Mandel was born in the borough of Manhattan in New York City on November 23, 1925.[1][2] His father, Alfred, was a garment manufacturer who ran Mandel & Cash; his mother, Hannah (Hart-Rubin), had aimed to be an opera singer[1] and discovered her son had perfect pitch at the age of five.[3][4] His family was Jewish.[5] They moved to Los Angeles in 1934, after his father's business collapsed during the Great Depression.[1] Mandel was given piano lessons, but switched to the trumpet and later the trombone.[3]
In 2004, Mandel arranged Tony Bennett's album The Art of Romance. Bennett and Mandel had collaborated before on Bennett's The Movie Song Album (1966),[8] for which Mandel arranged and conducted his songs "Emily" and "The Shadow of Your Smile",[14] and was also the album's musical director.[8]
In 2012, he worked on one of Paul McCartney's most recent songs at the time, "My Valentine". He provided the song with a new and original arrangement. It appeared on McCartney's expanded version of his album Kisses on the Bottom in November of that year.
Personal life, death and honorsedit
Mandel married Lois Lee in 1959,[16] and Martha Blanner in 1972,[17] and had a daughter, Marissa, born in 1976.[18] Mandel was also the cousin of fellow film composer Miles Goodman.[19][20]
Mandel was awarded an honorary doctorate from Berklee College of Music in 1993.[21][22] He was inducted to the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2010.[23] He was a recipient of the 2011 NEA Jazz Masters Award.[24] He subsequently received The Grammy Trustees Award in 2018,[6] which is awarded by The Recording Academy to "individuals who, during their careers in music, have made significant contributions, other than performance, to the field of recording".[25]
Mandel died on June 29, 2020, at his home in Ojai, California.[26][27] He was 94, and suffered from a heart ailment.[9]
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^"Johnny Mandel" (PDF). Jazzday.com. Retrieved March 12, 2022.
^ abBlistein, Jon (June 30, 2020). "Johnny Mandel, Composer of 'M*A*S*H' Theme and More, Dead at 94". Rolling Stone. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
^Savage, Mark (June 30, 2020). "Johnny Mandel: Michael Buble leads tributes to 'genius' Mash composer". BBC News. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
^ abcdefghijk"Johnny Mandel – Bio". National Endowment for the Arts. November 23, 1925. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
^ abGreiving, Tim (June 30, 2020). "Johnny Mandel, composer who gave 'M.A.S.H.' its theme song, dies at 94". The Washington Post. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
^ abcdefghijklmnopqHischak, Thomas S. (April 16, 2015). The Encyclopedia of Film Composers. Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 438–439. ISBN 9781442245501.
^ abc"Johnny Mandel – Artist". The Recording Academy. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
^"MASH | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved April 10, 2020.
^Kim, Wook (November 26, 2012). "Being There – After 'The End': 10 Memorable End-Credit Scenes". TIME. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
^ ab"Tony Bennett – The Movie Song Album". Discogs. 1966. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
^DIVA: Sherrie Maricle. Retrieved February 10, 2014.
^California, Marriage Index, 1949–1959, a subscription site. Retrieved February 26, 2014.
^California, Marriage Index, 1960–1985, a subscription site. Retrieved February 26, 2014.
^Contemporary Musicians: Profiles of the People in Music. Vol. 28. Farmington Hills, Mich.: Gale. 2000. ISBN 978-0787632533.
^"Miles Goodman, 47, Composer for Films". The New York Times. August 20, 1996. Retrieved May 1, 2015.
^Jablon, Robert (August 18, 1996). "Miles Goodman, Film Composer and Jazz Record Producer, Dies". Associated Press. Retrieved May 1, 2015.
^"Honorary Degree Recipients". Berklee College of Music. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
^"Commencement 1993". Berklee College of Music. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
^Grode, Eric (June 30, 2020). "Johnny Mandel, 94, Writer of Memorable Movie Scores, Is Dead". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
^National Endowment for the Arts (January 4, 2011). "National Endowment for the Arts Announces Live Webcast of 2011 NEA Jazz Masters Awards Ceremony & Concert on January 11, 2011". Washington: National Endowment for the Arts. Retrieved February 19, 2014.
^"Trustees Award". The Recording Academy. October 18, 2010. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
^Grode, Eric (June 30, 2020). "Johnny Mandel, 94, Writer of Memorable Movie Scores, Is Dead". The New York Times. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
^Burlingame, Jon (June 29, 2020). "Johnny Mandel, Composer Who Wrote 'MASH' Theme Song, Dies at 94". Variety. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
^ ab"The Manhattan Transfer – The Christmas Album". Discogs. 1992. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
^"Peggy Lee – Close Enough For Love". Discogs. 1979. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
^"Johnny Mandel – The Americanization Of Emily – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack". Discogs. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
^"Dave Frishberg – Do You Miss New York? Live at Jazz at Lincoln Center". Discogs. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
^"101 Strings – Love Is Blue / The Shadow Of Your Smile". Discogs. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
^"The Mash / Johnny Mandel – Suicide Is Painless". Discogs. 1980. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
^"Abbey Lincoln Featuring Stan Getz – You Gotta Pay The Band". Discogs. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
^"Cal Tjader – The Shining Sea". Discogs. 1981. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
^"Shirley Horn – Shirley Horn With Strings – Here's To Life". Discogs. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
^"Dave Frishberg – The Dave Frishberg Songbook Volume No. 2". Discogs. 1983. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
^"Charlie Haden & Pat Metheny – Beyond The Missouri Sky (Short Stories)". Discogs. 1997. Retrieved June 30, 2020.