1. Jack K Pleis was an American jazz pianist, arranger, conductor, composer and producer.
22 Facts About Jack Pleis
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Jack Pleis recorded on London and Decca Records in the 1950s, and Columbia Records in the 1960s.
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Jack Pleis was born in Philadelphia on May 11,1917.
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Jack Pleis first performed in concert when he was seven.
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In New York, Jack Pleis became successful as a pianist, arranger, conductor, and composer.
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Jack Pleis was one of Jan Savitt's Top Hatters, playing piano and doing arrangements, a position he left in 1942 to enlist in the Army during World War II.
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In 1947, the Jack Pleis Trio provided instrumental support for Larry Laurence.
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Jack Pleis joined the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers in 1950.
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Jack Pleis began work as arranger and composer at London Records under Tutti Camarata.
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In June 1950, Jack Pleis married Eve Young, and the March birth of their daughter Michelle was noted in an April 1951 Billboard.
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Jack Pleis left London Records, and Eve signed a new contract with Coral Records, recording under her new name, Karen Chandler.
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Jack Pleis produced Bing Crosby's album, Songs I Wish I Had Sung the First Time Around.
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Jack Pleis produced the Kalin Twins song "When", which spent five weeks at No 1 on the UK charts.
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In 1960, Jack Pleis conducted for The Castilians' album, Valentino Tangos.
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Jack Pleis produced Les Elgart's album, "It's De-Lovely" For Dancing and Listening, and released an EP, Medley from The Musical "Through The Years", and an LP, Stage Left, Stage Right.
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Jack Pleis composed and conducted the music for the 1964 film, Diary of a Bachelor.
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Jack Pleis composed music for the television shows Family Affair, Gunsmoke, The Wild Wild West, and Dusty's Trail.
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Under the moniker The Sounds of Our Times, Jack Pleis co-produced and penned two songs for the 1967 easy listening, psychedelic instrumental LP Music of the Flower Children.
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Jack Pleis produced several of Harry Belafonte's albums, Belafonte by Request, The Warm Touch, and Calypso Carnival.
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Jack Pleis produced Hugo Montenegro's album, Colours Of Love.
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In 1976, Jack Pleis put out what would be the last album released under his own name, I Play the Songs the Whole World Sings, on Ranwood Records.
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Jack Pleis died on December 5,1990, in Palm Springs, California, at the age of 73.