Code | DS/UK/6441 |
Name | Black; Stanley (14 June 1913-27 November 2002); OBE; English bandleader, conductor and pianist |
Variations of Name | Solomon Schwartz |
Dates | 14 June 1913-27 November 2002 |
Gender | Male (cisgender) |
Place of Birth/Origin | Whitechapel, London, England (born) |
Relationships | Son of Polish and Romanian Jewish parents |
Biography | Stanley Black OBE was an English bandleader, composer, conductor, arranger and pianist. He wrote and arranged many film scores. Beginning with jazz collaborations with American musicians such as Coleman Hawkins and Benny Carter during the 1930s, he moved into arranging and recording in the Latin American music style and also won awards for his classical conducting. |