Johnny Mandel
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Born in Manhattan and raised in Los Angeles after his family moved during the Depression, he displayed perfect pitch early and later studied at the Manhattan School of Music and Juilliard, mastering piano, trumpet and trombone. He performed with Joe Venuti, Boyd Raeburn, Jimmy Dorsey, Count Basie and accompanied vocalists such as June Christy and Zoot Sims. He transitioned to composing and arra…
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