Moore was chiefly known as an arranger for most of his jazz career, writing charts for Jimmie Lunceford, Charlie Barnet, Jan Savitt, and Tommy Dorsey in the 1940s. He also worked for publishing companies in New York City. In the 1950s, he relocated to France, where he accompanied and wrote for The Peters Sisters from 1953 to 1960. From 1960 to 1963, he worked as an arranger for Berliner Rundfunk and then accompanied the Delta Rhythm Boys on tour. He moved to Copenhagen in the 1970s, where he remained active as an arranger.
Moore and Leonard Feather were friends, and Feather sometimes used Moore's name for songwriting credits.[1]
billy, moore, musician, born, 1917, william, moore, december, 1917, parkersburg, west, virginia, february, 1989, copenhagen, american, jazz, pianist, arranger, moore, chiefly, known, arranger, most, jazz, career, writing, charts, jimmie, lunceford, charlie, ba. William Moore Jr December 7 1917 Parkersburg West Virginia February 28 1989 Copenhagen was an American jazz pianist and arranger Moore was chiefly known as an arranger for most of his jazz career writing charts for Jimmie Lunceford Charlie Barnet Jan Savitt and Tommy Dorsey in the 1940s He also worked for publishing companies in New York City In the 1950s he relocated to France where he accompanied and wrote for The Peters Sisters from 1953 to 1960 From 1960 to 1963 he worked as an arranger for Berliner Rundfunk and then accompanied the Delta Rhythm Boys on tour He moved to Copenhagen in the 1970s where he remained active as an arranger Moore and Leonard Feather were friends and Feather sometimes used Moore s name for songwriting credits 1 References edit Billy Moore The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz 2nd edition ed Barry Kernfeld 2004 nbsp This article about a jazz musician is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Billy Moore musician born 1917 amp oldid 1218367711, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
