Ronnie Lang (sometimes spelled Ronny; born July 24, 1929) is an American jazz alto saxophonist. His professional début was with
Hoagy Carmichael
Hoagland Howard Carmichael (November 22, 1899 – December 27, 1981) was an American musician, composer, songwriter, actor and lawyer. Carmichael was one of the most successful Tin Pan Alley songwriters of the 1930s, and was among the first ...
's Teenagers. He also played with
Earle Spencer (1946), Ike Carpenter, and
Skinnay Ennis (1947). Lang gained attention during his two tenures with
Les Brown's Orchestra (1949–50 and 1953–56). He recorded with the
Dave Pell Octet in the mid-1950s. During this time he attended
Los Angeles State College of Applied Arts and Sciences studying music and woodwinds. In 1958 he became a prolific studio musician in Los Angeles, often employed by
Henry Mancini
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, and he played the iconic sax melodic line in
Bernard Herrmann
Bernard Herrmann (born Maximillian Herman; June 29, 1911December 24, 1975) was an American composer and conductor best known for his work in composing for films. As a conductor, he championed the music of lesser-known composers. He is widely r ...
's score for the movie ''
Taxi Driver
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'' (1976). Lang also recorded with
Pete Rugolo (1956),
Bob Thiele (1975), and
Peggy Lee
Norma Deloris Egstrom (May 26, 1920 – January 21, 2002), known professionally as Peggy Lee, was an American jazz and popular music singer, songwriter, composer, and actress, over a career spanning seven decades. From her beginning as a vocalis ...
(1975).
Partial discography
With
Sammy Davis Jr
Samuel George Davis Jr. (December 8, 1925 – May 16, 1990) was an American singer, dancer, actor, comedian, film producer and television director.
At age three, Davis began his career in vaudeville with his father Sammy Davis Sr. and the ...
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It's All Over but the Swingin'
''It's All Over but the Swingin'' is a 1957 album by Sammy Davis Jr., arranged by Jack Pleis and Morty Stevens.
Track listing
# "Guess I'll Hang My Tears out to Dry" (Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne) – 4:43
# " But Not for Me" (George Gershwin, Ira Ge ...
'' (Decca, 1957)
With
Ted Nash
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Peter Gunn
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'' (Crown, 1959)
With
Pete Rugolo
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Music for Hi-Fi Bugs'' (EmArcy, 1956)
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Out on a Limb'' (EmArcy, 1956)
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The Original Music of Thriller'' (Time, 1961)
With
His All Stars
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Education
* Hangzhou International School, i ...
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Modern Jazz'' (Tops, 1958)
Television soundtracks
With the
Vince Guaraldi Sextet
*''
It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown'' (1966)
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You're in Love, Charlie Brown
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'' (1967)
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1929 births
Living people
American jazz alto saxophonists
American male saxophonists
Musicians from Los Angeles
21st-century American saxophonists
Jazz musicians from California
21st-century American male musicians
American male jazz musicians
Earle Spencer Orchestra members
Los Angeles State College alumni