestra | 1960 | Album |
| Music Of The Motion Picture - The Alamo | Nelson Riddle And His Orchestra | 1960 | Single |
| Oklahoma! | Nelson Riddle And His Orchestra | 1959 | Single |
| Somethin' Special / The Joy Of Living (Know The Real Joy Of Good Living) | Nelson Riddle And His Orchestra | 1959 | Single |
| Sing A Song With Riddle | Nelson Riddle And His Orchestra | 1959 | Album |
| The Joy Of Living (Know The Real Joy Of Good Living) | Nelson Riddle And His Orchestra | 1959 | Single |
| De Guello (No Quarter) / Blue Safari | Nelson Riddle And His Orchestra | 1959 | Single |
| C'Mon... Get Happy ! | Nelson Riddle And His Orchestra | 1958 | Single |
| Songs From Meredith Willson's The Music Man | The Four Preps, Billy May And His Orchestra, Nelson Riddle And His Orchestra, Guy Lombardo And His Royal Canadians | 1958 | Single |
| I'm Gettin' Sentimental Over You / Blame It On Paree | Nelson Riddle And His Orchestra | 1958 | Single |
| The Whippoorwill | Keely Smith, Nelson Riddle And His Orchestra | 1958 | Single |
| That Old Black Magic / You Are My Love | Louis Prima & Keely Smith With Sam Butera And The Witnesses / Keely Smith With Nelson Riddle And His Orchestra | 1958 | Single |
| You'll Never Know | Keely Smith With Nelson Riddle And His Orchestra | 1958 | Single |
| To Love And Be Loved | Frank Sinatra, Nelson Riddle And His Orchestra | 1958 | Single |
| Holiday In Naples / Accordion Willy | Nelson Riddle And His Orchestra | 1957 | Single |
| Can I Steal A Little Love | Frank Sinatra With Nelson Riddle And His Orchestra | 1957 | Single |
| C'mon... Get Happy | Nelson Riddle And His Orchestra | 1957 | Album |
| Hey...Let Yourself Go! | Nelson Riddle And His Orchestra | 1957 | Album |
| Matinee | Nelson Riddle And His Orchestra | 1957 | Single |
| Tangi Tahiti (The Call Of Tahiti) | Nelson Riddle And His Orchestra | 1957 | Single |
| Hey...Let Yourself Go! (Part 2) | Nelson Riddle And His Orchestra | 1957 | Single |
| I'm Getting Sentimental Over You | Nelson Riddle And His Orchestra | 1957 | Single |
| I Wish You Love / Shy | Keely Smith With Nelson Riddle And His Orchestra | 1957 | Single |
| Robin Hood / Lisbon Antigua | Nelson Riddle And His Orchestra | 1956 | Single |
| Could You / Farmer's Tango | Nelson Riddle And His Orchestra | 1956 | Single |
| Theme From "The Proud Ones" | Nelson Riddle And His Orchestra | 1956 | Single |
| Lisbon Antigua | Nelson Riddle And His Orchestra | 1956 | Single |
| The Tender Touch | Nelson Riddle And His Orchestra | 1956 | Album |
| The Riddle Touch | Nelson Riddle And His Orchestra | 1956 | Compil. |
| Port Au Prince / Midnight Blues | Nelson Riddle And His Orchestra | 1956 | Single |
| Moonglow | Nelson Riddle And His Orchestra | 1955 | Single |
| Lisbon Antigua / Robin Hood | Nelson Riddle And His Orchestra | 1955 | Single |
| Take It Or Leave It | Yvonne De Carlo With Nelson Riddle And His Orchestra | 1955 | Single |
| The Music From Oklahoma! | Nelson Riddle And His Orchestra | 1955 | Album |
| All Er Nothing / Pore Jud Is Daid | Nelson Riddle And His Orchestra | 1955 | Single |
| Same Old Saturday Night / Fairy Tale | Frank Sinatra With Nelson Riddle And His Orchestra | 1955 | Single |
| The Song From "The Caine Mutiny" (I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me) / Vilia | Nelson Riddle And His Orchestra | 1954 | Single |
| Brother John / The Deep Blue Sea | Nelson Riddle And His Orchestra | 1953 | Album |
| Answer Me, My Love / Why | Nat King Cole With Nelson Riddle And His Orchestra & Nelson Riddle Chorus | 1953 | Album |
| Big Mamou / Is It Any Wonder | Ella Mae Morse With Nelson Riddle And His Orchestra | 1953 | Album |
| Goin' Steady | Betty Hutton With Nelson Riddle And His Orchestra | 1953 | Single |
| Martin Kane Theme | Nelson Riddle And His Orchestra | 1953 | Single |
| Blue Moon / If I Love / Once In A Dream / Mexicali Rose | Lucho Gatica, Nelson Riddle And His Orchestra | Single | |
| Birds Of Paradise / Una Casa Portuguesa | Nelson Riddle And His Orchestra | Single | |
| Same Old Saturday Night / Fairy Tale | Frank Sinatra With Nelson Riddle And His Orchestra | Album | |
| The Nat "King" Cole Show. Live 1957 Broadcasts | Nat King Cole With Nelson Riddle And His Orchestra | Album | |
| The Untouchables / Autumn In Rio | Nelson Riddle And His Orchestra | Single | |
| Never Never Land | Nelson Riddle And His Orchestra | Single | |
| The Sun Forgot To Shine This Morning / The Whisp'ring Serenade | Georgia Carr, Nelson Riddle And His Orchestra | Album | |
| The Silver Collection | Nelson Riddle And His Orchestra | Album | |
| The Untouchables / Autumn In Rio | Nelson Riddle And His Orchestra | Single | |
| Hey... Let Yourself Go! (Part 1) | Nelson Riddle And His Orchestra | Single | |
| The Song From 'The Caine Mutiny' | Nelson Riddle And His Orchestra | Album | |
| Blue Moon / If I Love / Once In A Dream / Mexicali Rose | Lucho Gatica, Nelson Riddle And His Orchestra | Single | |
| Birds Of Paradise / Una Casa Portuguesa | Nelson Riddle And His Orchestra | Single | |
| The Song From "Kings Go Forth" / Siesta In Sevilla | Nelson Riddle And His Orchestra | Single | |
| Walking The Dog | Nelson Riddle And His Orchestra | Single | |
| Romance, Fire And Fancy | Nelson Riddle And His Orchestra | Album | |
| Play The Wonderful Nat King Songs | Nelson Riddle And His Orchestra | Album | |
| 10th Anniversary Part 3 | Nat King Cole Featuring The Nat King Cole Trio And Nelson Riddle And His Orchestra And Pete Rugolo Orchestra | Single | |
| In The Chapel In The Moonlight / The Little Shoemaker | Nelson Riddle And His Orchestra | Album | |
| Lisbon Antigua / I'm Gettin' Sentimental Over You | Nelson Riddle And His Orchestra | Single | |
| Shadow Waltz / Vera Cruz | Nelson Riddle And His Orchestra | Single | |
| The Music From Oklahoma! Part 1 | Nelson Riddle And His Orchestra | Single | |
| The Seventh Voyage Of Sinbad | Nelson Riddle And His Orchestra | Single | |
| Sinatra Sings Filmsongs | Frank Sinatra With Nelson Riddle And His Orchestra | Single | |
| Brother John | Nelson Riddle And His Orchestra | Single | |
| Matinee / Theme From "New Girl In Town" | Nelson Riddle And His Orchestra | Single | |
| Blue Moon / September In The Rain | Frank Sinatra With Nelson Riddle And His Orchestra | Single | |
| Theme From "The Proud Ones" / The Love Of Genevieve | Nelson Riddle And His Orchestra | Single | |
| Blame It On Paree / In A Small Forgotten Town | Nelson Riddle And His Orchestra | Single |
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