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Irv Cottler

real name Irving Cottler

Brooklyn, United States · 1918-02-13 – 1989-08-08

Irv Cottler is credited on 532 releases across 139 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1950–2023 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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532

Credits

139

Albums

8

Decades active

64

In collections

Biography

Irving Cottler (February 13, 1918 – August 8, 1989) was an American musician, and an early member of The Wrecking Crew. His credits include "L-O-V-E", "Impossible", "Stardust", and "Unforgettable", recorded with Nat King Cole. Cottler also recorded and performed live with Frank Sinatra, Louis Armstrong, Bing Crosby, Walt Disney, Peggy Lee, Dinah Shore, Ella Fitzgerald, Neal Hefti, Nelson Riddle, Count Basie, and many others. He was best known as the drummer for Sinatra, with whom he worked for over 30 years beginning in 1955.

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Credited work

532 releases · 139 albums · active 1950–2023

  • Performance · 590
  • Other credits · 38
  • Production · 2

Studios: Capitol Melrose Studio · United Recording Studios · Radio Recorders · RCA Victor's Music Center Of The World

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