Stanley Black

Stanley Black
Background information
Birth name	Solomon Schwartz
Born	(1913-06-14)14 June 1913 Whitechapel, London, England
Died	27 November 2002(2002-11-27) (aged 89) London, England
Instruments	Bandleader composer conductor arranger pianist
Years active	1930s–2002
Labels	Decca

Stanley Black OBE (14 June 1913 – 27 November 2002) was an English bandleader, composer, conductor, arranger and pianist.^[1] He wrote and arranged many film scores, recording prolifically for the Decca label (including their subsidiaries London and Phase 4). Beginning with jazz collaborations with American musicians such as Coleman Hawkins and Benny Carter during the 1930s, he moved into arranging and recording in the Latin American music style and also won awards for his classical conducting.