| First Name |
Jack
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| Last Name |
Nitzsche
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| Birthday |
22nd April, 1937
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| Birthplace |
Chicago, Illinois
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| Died |
25th August, 2000
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| Place of Death |
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California
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| Zodiac Sign |
Taurus
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| Nationality |
American
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| Occupation Text |
Composer, orchestrator, arranger, session musician, record producer
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| Occupation |
Musician
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| Music Genre (Text) |
Rock, jazz, classical, avant-garde
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| Music Genre |
Pop/Rock, Percussion, Piano
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| Year(s) Active |
1955–2000, 1955–1998
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| Music Style |
Easy Listening, Folk-Rock, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Stage & Screen, Soundtracks, Film Music, Rock & Roll, Early Pop/Rock, AM Pop, Surf, Classical Pop
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| Music Mood |
Innocent, Party/Celebratory, Amiable/Good-Natured, Reverent, Exuberant, Fun, Bright, Light, Stylish, Confident, Rollicking, Playful, Smooth, Warm, Soothing, Elegant, Naive, Happy, Sweet, Precious, Sophisticated, Producer
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| Instrument |
Percussion, Piano, Arranger, Composer, Keyboards
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| Instrument (text) |
Saxophone, piano
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| Associated Acts |
The Nooney Rickett 4, Sonny Bono, Phil Spector, The Wrecking Crew, Neil Young and Crazy Horse, The Rolling Stones, Willy DeVille, Neil Young, Crazy Horse
|
Bernard Alfred "Jack" Nitzsche (NEECH-ee; April 22, 1937 – August 25, 2000) was an American musician, arranger, songwriter, composer, and record producer. He came to prominence in the early 1960s as the right-hand-man of producer Phil Spector, and went on to work with the Rolling Stones, Neil Young, and others. He worked extensively in film scores for the films Performance, The Exorcist and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. In 1983, he won the Academy Award for Best Original Song for co-writing "Up Where We Belong" with Buffy Sainte-Marie.
