Charles Albertine (February 24, 1929 – May 18, 1986) was an American musician, composer, and arranger of the space-age pop era. He is best known as an arranger for Les and Larry Elgart, Sammy Kaye, and The Three Suns, and as the composer of Bandstand Boogie. He also composed music for many television shows.

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Early life and career

Albertine was born in Passaic, New Jersey. He began playing piano at age five, and after high school played oboe with the Radio City Music Hall band. He played tenor saxophone with the Sammy Kaye band in the late 1940s, and became the arranger for Les Elgart's swing band in 1952.[1] In the 1950s and 60s, he arranged and composed on recordings for Les and Larry Elgart, Sammy Kaye, The Three Suns and others. His compositions were recorded by artists as diverse as Chet Atkins, Bud Powell, Barry Manilow, and Lawrence Welk.

The Albertine family moved to Los Angeles in 1964, and Albertine began writing music for television shows such as Bewitched, I Dream of Jeannie, and others.[2]

Discography

As composer

• Larry Elgart And His Ensemble – Impressions Of Outer Space - Brunswick BL-58054 (1953)
• Les Elgart and His Orchestra - Bandstand Boogie ("American Bandstand" theme) - Columbia 4-40180 (1954)
• Larry Elgart And His Ensemble – Music for Barefoot Ballerinas and Others - Decca DL-8034 (1955)
• Al Nevins and His Orchestra - Blues for the G-String ("NBC Saturday Night at the Movies" theme) - RCA Victor 47-7663 (1958)
• Harry James - The Spectacular Sounds of Harry James - MGM Records SE-3897 (1961)
• Charles Albertine - Theme from The Long Ships - Colpix CP-726 (1964)

As arranger

(in addition to arranging these LP's, they usually feature one or more Albertine original compositions)

As artist

• Charles Albertine - The Long Ships - Colpix CP-726 (1964)
• Charles Albertine - Lord Jim / Rue De La Paix - Colpix CP-755 (1965)
• Charles Albertine - Theme from The Pumpkin Eater / Hidden Valley - Colpix CP-766 (1965)
• Charles Albertine - Connoisseur Concerts Presents Three Composers - Palm Records (1985)
• Charles Albertine - In Concert - McDonnell Douglas Physician Systems (1986)

References

External links

• Space Age Pop page for Charles Albertine
• Discogs page for Charles Albertine