Glenn Osser

Abraham Arthur "Glenn" Osser (August 28, 1914 – April 29, 2014) was an American musician, musical arranger, orchestra leader, and songwriter. His birthname was Abraham (Abe), but much of his work was under the name Glenn; he can be found with references under both names. He also worked under a number of other names: Arthur Meisel, Bob Marvel, Maurice Pierre, and others.

Birth and Death Data: Born August 28, 1914, Died April 29, 2014 (Harrison)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1946 - 1964

Roles Represented in DAHR: arranger, songwriter

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor D6VB-1312 10-in. 3/1/1946 (Ah-yes) there's a good blues tonight Clam Bake Group (Tommy Dorsey) ; Tommy Dorsey ; Sy Oliver Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band songwriter  
Victor D7VB-1684 10-in. 10/8/1947 What ev'ry woman knows Etta Jones ; Luther Henderson Orchestra Female vocal solo, with jazz quintet songwriter  
Decca 115237 9/29/1964 Swamp fire Les Brown and his Band of Renown arranger  
Decca 115238 9/29/1964 Bluesette Les Brown and his Band of Renown arranger  
Decca 115239 9/29/1964 Pigalle Les Brown and his Band of Renown arranger  
Decca 115240 9/29/1964 Goodbye Les Brown and his Band of Renown arranger  
Decca 115241 9/29/1964 Under Paris skies Les Brown and his Band of Renown arranger  
Decca 115242 9/29/1964 Love theme from La Strada Les Brown and his Band of Renown arranger  
Decca 115243 9/29/1964 One note samba Les Brown and his Band of Renown arranger  
Decca 115244 9/29/1964 Piccolo Pete Les Brown and his Band of Renown arranger  
Decca 115245 9/29/1964 Domino Les Brown and his Band of Renown arranger  
Decca 115246 9/29/1964 Stage band boogie Les Brown and his Band of Renown arranger  
Decca 115247 9/29/1964 P.S. I love you Les Brown and his Band of Renown arranger  
Decca 115248 9/29/1964 Matilda, Matilda Les Brown and his Band of Renown arranger  
Decca 115249 9/29/1964 Till then Les Brown and his Band of Renown arranger  
Decca 115250 9/29/1964 G'won train Les Brown and his Band of Renown arranger  
Decca 115251 9/29/1964 Summertime in Venice Les Brown and his Band of Renown arranger  
Decca 115252 9/29/1964 Rigamarole Les Brown and his Band of Renown arranger  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Osser, Glenn," accessed November 9, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/108048.

Osser, Glenn. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 9, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/108048.

"Osser, Glenn." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 9 November 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/108048

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