Lew Soloff

Born: February 20, 1944
Died: March 7, 2015
Country: United States
Comments: Trumpeter who, after graduating at the famous Juliard School, a. o. played in the bands of Maynard Ferguson, Gil Evans, Ornette Coleman, Frank Sinatra and Dizzy Gillespie. Soloff also played classical music.
Member of: Manhattan Jazz Quintet Founding member
Blood, Sweat & Tears (1968-1973)
Related: Carla Bley Member of various Carla Bley groups
Gil Evans Member of the Gil Evans Orchestra (1966 - 1988)
Clark Terry Member of groups

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Originals

		Title	Performer	Release date	Covered by
	i	Antigua	Lew Soloff	December 21, 1986	(3 artists)
	i	Starmaker REL	Lew Soloff	April 16, 1999	(2 artists) Originally by Lou Marini REC

Covers by Lew Soloff

	Title	Performer	Release date	Originally by
i	A Felicidade	Lew Soloff	1985	Agostinho dos Santos
i	After You've Gone	Lew Soloff	December 1, 2003	Campbell and Burr
i	Air on a G String	Lew Soloff	December 1, 2003	(unknown)
i	All Blues	Lew Soloff	1986	Miles Davis
i	Angel Eyes	Lew Soloff	December 1, 2003	Herb Jeffries with Buddy Baker and His Orchestra
i	As Time Goes By	Lew Soloff	February 24, 2017	Frances Williams PRF, Rudy Vallée and His Connecticut Yankees REC
i	Barbara	Lew Soloff	1986	Horace Silver
i	Bess, You Is My Woman Now	Bohuslän Big Band featuring Lew Soloff & Adam Nussbaum	2009	Anne Wiggins Brown & Todd Duncan under the direction of George Gershwin REC, Lawrence Tibbett & Helen Jepson REL, Anne Wiggins Brown & Todd Duncan PRF
i	Born on the Bayou	Lew Soloff	April 16, 1999	Creedence Clearwater Revival
i	But Beautiful	Lew Soloff	1987	Bing Crosby
i	Cavatina	Lew Soloff	1988	John Williams - Stanley Myers & Orchestra
i	Come Rain or Come Shine	Lew Soloff	1998	Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Sy Oliver REC, Ruby Hill, Harold Nicholas PRF
i	Concierto de Aranjuez	Lew Soloff, Harmonie Jazz Ensemble/NY	2010	Regino Sainz de la Maza with the Orchestra Nacional de España conducted by Ataulfo Argenta REC, Regino Sainz de la Maza PRF
i	Emily	Lew Soloff	1985	Julie Andrews
i	Evergreen	Lew Soloff	February 24, 2017	Barbra Streisand
i	Fire Waltz	Nicholas Payton / Lew Soloff / Tom Harrell / Eddie Henderson ‎	1998	Mal Waldron with Eric Dolphy and Booker Ervin
i	Golden Earrings	Lew Soloff	December 1, 2003	Peggy Lee with Dave Barbour and His Orchestra REC, Dinah Shore - Orchestra under the direction of Sonny Burke REL, Marlene Dietrich BRD
i	Gone, Gone, Gone	Bohuslän Big Band featuring Lew Soloff & Adam Nussbaum	2009	The Eva Jessye Choir
i	Goodbye Pork Pie Hat	Lew Soloff	1985	Charles Mingus
i	Healing Power	Lew Soloff	1991	Carla Bley
i	Here Come de Honey Man	Bohuslän Big Band featuring Lew Soloff & Adam Nussbaum	2009	Gus Simons
i	How Deep Is Your Love	Lew Soloff	February 24, 2017	Bee Gees
	I Love You More Than You'll Ever Know	Lew Soloff	1988	Blood, Sweat & Tears
i	I'm a Fool to Want You	Lew Soloff	1998	Billy Eckstine - Orchestra conducted by Russ Case
i	It Ain't Necessarily So	Bohuslän Big Band featuring Lew Soloff & Adam Nussbaum	2009	John W. Bubbles PRF, Lawrence Tibbett REC,REL
i	I Wants to Stay Here	Bohuslän Big Band featuring Lew Soloff & Adam Nussbaum	2009	Anne Wiggins Brown & Todd Duncan REC,REL,PRF
i	Jordu	Nicholas Payton / Lew Soloff / Tom Harrell / Eddie Henderson ‎	1998	Duke Jordan Trio
i	La bohème	Lew Soloff	December 1, 2003	Charles Aznavour
i	Laura	Lew Soloff	December 1, 2003	Alfred Newman
i	Little Wing	Lew Soloff	1991	The Jimi Hendrix Experience
i	Lotus Blossom	Lew Soloff	December 1, 2003	Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra
i	Lotus Blossom	Nicholas Payton / Lew Soloff / Tom Harrell / Eddie Henderson ‎	1998	Dave Harman and His Orchestra REC, Gertrude Michael BRD
i	Luck Be a Lady	Lew Soloff	February 24, 2017	Robert Alda REC,REL,PRF
i	Mrs. Robinson	Lew Soloff	February 24, 2017	Simon and Garfunkel
i	My Buddy	Lew Soloff	1985	Henry Burr
i	My Funny Valentine	Nicholas Payton / Lew Soloff / Tom Harrell / Eddie Henderson ‎	1998	Fairchild and Carroll and Their Orchestra REL, Mitzi Green PRF
i	My Man's Gone Now	Bohuslän Big Band featuring Lew Soloff & Adam Nussbaum	2009	Helen Jepson REL, Ruby Elzy PRF, Ruby Elzy under the direction of George Gershwin REC
	My Romance	Lew Soloff	1988	Gloria Grafton & Donald Novis
i	Nostalgia	Nicholas Payton / Lew Soloff / Tom Harrell / Eddie Henderson ‎	1998	Lee Morgan with Hank Mobley's Quintet
i	Oh Bess, Oh Where's My Bess	Bohuslän Big Band featuring Lew Soloff & Adam Nussbaum	2009	Lawrence Tibbett REC,REL, Todd Duncan, Ruby Elzy & Georgette Harvey PRF
i	One for the Road	The Real Thing featuring Lew Soloff	1993	Lena Horne with Orchestra conducted by Horace Henderson REC,REL, Fred Astaire BRD
i	Over the Rainbow	Lew Soloff	February 24, 2017	Judy Garland
i	Pavane	Lew Soloff	December 1, 2003	Andre Kostelanetz and His Orchestra
i	Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head	Lew Soloff	February 24, 2017	B.J. Thomas
i	Raunchy Rita	Lew Soloff	1987	Frank Foster
i	Reincarnation of a Lovebird	Lew Soloff	1987	The Charles Mingus Jazz Workshop
i	Saeta	Lew Soloff, Harmonie Jazz Ensemble/NY	2010	Miles Davis
i	Scratch My Back	The Real Thing featuring Lew Soloff	1993	Slim Harpo
i	Singin' in the Rain	Lew Soloff	February 24, 2017	Cliff Edwards, Brox Sisters, Rounders and MGM Chorus BRD, The Rounders [US1] REC
i	Solea	Lew Soloff, Harmonie Jazz Ensemble/NY	2010	Miles Davis
i	So What	Nicholas Payton / Lew Soloff / Tom Harrell / Eddie Henderson ‎	1998	Miles Davis
i	Speak Low	Lew Soloff	1987	Mary Martin and Kenny Baker REL, Kurt Weill REC
i	Stairway to Heaven	Lew Soloff	April 16, 1999	Led Zeppelin
i	Stella by Starlight	Lew Soloff	1987	Victor Young and His Concert Orchestra - Ray Turner at the Piano REC,REL, Victor Young and His Orchestra BRD
i	Suicide Is Painless	Lew Soloff	February 24, 2017	The Mash
i	Summertime	Bohuslän Big Band featuring Lew Soloff & Adam Nussbaum	2009	Helen Jepson REL, Abbie Mitchell PRF, Abbie Mitchell under the direction of George Gershwin REC
i	Susie Q	Lew Soloff	April 16, 1999	Dale Hawkins REC,REL
i	Theme from A Summer Place	Lew Soloff	February 24, 2017	Hugo Winterhalter and His Orchestra
i	The Pan Piper	Lew Soloff, Harmonie Jazz Ensemble/NY	2010	Miles Davis
i	There's a Boat That's Leaving Soon for New York	Bohuslän Big Band featuring Lew Soloff & Adam Nussbaum	2009	John W. Bubbles
i	There's No You	Nicholas Payton / Lew Soloff / Tom Harrell / Eddie Henderson ‎	1998	Frank Sinatra – Axel Stordahl and His Orchestra
i	The Sidewinder	Nicholas Payton / Lew Soloff / Tom Harrell / Eddie Henderson ‎	1998	Lee Morgan [US1]
i	The Way We Were	Lew Soloff	February 24, 2017	Barbra Streisand
i	The Way You Look Tonight	Lew Soloff	1998	Fred Astaire
i	Up from the Skies	Lew Soloff	April 16, 1999	The Jimi Hendrix Experience
i	Well You Needn't	Lew Soloff	1985	The Thelonious Monk Trio
i	When You Wish upon a Star	Lew Soloff	December 1, 2003	Cliff Edwards with Victor Young and His Orchestra - And The Ken Darby Singers
i	Will o' the Wisp	Lew Soloff, Harmonie Jazz Ensemble/NY	2010	(unknown)
i	With a Song in My Heart	Lew Soloff	1998	John Hundley & Lillian Taiz
i	Yesterdays	Lew Soloff	1986	Fay Templeton PRF, Leo Reisman and His Orchestra REC,REL
i	Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah	Lew Soloff	February 24, 2017	Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye REC,REL, James Baskett BRD

Releases

Albums

Title	Performer	Release date	Label
Air on a G String	Lew Soloff	December 1, 2003	Crown [JP]
But Beautiful	Lew Soloff	1987	King Records [JP]
Hanalei Bay	Lew Soloff	1985	Electric Bird
In New York	The Real Thing featuring Lew Soloff	1993	Real Records [NO]
Little Wing	Lew Soloff	1991	Sweet Basil
My Romance	Lew Soloff	1988	Paddle Wheel
Porgy and Bess	Bohuslän Big Band featuring Lew Soloff & Adam Nussbaum	2009	Vara Concert Hall
Rainbow Mountain	Lew Soloff	April 16, 1999	TipToe
Sketches of Spain	Lew Soloff, Harmonie Jazz Ensemble/NY	2010	Sheffield Lab
Solo Trumpet - Lew Soloff Performs Top Movie Themes	Lew Soloff	February 24, 2017	Solo Sounds
Trumpet Legacy	Nicholas Payton / Lew Soloff / Tom Harrell / Eddie Henderson ‎	1998	Milestone
With a Song in My Heart	Lew Soloff	1998	Milestone
Yesterdays	Lew Soloff	December 21, 1986	Paddle Wheel
Yesterdays	Lew Soloff	1986	King Records [JP]