The following is the discography for big band and traditional pop arranger Nelson Riddle (1921–1985).
Albums By his name The Music from Oklahoma! (Capitol, 1955) Moonglow (Capitol, 1955) Lisbon Antigua (Capitol, 1956) The Tender Touch (Capitol, 1956) Hey...Let Yourself Go! (Capitol, 1957) C'mon...Get Happy! (Capitol, 1957) Sea of Dreams (Capitol, 1958) Nelson Riddle Plays Gershwin (His Master's Voice, 1959) The Joy of Living (Capitol, 1959) Sing a Song with Riddle (Capitol, 1959) Music of the Motion Picture "Can Can" (Capitol, 1960) Original Music from The TV Show The Untouchables (Capitol, 1960) Dance to the Music of "Tenderloin" (Capitol, 1961) Love Tide (Capitol, 1961) Magic Moments from "The Gay Life" (Capitol, 1961) Nelson Riddle (Capitol, 1962) Route 66 Theme and Other Great TV Hits (Capitol, 1962) Love Is a Game of Poker (Capitol, 1962) More Hit TV Themes (Capitol, 1963) The Best of Nelson Riddle (Capitol, 1963) Oscar Peterson and Nelson Riddle with Oscar Peterson (Verve, 1963) White on White, Shangri-La, Charade & Other Hits of 1964 (Reprise, 1964) Original Music from The Rogues (RCA, 1964) Interprets Great Music, Great Films, Great Sounds (Reprise, 1964) NAT: An Orchestral Portrait of Nat "King" Cole (Reprise, 1966) Let's Face The Music & Dance! (Pickwick, 1966) Music for Wives and Lovers (Solid State, 1967) The Bright and the Beautiful (Liberty, 1967) The Riddle of Today (Liberty, 1968) The Contemporary Sound of Nelson Riddle (United Artists, 1968) British Columbia Suite (Capilano, 1969) The Riddle Touch (Sunset, 1969) Nelson Riddle Conducts The 101 Strings (Marble Arch, 1970) Communication (MPS, 1971) Changing Colors (MPS, 1972) Vive Legrand! (Daybreak, 1973) The Look of Love (Bulldog, 1982) Romance, Fire and Fancy (Intersound, 1983) The Silver Collection (MPS, 1984)
By other's credit With Rosemary Clooney Rosie Solves the Swingin' Riddle! (RCA Victor, 1961) Love (Reprise, 1963)
With Nat King Cole Unforgettable (Capitol, 1954) Nat King Cole Sings for Two in Love (Capitol, 1954) The Piano Style of Nat King Cole (Capitol, 1955) Ballads of the Day (Capitol, 1956) This is Nat King Cole (Capitol, 1957) St. Louis Blues (Capitol, 1958) Cole Español (1958) To Whom It May Concern (Capitol, 1959) Wild Is Love (Capitol, 1960) Nat Cole Sings the Great Songs (Capitol, 1964)
With Ella Fitzgerald Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Songbook (Verve, 1959) Ella Swings Gently with Nelson (Verve, 1962) Ella Swings Brightly with Nelson (Verve, 1962) Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Jerome Kern Songbook (Verve, 1963) Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Johnny Mercer Songbook (Verve, 1964) Ella Loves Cole (Atlantic, 1972) re-released as Dream Dancing (Pablo, 1978) with the addition of two new tracks The Best Is Yet to Come (Pablo, 1982)
With Judy Garland Judy (1956) Judy in Love (Capitol, 1958)
With Peggy Lee The Man I Love (Capitol, 1957) Jump for Joy (Capitol, 1958)
With Dean Martin This Time I'm Swingin' (Capitol, 1960) Cha Cha de Amor (Capitol, 1962)
With Johnny Mathis I'll Buy You a Star (Capitol, 1962) Live it Up (Columbia, 1963)
With Linda Ronstadt What's New? (Elektra, 1983) Lush Life (Elektra, 1984) For Sentimental Reasons (Elektra, 1986)
With Tommy Sands When I'm Thinking of You (Capitol, 1959) Dream with Me (Capitol, 1960)
With Frank Sinatra Swing Easy (Capitol, 1954) Songs for Young Lovers (Capitol, 1954) In the Wee Small Hours (Capitol, 1955) Songs for Swingin' Lovers (Capitol, 1956) This Is Sinatra! (Capitol, 1956) Close to You (Capitol, 1956) A Swingin' Affair! (Capitol, 1956) This Is Sinatra Volume 2 (Capitol, 1958) Frank Sinatra Sings for Only the Lonely (Capitol, 1958) Look to Your Heart (Capitol, 1959) Nice 'n' Easy (Capitol, 1960) Sinatra's Swingin' Session!!! (Capitol, 1960) All the Way (Capitol, 1961) Sinatra Sings of Love & Things (Capitol, 1962) The Concert Sinatra (1963) Sinatra's Sinatra (1963) Sinatra Sings Days of Wine and Roses, Moon River, and Other Academy Award Winners (Reprise, 1964) Strangers in the Night (Reprise, 1966) Moonlight Sinatra (Reprise, 1966)
With Frank Sinatra Jr. Spice (Daybreak, 1971) His Way (Daybreak, 1972)
With Keely Smith I Wish You Love (Capitol, 1958) Swingin' Pretty (Capitol, 1959) Little Girl Blue/Little Girl New (Reprise, 1963)
With Ed Townsend New in Town (Capitol, 1959) Glad to Be Here (Capitol, 1959)
With others Anna Maria Alberghetti, Warm and Willing (Capitol, 1960) Shirley Bassey, Shirley Bassey Sings The Hit Song From Oliver! "As Long As He Needs Me" Plus Other Popular Selections, (United Artists Records, 1962) Bing Crosby, Return to Paradise Islands (Reprise, 1964) Sammy Davis Jr., That's Entertainment (MGM, 1974) Buddy DeFranco, Cross Country Suite (Dot, 1958) Eddie Fisher, Games That Lovers Play (RCA Victor, 1966) Antonio Carlos Jobim, The Wonderful World of Antonio Carlos Jobim (Warner Bros., 1965) Jack Jones, There's Love and There's Love and There's Love (Kapp, 1965) Kiri Te Kanawa, Blue Skies (London, 1985) Steve Lawrence, Portrait of Steve (MGM, 1972) Sir Yehudi Menuhin & Stéphane Grappelli, Top Hat (Angel, 1981) Hibari Misora, Hibari in Los-Angeles (Nippon Columbia, 1974) Sue Raney, When Your Lover Has Gone (Capitol, 1958) Mavis Rivers, Take a Number (Capitol, 1959) Dinah Shore, Dinah, Yes Indeed! (Capitol, 1959) Phil Silvers, Phil Silvers and Swinging Brass (Columbia, 1957) Kate Smith, TV Curtain Calls - Songs by Kate Smith (Capitol, 1954) (Reissued as Kate Smith (Capitol, 1957)) Pinky Tomlin, Country Boy (Arvee, 1963) Slim Whitman, All Time Favorites (1964) Danny Williams, Swinging for You (1962)
Selected singles "Brother John" (US No. 23 - April 1954) "Lisbon Antigua" (US No. 1 - February 1956) "Port Au Prince" (US No. 20 - April 1956) "Theme from The Proud Ones" (US No. 39 - July 1956) "Route 66 Theme" (US No. 30 - June 1962 - AC No. 9, 1962) "Naked City Theme" (US No. 130 - October 1962) "What's New" (Featuring Linda Ronstadt) (US No. 53 - December 1983 - AC No. 5, 1983) "I've Got a Crush On You" (Featuring Linda Ronstadt) (AC No. 7, 1984) "Skylark" (Featuring Linda Ronstadt) (US No. 101 - January 1985) Sources: Billboard Top Pop Singles, Billboard Adult Contemporary Billboard Bubbling Under Singles Books
Arranger for film and television The Rosemary Clooney Show (1956) Pal Joey (1957) Can-Can (1960) Robin and the 7 Hoods (1964) Paint Your Wagon (1969) On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (1970) The Julie Andrews Hour (1973) The Carpenters: Music, Music, Music (1980) Till There Was You A Man and His Music
Composer for film and television Lisbon (1956) Li'l Abner (1959) The Untouchables (1959 TV) Route 66 (1960 TV) Naked City (1960 TV) Ocean's Eleven (1960) Lolita (1962) 4 for Texas (1963) The Rogues (1964) A Rage to Live (1965) Batman (1966 film) Batman (1966–68 TV ) El Dorado (1966) How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (1967) This Is the Life (1971) Emergency! (1972) The Great Gatsby (1974)
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