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Ralph Burns

real name Ralph Joseph P. Burns

Newton, United States · 1922-06-29 – 2001-11-21

Ralph Burns is credited on 2,979 releases across 688 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1950–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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2,979

Credits

688

Albums

8

Decades active

339

In collections

Biography

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American pianist, arranger, composer and bandleader.
Born June 29, 1922 in Newton, Massachusetts, USA.
Died November 21, 2001 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Burns won an Academy Award for Cabaret in 1972. He also arranged, orchestrated and composed music for Lenny, New York, New York, All That Jazz, and many other movies.
Burns was a classically trained musician. He was a student at the New England Conservatory of Music in his late teens. He did yeoman service for Woody Herman in one or another of his skilled capacities for nearly fifteen years.

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Credited work

2,979 releases · 688 albums · active 1950–2026

  • Performance · 4,677
  • Other credits · 747
  • Production · 138

Studios: A&R Studios · Carnegie Hall · Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey · Basin Street West

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