1915-2015 US
Composer / Arranger of Jazz and Pop
A.k.a. Alexander Van Vliet Feldman Al Feldman
American bandleader, arranger and composer. Born : May 02, 1915 in New York City, New York. Died in July 19, 2015 of heart failure in Los Angeles. Van Alexander was barely out of his teens when he sold his first arrangement to Chick Webb, whose band was a frequent attraction at the fabled Savoy Ballroom in New York's Harlem. For the next couple of years, until he launched his own successful career as a bandleader, Van continued to contribute charts for the Webb band, including the now famous arrangement of 'A-Tisket A-Tasket', which became the first big record hit for Chick's young vocalist, Ella Fitzgerald.
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Title | Artist | Year | Type |
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The New Moon | Sigmund Romberg, Gordon MacRae, Dorothy Kirsten, The Roger Wagner Chorale, Van Alexander | 2004 | Album |
The Home Of Happy Feet/Swing! Staged For Sound | Van Alexander | 2001 | Compil. |
The Home Of Happy Feet / Swing! Staged For Sound | Van Alexander | 2001 | Compil. |
The Greatest Recordings Of The Big Band Era | Artie Shaw / Anson Weeks / Van Alexander / Tex Beneke / Blue Steele / Zack Whyte & His Chocolate Beau Brummels | 1984 | Compil. |
Savoy Stomp | Van Alexander | 1984 | Album |
Swing Goes On! Vol. 2 | Van Alexander | 1978 | Compil. |
In Person | Si Zentner Featuring Nick Fatool, Eddie Miller, Charlie Teagarden, Van Alexander, Lucky Thompson, Stan Getz, Charlie Shavers | 1962 | Album |
Swing! Staged For Sound | Van Alexander | 1961 | Album |
Swing! Staged For Stereo | Van Alexander | 1961 | Album |
I Asked The Lord / One Misty Morning | Gordon MacRae With Orchestra Conducted By Van Alexander | 1956 | Single |
You Can't Buy Happiness / Why Should I Cry Over You | Andy Williams with Orchestra Directed by Van Alexander | 1953 | Single |
Bugs Bunny And Rabbit Seasoning | Mel Blanc, Van Alexander | Single | |
A-Tisket A-Tasket | Van Alexander | Album | |
In Concert | Gordon MacRae, Van Alexander | Album |
Van Alexander And His Orchestra Jazz and Pop |
Van Alexander's Sextet |