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Richard Wess
Richard Wess is credited on 511 releases across 102 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1957–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
511
Credits
102
Albums
8
Decades active
48
In collections
Biography
American arranger and conductor who is remembered for his work with Bobby Darin.
He has also worked with Chris Connor, Ruth Brown, Connie Francis, Sammy Davis Jr., and many others.
Bio from Discogs
Credited work
511 releases · 102 albums · active 1957–2025
- Performance · 881
- Other credits · 32
- Production · 3
Studios: The Copacabana Nightclub · Bell Sound Studios · Webster Hall · Columbia Recording Studios
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.

Atlantic Rhythm And Blues 1947-1974
1985

The Electrifying Aretha Franklin
1962

Aretha
1961

I've Gotta Be Me
1968

Beyond The Sea / That's The Way Love Is
1960

Mack The Knife / Was There A Call For Me
1959

From Hello Dolly To Goodbye Charlie
1964

Darin At The Copa
1960

That's All
1959

Witchcraft
1959
The Legendary Bobby Darin
2004

I've Gotta Be Me
1968

Mack The Knife / Beyond The Sea
1958

Wild, Cool And Swingin'
1996

The Goin's Great
1969

Our Mann Flute
1966

The Princess Of Soul - Before The Coronation: Her Earliest Recordings 1956-1962
2013

The Definitive Collection
2006

"Paris Brule-T-Il" Frere Jacques
1966

Venice Blue
1965

I've Gotta Be Me: The Best Of Sammy Davis Jr. On Reprise
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