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Jack Sperling (August 17, 1922 – February 26, 2004) was an American Big Band, television and studio drummer. He was a recording artist, versatile jazz combo and dynamic Dixieland musician. ==Career== In 1941 he played with trumpeter Bunny Berigan. After the end of World War II Jack, along with a young pianist Henry Mancini, joined Tex Beneke when he took the popular Glenn Miller big band on the road (1946–1949), following Miller's death. Sperling first gained distinction with the Beneke recording of ''St. Louis Blues'' (1948), becoming known for his pioneering, propelling double bass drum solos, his trademark throughout his career. When he played a solo, the melody line remained part of his drum work. His styling, understated and restrained with tight snare drum rolls and tasty ride cymbals behind the big band sounds, set Sperling apart. Jack soon became a mainstay with Les Brown and His Band of Renown, then regulars on the Bob Hope NBC radio program in 1949, which they followed with the recording "Over the Rainbow" (1951). Dave Pell, the tenor sax soloist with Brown's band formed his own octet in 1953 with musicians from Brown's big band and the combo was often featured during Les Brown concerts before it broke away on its own in 1955. The Dave Pell Octet in its prime included Sperling on drums, whose day gig then was playing with Bob Crosby's Bobcats (1954–57) appearing on his regular television series. The "Bobcats" at that time consisted of Ray Sherman, Eddie Miller, Jack Sperling, Morty Corb, Charlie Teagarden, Elmer Schneider and Al Hendrickson. Jack would go on to perform with Benny Goodman, Charlie Barnet, the Page Cavanaugh Septet and perhaps becoming most known to a new generation of jazz fans for his styling rhythms behind clarinetist Pete Fountain's Quartet. He recorded with the Dave Pell Octet on ''Plays Irving Berlin'' (1953), and on ''The Original Reunion of the Glenn Miller Orchestra'' (1954). In 1958, Mancini became friends with producer Blake Edwards, who had an idea for a television show that eventually became the ''Peter Gunn'' series. Mancini wrote all the music for the show which became an immediate hit. The session musicians were John Williams on piano, Rolly Bundock on bass, Sperling on drums, and Bob Bain on guitar. The same lineup was featured on the "Mr. Lucky" TV series. Sperling recorded with Henry Mancini on the film soundtracks ''Peter Gunn'' (1959), ''Charade'' (1963) and ''Days of Wine and Roses'' (1962). He was featured along with other seven percussionists, including Shelly Manne, Milt Holland, Larry Bunker, playing African instruments on John Wayne's Hatari! (1962). Sperling can be heard on the pilot title tracks of the television series "Bewitched", and on "Hogan's Heroes" Jack was the featured solo percussionist. In 1962 Sperling left the Peter Gunn series and joined The Tonight Show Band and was under contract from 1959-1972 with the NBC Orchestra playing variety shows as "Bob Hope", "Dean Martin", "Andy Williams" as well as "Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In". He also recorded with Ella Fitzgerald on ''Get Happy!'' (1957), Elvis Presley on "Elvis (1968 TV program)" (1968), Lena Horne, Peggy Lee, Bobby Darin, The Four Freshmen, Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., Rosemary Clooney, Doris Day and Mel Torme. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jack Sperling」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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