Elmer Bernstein
In the collection
2 records
Played with
Mack David
2 records together
Marc Johnson
1 record together
The Persuasions
1 record together
Peter Erskine
1 record together
John Scofield
1 record together
Bill Frisell
1 record together
Manfred Eicher
1 record together
John Coltrane
1 record together
Traditional
1 record together
Herbert Rhoad
1 record together
Jimmy Hayes
1 record together
Jerry Lawson
1 record together
About
American Academy Award-winning composer and conductor.
Born April 4, 1922 in New York City, New York, USA
Died August 18, 2004 in Ojai, California, USA.
In a career that spanned over five decades, he composed over 150 original film scores and scores for nearly 80 television productions.
His Hollywood works include The Ten Commandments, The Magnificent Seven, The Great Escape, Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967, Academy Award), Animal House, The Blues Brothers, Trading Places and Ghostbusters.
Father of Peter Bernstein (with his 2nd wife) and Emilie A. Bernstein (with his 3rd wife). Unrelated to , though they were friends.