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Mundell Lowe (born April 21, 1922) is an American jazz guitarist, composer, and conductor who has performed with many notable jazz and popular musicians. He produced film and TV scores in the 1970s, such as the ''Billy Jack'' soundtrack and music for ''Starsky and Hutch'', and worked with André Previn's Trio in the 1990s. ==Life and career== Lowe was born in (Grove ), Mississippi just outside Laurel, Mississippi, on April 21, 1922. In the 1930s he played country music and Dixieland jazz. He later played with big bands and orchestras, and on television in New York City. In the 1960s, Lowe composed music for films and television in New York City and Los Angeles.〔 He has performed and/or recorded with Billie Holiday, Bobby Darin, Lester Young, Charlie Parker, Bill Evans, Helen Humes, Roy Buchanan, Charles Mingus, Stan Getz, Doc Severinsen, Kai Winding, Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan, Carmen McRae, Peggy Lee, Dizzy Gillespie, Benny Carter, Herb Ellis, Tal Farlow, Barry Manilow, André Previn, Ray Brown, Kiri Te Kanawa, Tete Montoliu, Harry Belafonte, Lloyd Wells, Jim Ferguson and many others.〔Varga, G. (Mundell Lowe: Man of Few Notes, Many Stories ), ''JazzTimes'', December 2008〕 Lowe was responsible for introducing the pianist Bill Evans to producer Orrin Keepnews resulting in Evan's first recordings under his own leadership.〔Myers, M.,(Mundell Lowe Interview ), ''JazzWax'', January 14, 2008.〕 Lowe is a regular featured performer at the annual W. C. Handy Music Festival and a member of the W. C. Handy Jazz All-Stars. During the late 1970s and early 1980s Lowe was also a well-respected teacher at Dick Grove Music Workshop, later the Grove School of Music, in Studio City, California, one of the top professional level music schools in the world. He also taught twelve-tone composition at the Guitar Institute of Technology (GIT) in Hollywood California during the same period of time, as well as guitar and film scoring. In 1998, he was inducted into the Mississippi Music Hall of Fame, and in 1999, Millsaps College in Jackson, conferred an honorary Doctorate of Arts on Mr. Lowe in recognition of his lifetime of outstanding musical accomplishments. On July 17, 2009, Mundell Lowe returned home to Laurel, the city he ran away from in 1938. In recognition of a lifetime of musical achievement he was given a key to the city and honored by the Mayor, Melvin Mack, who proclaimed July 18, 2009, Mundell Lowe Day in Laurel. Mundell Lowe, Lloyd Wells, and Jim Ferguson presented a matinee show and an evening show at the Laurel Little Theater to a large enthusiastic audiences. Mississippi artists Bill Clark (who produced the show), the Cee Jays, Bob Saxton, and Staci Stringer also honored him through musical presentations. Lowe is married to the singer Betty Bennett, and appeared on her 1990 recording ''The Song Is You'', with Bob Cooper, George Cables, Monty Budwig and Roy McCurdy.〔(Interview: Betty Bennett (Part 2) ) JazzWax. Retrieved 10 June 2013.〕 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「Mundell Lowe」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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