sax, p, *1919 US, Boston
Composer / Arranger of Jazz and Pop
A.k.a. Sidney Ramin
Sidney Ramin was born (Jan 22nd 1919) and grew up in Boston and studied at the New England Conservatory of Music and at Boston University before moving to New York, studying at Columbia University and reestablishing his assciation with Leonard Bernstein with whom he had grown up in Boston. In New York he began to do arranging chores for Broadway shows and, in the years of his reign in legitimate musicals, contributed to the orchestrations for over half a dozen prime hits including 'A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum' and 'Gypsy' and Bernstein's fabulous 'West Side Story'. He moved to Hollywood after he won an Academy Award in 1962 for the best scoring of a musical picture 'West Side Story'.
Track list and 30sec audio provided by
Title | Artist | Year | Type |
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Yes Love / The Ho-Ho- Laughing Monster | Melvin Smith / Peter Roberts & Sid Ramin With The Cliff Dwellers | 2012 | Single |
Stiletto / Sugar In The Rain | Sid Ramin | 1969 | Single |
Stiletto | Sid Ramin | 1969 | Album |
Stiletto / Stiletto (stereo version) | Sid Ramin | 1969 | Single |
Brace Yourself | Sid Ramin | 1967 | Single |
The Big Band Sound Of | Sid Ramin | 1963 | Album |
The New Sound America Loves Best | John Klein, Sid Ramin | 1960 | Album |
The Sounds Of Christmas: 6 Favorite Selections | The Three Suns With String Orchestra Conducted By Marty Gold And Sid Ramin | 1955 | Single |
Sid Ramin And His Orchestra Jazz and Pop |