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He moved to Los Angeles in 1955 with ambitions of becoming a jazz saxophonist. He was hired by Sonny Bono , who was at the time an A&R executive at Specialty Records, as a music copyist . While there, Nitzsche wrote a novelty hit titled "Bongo Bongo Bongo". [6]
Jazz musician Jack Nitzsche's bio, concert & touring information, albums, reviews, videos, photos and more.
Aug 25, 2000 · Saxophonist, composer, arranger, and producer worked in jazz, pop, rock and on film soundtracks. Read Full Biography. STREAM OR BUY:
Bernard Alfred "Jack" Nitzsche (22 April 1937 – 25 August 2000) was an American musician, arranger, producer, songwriter and film score composer. He first came to prominence in the late 1950s as the right-hand-man of producer Phil Spector and went on to work with the Rolling Stones and Neil Young , among others.
Career Snapshots 1963 An early hint at Nitzsche's work as a soundtrack composer, 'The Lonely Surfer' is a Top 40 hit thanks to its mix of reverb-laden guitar and soaring strings 1966 Working with Phil Spector, Nitzsche arranges tracks on Ike & Tina Turner's River Deep – Mountain High.
Rock musician and Newaygo native Jack Nitzsche passes away. Jack Nitzsche died of a heart attack in Los Angeles, August 25. He was 63. the Newaygo native first made a splash in the rock music business with an instrumental song, "The Lonely Surfer", (Reprise) which hit #39 in 1963.
Apr 29, 2020 · From '60s solo artist to Phil Spector's right-hand man, this US-born 'influencer' not only produced superstars such as Neil Young and The Stones, but wrote a string of soundtracks nominated for Academy Awards.
