Tom Talbert
Thomas "Tom" Talbert, born on August 4, 1924 in Crystal Bay Township, Minnesota,
was a jazz pianist, composer, and arranger. He began his musical journey with
rudimentary piano lessons from his grandmother and started composing early on.
Talbert initially worked as an arranger for a military band at Fort Ord,
California. Post-military, he arranged music for Johnny Richards. He moved to
New York City in the early 1950s, arranging for artists like Claude Thornhill
and Marian McPartland. In 1956, Talbert released Bix Duke Fats, featuring
arrangements of compositions by Bix Beiderbec...
