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© Miroslav Jurčeka (1989-2022)
MAY Billy
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Personal Data:

Born: 10.11.1916 (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, as William Edward May Jr.)
Died: 22.01.2004 (heart attack)

Albums Discography:

#TitleRelease DateLabelTypeUKUSA
1.Skyliner
& Charlie Barnet		12/1977 Pye
2.Naughty Operetta / Plays for Fancy Dancin'29.06.1999
3.Let's Go to Town With Billy May & His Orchestra24.09.2002Jasmine
4.All of Me
& His Orchestra		26.08.2003Memoir
5.Studio Recordings 1951-53
& His Orchestra		02.09.2003Jasmine
6.By Arrangement18.05.2004Jasmine
7.In Concert: Mayhem!
credited to: Billy May Big Band
(live)		28.09.2004Hindsight
8.Anita O'Day and Billy May Swing Rodgers and Hart
& Anita O'Day		26.10.2004Verve
9.Sorta-May / Jimmie Lunceford in Hi Fi26.06.2007Collectables
10.Savoy Stomp
& Edgar Sampson		22.07.2008Montpellier
11.May Time
& His Orchestra		20.10.2009Montpellier
12.The Billy May Collection: 1939-6011.09.2012Acrobat
13.The Man with the Golden Touch: His 52 Finest 1939-196104.11.2016Retrospective

Singles Discography:

#SP/EP TitleRelease DateLabelUKUSA
1.Main Title Theme From "The Man With The Golden Arm"
credited to: Billy May Orchestra		3/1956 Capitol9 49

Press References:

Melody Maker
YearIssueDatePageColumnType
19775010.12.197732Jazz Albumsalbum review