Elliot Lawrence
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Elliot Lawrence is an American jazz
pianist and bandleader.
Son of the broadcaster Stan Lee Broza, Lawrence led his first dance band at age 20, but he played swing at the time its heyday was coming to a close. He recorded copiously as a bandleader for Columbia
, Decca
, King
, Fantasy
, Vik, and Sesac between 1946 and 1960. Lawrence is currently music director for the Tony awards show.
radio from 1927–1958 and concurrently on television from 1948–1958. Stan Lee Broza was also the first president of the Broadcast Pioneers of Philadelphia from 1962-1963. Stan Lee was the host of the Children’ Hour and Esther produced it. Childhood stars that appeared on the show include Eddie Fischer, Frankie Avalon
, Joey Bishop
, Bernadette Peters
and best selling author Jacqueline Suzanne. The idea for The Children’s Hour was originally born by Stan Lee when a new shopping mall in Philadelphia was looking to sponsor a show on the radio. He came up with the idea to create a variety show in which talented children would sing and perform.. While looking for sponsors, one of Stan Lees’ first customers was William Paley
, who bought advertising time on WCAU for his fathers cigar shop. William Paley went on to become the chairman of WCBS. Stan Lee Broza and Esther Broza were pioneers of broadcasting and of the variety show. Both are in the Philadelphia Broadcasters Hall of Fame.
Elliot grew up in this show biz environment and began studying piano at the age of 3. His fist public performance was at age 4 conducting the orchestra on the Children’ Hour stage show. At the age of six he wrote his first composition, “Falling Down Stairs” and he was stricken with polio. Lawrence fought the illness for 6 months, after which he miraculously recovered. By the age of 12, Elliot had formed his first band; a 15 piece unit called The Band Busters. and had already begun doing club dates on the weekends. Elliot finished high school at age 16 and entered The University Of Pennsylvania. During his junior year his band, now named The Elliot Broza Orchestra, began playing college proms around Pennsylvania. At Penn, he majored in symphonic conducting under Harl McDonald, who offered him a position as assistant conductor of the Philadelphia Orchestra upon graduation. In 1944, after three years at Penn, Elliot graduated with a Bachelor of Music degree and received the Thornton Oakely Award, given each year to the undergraduate who has contributed most to the arts.
Elliot took on the name Elliot Lawrence to distinguish himself from his family name when he became the music director of WCAU’S House Band in 1945. The band premiered on the radio on January 18, 1945 as The Elliot Lawrence Orchestra in a weekly half hour broadcast “Listen to Lawrence”. The Eliot Lawrence Band, of which he was the piano player and leader, soon incorporated classical instruments like Oboe, French Horn, English Horn and Basoon “Listen to Lawrence" became nationally broadcast on WCBS radio in 1945 shortly after a rave review in the March 1945 issue of Metronome Magazine by George T. Simon
. Elliot’s theme song was “Heart to Heart”.
From 1946–1954 The Elliot Lawrence Band became a traveling band performing concerts, college proms and headline gigs around the United year round while recording albums for Decca, Columbia Records, RCA, Fantasy and Vic records. In 1949 the band performed a three week stint with the Nat King Cole Trio at the Paramount Theatre in New York City, the same during which time it recorded Gerry Mulligan “Elevation”, later named “one of the top 50 best jazz recordings of the 20th century” by the Smithsonian Institute. The Elliot Lawrence Band performed in Philadelphia at the World Series in 1950, playing his original song “The Fightin’ Phils”. By this time, however, the band had become known for their “sweet” commercial sound. From 1947–1949 the band was the “campus choice” in Billboard’s most promising new orchestra polls. Elliot was also voted one of America’s “most eligible bachelors” by Look magazine in 1949.
Recording landed him in New York City in 1955 where, as the big band era came to a close. The Ray Bloch agency signed Elliot to a contract and he began to do radio shows like The Red Buttons show and the Jack Sterling Show as well as weekend gigs with his big band. He was a host of the DuMont Television Network
program Melody Street
(1953–1954). In 1953 he was asked to go to the Soviet Union with the Ed Sullivan Show to be part of the first American band to broadcast form the Soviet Union. On the show were Marge and Gower Champion, the well known dancing and theatrical couple. Gower asked Elliot to be the musical director of his next show, Bye Bye Birdie (1960) for which he was nominated for a Tony award. In 1956 on a blind date in New York City, Elliot met Amy Jane Bunim. They were married three months later. Elliot and Amy have four children: Alexandra, Daniel, James and Mariana (Mia). They are still married. After 1960, Lawrence gave up jazz and began composing and arranging for television, film, and stage. He won the Tony Award for his second show, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
in 1962. This led to a 16 year career as a Broadway Conductor and Musical Director and later to his almost 50 year career as the “go to” conductor for big television events and specials. Over that span, Elliot has worked with almost every big name celebrity in show business.
Among his many television credits, Elliot was the musical director and conductor for every Tony Award telecast from 1965 (it’s first year on T.V) to the present, 2011.and other big gala shows like Night of the 100 stars 1 (1982) 1 and 2 (1985), the Bicentennial Celebration for the Statue of Liberty (1986 at Giants stadium) and The Kennedy Center Honors (from 2000–2006)
As a composer, Elliot Lawrence has scored the movies Network
and The French Connection
. As a musical director he has won 9 Emmy awards for musical direction and been nominated for many others.
Winner of the Hurley Cross Medal and alumni prize of U.of.Penn.class of 1944
Listen to Lawrence (Wcau and National radio show 1944-1947)
lson Riley) 1964 (Capital)
Radio
The Jack Sterling Radio show 1950–1957
The Red Buttons Show (1952–1955)
Broadway:
Bye Bye Birdie 1960
How to Succeed In Business Without Really Trying 1961
Here's Love 1963
Golden Boy 1964
Here’s Love 1965
The Apple Tree 1966
Golden Rainbow 1968
La Strada 1969
Georgy 1970
Sugar 1972
Television;
The Kennedy Center Honors (1987–2005)
Dames at Sea (1971) TV musical)
The Plácido Domingo Special 1985
Night Of 100 Stars 1 (1982) and 2 (1985)
Tony Award Show (1967 (first network televised) -2010)
The state Department tour of Russia (with Ed Sullivan) 1959
That's Life (TV musical sitcom) 1968
Saturday Night (live with Howard Cosell) 1976
The NBC 60TH anniversaries show 1989
CBS: The 50TH Birthday Celbration
The Berenstein Bears
The Anne Bancroft Special - Annie and the Hoods 1974
The Anne Bancroft Christmas Special 1977
The Goodwill Games 1989,1990
Miss Usa Pageant 1975- 1986
Miss Universe Pageant 1975-1986
Miss Teenage America 1978.1979
Charlie Brown - the baseball game
Parade of Stars 1983
The David Frost Show 1978
The Emmy Awards show - 1978 - 1986
The Songwriters Hall of Fame
Irving Berlin 100th Anniversary Show 1988
Cole Porter in Paris 1984
'Swonderful, 'Smarvelous Gershwin 1972
The Cavalcade Of Stars (series) 1956
Jazz: It’s my Beat 1957
Film:
(Composer)
The French Connection (first 10 minutes) 1971
Network 1976
The Cradle Will Fall 1983
The Berenstein Bears – six T.V. Specials 1985 1987
Soap Operas:
Edge of Night 1976-1986
Search For Tomorrow 1976-1986
Guiding Light 1976 - 1986
As The World Turns 1976–1986
Texas 1976- 1980
Advertising
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
pianist and bandleader.
Son of the broadcaster Stan Lee Broza, Lawrence led his first dance band at age 20, but he played swing at the time its heyday was coming to a close. He recorded copiously as a bandleader for Columbia
Columbia Records
Columbia Records is an American record label, owned by Japan's Sony Music Entertainment, operating under the Columbia Music Group with Aware Records. It was founded in 1888, evolving from an earlier enterprise, the American Graphophone Company — successor to the Volta Graphophone Company...
, Decca
Decca Records
Decca Records began as a British record label established in 1929 by Edward Lewis. Its U.S. label was established in late 1934; however, owing to World War II, the link with the British company was broken for several decades....
, King
King Records (USA)
King Records is an American record label, started in 1943 by Syd Nathan and originally headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio.-History:At first it specialized in country music, at the time still known as "hillbilly music." King advertised, "If it's a King, It's a Hillbilly -- If it's a Hillbilly, it's a...
, Fantasy
Fantasy Records
Fantasy Records is a United States-based record label that was founded by Max and Sol Weiss in 1949 in San Francisco, California. They had previously operated a record-pressing plant called Circle Record Company before forming the Fantasy label...
, Vik, and Sesac between 1946 and 1960. Lawrence is currently music director for the Tony awards show.
Life and career
Elliot Lawrence was born Elliot Lawrence Broza on February 14, 1925 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His parents, Stan Lee Broza and Esther Broza were pioneers in Radio and Television. In 1927 they created and produced the Horn and Hardart Children’s Hour, which ran on WCAUWCAU
WCAU, channel 10, is an owned-and-operated television station of the NBC Television Network, located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. WCAU has its studios on the border between Philadelphia and Bala Cynwyd. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 34 from a transmitter in the...
radio from 1927–1958 and concurrently on television from 1948–1958. Stan Lee Broza was also the first president of the Broadcast Pioneers of Philadelphia from 1962-1963. Stan Lee was the host of the Children’ Hour and Esther produced it. Childhood stars that appeared on the show include Eddie Fischer, Frankie Avalon
Frankie Avalon
Frankie Avalon is an American actor, singer, playwright, and former teen idol.-Career:By the time he was 12, Avalon was on U.S. television playing his trumpet. As a teenager he played with Bobby Rydell in Rocco and the Saints...
, Joey Bishop
Joey Bishop
Joey Bishop was an American entertainer who was perhaps best known for being a member of the "Rat Pack" with Frank Sinatra, Peter Lawford, Sammy Davis, Jr., and Dean Martin...
, Bernadette Peters
Bernadette Peters
Bernadette Peters is an American actress, singer and children's book author from Ozone Park, Queens, New York. Over the course of a career that has spanned five decades, she has starred in musical theatre, films and television, as well as performing in solo concerts and recordings...
and best selling author Jacqueline Suzanne. The idea for The Children’s Hour was originally born by Stan Lee when a new shopping mall in Philadelphia was looking to sponsor a show on the radio. He came up with the idea to create a variety show in which talented children would sing and perform.. While looking for sponsors, one of Stan Lees’ first customers was William Paley
William Paley
William Paley was a British Christian apologist, philosopher, and utilitarian. He is best known for his exposition of the teleological argument for the existence of God in his work Natural Theology, which made use of the watchmaker analogy .-Life:Paley was Born in Peterborough, England, and was...
, who bought advertising time on WCAU for his fathers cigar shop. William Paley went on to become the chairman of WCBS. Stan Lee Broza and Esther Broza were pioneers of broadcasting and of the variety show. Both are in the Philadelphia Broadcasters Hall of Fame.
Elliot grew up in this show biz environment and began studying piano at the age of 3. His fist public performance was at age 4 conducting the orchestra on the Children’ Hour stage show. At the age of six he wrote his first composition, “Falling Down Stairs” and he was stricken with polio. Lawrence fought the illness for 6 months, after which he miraculously recovered. By the age of 12, Elliot had formed his first band; a 15 piece unit called The Band Busters. and had already begun doing club dates on the weekends. Elliot finished high school at age 16 and entered The University Of Pennsylvania. During his junior year his band, now named The Elliot Broza Orchestra, began playing college proms around Pennsylvania. At Penn, he majored in symphonic conducting under Harl McDonald, who offered him a position as assistant conductor of the Philadelphia Orchestra upon graduation. In 1944, after three years at Penn, Elliot graduated with a Bachelor of Music degree and received the Thornton Oakely Award, given each year to the undergraduate who has contributed most to the arts.
Elliot took on the name Elliot Lawrence to distinguish himself from his family name when he became the music director of WCAU’S House Band in 1945. The band premiered on the radio on January 18, 1945 as The Elliot Lawrence Orchestra in a weekly half hour broadcast “Listen to Lawrence”. The Eliot Lawrence Band, of which he was the piano player and leader, soon incorporated classical instruments like Oboe, French Horn, English Horn and Basoon “Listen to Lawrence" became nationally broadcast on WCBS radio in 1945 shortly after a rave review in the March 1945 issue of Metronome Magazine by George T. Simon
George T. Simon
George Thomas Simon was an American jazz writer and occasional drummer. He began as a drummer and was an early drummer in Glenn Miller's orchestra...
. Elliot’s theme song was “Heart to Heart”.
From 1946–1954 The Elliot Lawrence Band became a traveling band performing concerts, college proms and headline gigs around the United year round while recording albums for Decca, Columbia Records, RCA, Fantasy and Vic records. In 1949 the band performed a three week stint with the Nat King Cole Trio at the Paramount Theatre in New York City, the same during which time it recorded Gerry Mulligan “Elevation”, later named “one of the top 50 best jazz recordings of the 20th century” by the Smithsonian Institute. The Elliot Lawrence Band performed in Philadelphia at the World Series in 1950, playing his original song “The Fightin’ Phils”. By this time, however, the band had become known for their “sweet” commercial sound. From 1947–1949 the band was the “campus choice” in Billboard’s most promising new orchestra polls. Elliot was also voted one of America’s “most eligible bachelors” by Look magazine in 1949.
Recording landed him in New York City in 1955 where, as the big band era came to a close. The Ray Bloch agency signed Elliot to a contract and he began to do radio shows like The Red Buttons show and the Jack Sterling Show as well as weekend gigs with his big band. He was a host of the DuMont Television Network
DuMont Television Network
The DuMont Television Network, also known as the DuMont Network, DuMont, Du Mont, or Dumont was one of the world's pioneer commercial television networks, rivalling NBC for the distinction of being first overall. It began operation in the United States in 1946. It was owned by DuMont...
program Melody Street
Melody Street
Melody Street is an early American television series, hosted by Elliot Lawrence, which aired on the now defunct DuMont Television Network. The program aired from September 23, 1953 to February 4, 1954. Each episode was 30 minutes long. One guest star was guitarist Tony Mottola.-Criticism:Melody...
(1953–1954). In 1953 he was asked to go to the Soviet Union with the Ed Sullivan Show to be part of the first American band to broadcast form the Soviet Union. On the show were Marge and Gower Champion, the well known dancing and theatrical couple. Gower asked Elliot to be the musical director of his next show, Bye Bye Birdie (1960) for which he was nominated for a Tony award. In 1956 on a blind date in New York City, Elliot met Amy Jane Bunim. They were married three months later. Elliot and Amy have four children: Alexandra, Daniel, James and Mariana (Mia). They are still married. After 1960, Lawrence gave up jazz and began composing and arranging for television, film, and stage. He won the Tony Award for his second show, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying is a musical with music and lyrics by Frank Loesser and book by Abe Burrows, Jack Weinstock, and Willie Gilbert, based on Shepherd Mead's 1952 book of the same name....
in 1962. This led to a 16 year career as a Broadway Conductor and Musical Director and later to his almost 50 year career as the “go to” conductor for big television events and specials. Over that span, Elliot has worked with almost every big name celebrity in show business.
Among his many television credits, Elliot was the musical director and conductor for every Tony Award telecast from 1965 (it’s first year on T.V) to the present, 2011.and other big gala shows like Night of the 100 stars 1 (1982) 1 and 2 (1985), the Bicentennial Celebration for the Statue of Liberty (1986 at Giants stadium) and The Kennedy Center Honors (from 2000–2006)
As a composer, Elliot Lawrence has scored the movies Network
Network (film)
Network is a 1976 American satirical film released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer about a fictional television network, Union Broadcasting System , and its struggle with poor ratings. The film was written by Paddy Chayefsky and directed by Sidney Lumet...
and The French Connection
The French Connection (film)
This article is about the 1971 film. For the British fashion label, see French Connection .The French Connection is a 1971 American crime film directed by William Friedkin. The film was adapted and fictionalized by Ernest Tidyman from the non-fiction book by Robin Moore...
. As a musical director he has won 9 Emmy awards for musical direction and been nominated for many others.
Discography
- Gigolette, 1948 or 1949
- College Prom, 1950
- Moonlight on the Campus, 1950
- Elliot Lawrence Band Plays Gerry MulliganGerry MulliganGerald Joseph "Gerry" Mulligan was an American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, composer and arranger. Though Mulligan is primarily known as one of the leading baritone saxophonists in jazz history – playing the instrument with a light and airy tone in the era of cool jazz – he was also...
Arrangements with Eddie BertEddie BertEddie Bert is an American bebop jazz trombonist.His first job as a musician came in 1940 when he joined the Sam Donahue Orchestra, and then joined up with Red Norvo in 1941, later performing also with the bands of Stan Kenton and with Benny Goodman's bebop orchestra.He also recorded extensively as...
, Hal McKusickHal McKusickHal McKusick is an American-born jazz alto saxophonist, clarinetist and flautist, most notable for his work with Boyd Raeburn from 1944 to 1945 and Claude Thornhill from 1948 to 1949.-Biography:...
, Nick TravisNick TravisNick Travis was an American jazz trumpeter.Travis started playing professionally at age 15, playing in the early 1940s with Johnny McGhee, Vido Musso , Mitch Ayres, and Woody Herman...
, Don LamondDon LamondDon Lamond was an American jazz drummer.Lamond attended the Peabody Conservatory in Philadelphia in the early 1940s, and played with Sonny Dunham and Boyd Raeburn at the outset of his career...
, Al CohnAl CohnAl Cohn was an American jazz saxophonist and arranger and composer.-Biography:Alvin Gilbert Cohn was born in Brooklyn, New York. He was initially known in the 1940s for playing in Woody Herman's Second Herd as one of the Four Brothers, along with Zoot Sims, Stan Getz, and Serge Chaloff...
, Al DeRisi, Stan Fishelson, Bernie GlowBernie GlowBernie Glow was a trumpet player who specialized in jazz and commercial lead trumpet from the 1940s to 1970s....
, Sam Marowitz, Tony Miranda, Charlie O'Kane, Russ SaundersRuss SaundersRuss Saunders was a fullback in the National Football League. He played with the Green Bay Packers during the 1931 NFL season.He was an All-American at USC and was one of the models for the Tommy Trojan statue...
, Cool Fred Schmidt, Paul Selden, Dick Sherman, Ed Wasserman, Ollie Wilson, 1955 - Music of Elliot Lawrence with Eddie BertEddie BertEddie Bert is an American bebop jazz trombonist.His first job as a musician came in 1940 when he joined the Sam Donahue Orchestra, and then joined up with Red Norvo in 1941, later performing also with the bands of Stan Kenton and with Benny Goodman's bebop orchestra.He also recorded extensively as...
, Mary OsborneMary OsborneMary Osborne was an American jazz electric guitarist.Osborne was born in Minot, North Dakota. She learned violin as a child and could also play guitar and bass by age 15. She heard Charlie Christian play in Al Trent's band at a stop in Bismarck, North Dakota; Christian became one of her most...
, Tony AlessTony AlessAnthony Alessandrini, better known by his stage name Tony Aless was an American jazz pianist....
, Tyree GlennTyree GlennEvan Tyree Glenn was an American trombone player.-Biography:...
, Gene QuillGene QuillDaniel Eugene Quill was an American alto saxophonist known for his bebop jazz records with Phil Woods. He and Woods recorded as Phil and Quill...
, Don Stratton, Al CohnAl CohnAl Cohn was an American jazz saxophonist and arranger and composer.-Biography:Alvin Gilbert Cohn was born in Brooklyn, New York. He was initially known in the 1940s for playing in Woody Herman's Second Herd as one of the Four Brothers, along with Zoot Sims, Stan Getz, and Serge Chaloff...
, Jimmy Buffington, Burt Collins, Stan Fishelson, Andy Fitzgerald, Bernie GlowBernie GlowBernie Glow was a trumpet player who specialized in jazz and commercial lead trumpet from the 1940s to 1970s....
, Sol Gubin, Morty Lewis, Sam Marowitz, Charlie O'Kane, Russ SavakusRuss SavakusRuss Savakus is an American session bass player , violinist and singer. Savakus has recorded with numerous artists in and around the 1960s folk and folk-rock movement in New York...
, William Elton, Jim Dahl, Danny Riccardo, Buddy JonesBuddy JonesBuddy Jones was an American Western swing musician who recorded in the 1930s and 1940s.-Life:He was born in Asheville, North Carolina. In 1935 he made his first recordings for Decca Records...
, 1956 - Elliott Lawrence Plays Tiny KahnTiny KahnNorman "Tiny" Kahn was an American jazz drummer, arranger, and composer.Kahn began playing drums at age 15. He played with Boyd Raeburn , Georgie Auld, Chubby Jackson, and Charlie Barnet , and played drums and vibraphone under Elliot Lawrence...
, 1956 - Dream, 1956
- Swinging at the Steel Pier [live], 1956
- Elliot Lawrence and Johnny MandelJohnny MandelJohnny Mandel is an American composer and arranger of popular songs, film music and jazz. Among the musicians he has worked with are Count Basie, Frank Sinatra, Peggy Lee, Anita O'Day, Barbra Streisand, and Shirley Horn.-Life:...
Arrangements, 1956 - Elliott Lawrence Plays for Swinging Dancers, 1957
- Dream On...Dance on, 1957
- Jazz Goes Broadway, 1957
- Big Band Sound, 1958
- Big Band Modern, 1958
- Jump Steady, 1960
Credits
Associate Music Director of The Children's Hour band (with Buddy Defranco) on Wcau Radio, Philadelphia 1937-1941Winner of the Hurley Cross Medal and alumni prize of U.of.Penn.class of 1944
Listen to Lawrence (Wcau and National radio show 1944-1947)
lson Riley) 1964 (Capital)
Radio
The Jack Sterling Radio show 1950–1957
The Red Buttons Show (1952–1955)
Broadway:
Bye Bye Birdie 1960
How to Succeed In Business Without Really Trying 1961
Here's Love 1963
Golden Boy 1964
Here’s Love 1965
The Apple Tree 1966
Golden Rainbow 1968
La Strada 1969
Georgy 1970
Sugar 1972
Television;
The Kennedy Center Honors (1987–2005)
Dames at Sea (1971) TV musical)
The Plácido Domingo Special 1985
Night Of 100 Stars 1 (1982) and 2 (1985)
Tony Award Show (1967 (first network televised) -2010)
The state Department tour of Russia (with Ed Sullivan) 1959
That's Life (TV musical sitcom) 1968
Saturday Night (live with Howard Cosell) 1976
The NBC 60TH anniversaries show 1989
CBS: The 50TH Birthday Celbration
The Berenstein Bears
The Anne Bancroft Special - Annie and the Hoods 1974
The Anne Bancroft Christmas Special 1977
The Goodwill Games 1989,1990
Miss Usa Pageant 1975- 1986
Miss Universe Pageant 1975-1986
Miss Teenage America 1978.1979
Charlie Brown - the baseball game
Parade of Stars 1983
The David Frost Show 1978
The Emmy Awards show - 1978 - 1986
The Songwriters Hall of Fame
Irving Berlin 100th Anniversary Show 1988
Cole Porter in Paris 1984
'Swonderful, 'Smarvelous Gershwin 1972
The Cavalcade Of Stars (series) 1956
Jazz: It’s my Beat 1957
Film:
(Composer)
The French Connection (first 10 minutes) 1971
Network 1976
The Cradle Will Fall 1983
The Berenstein Bears – six T.V. Specials 1985 1987
Soap Operas:
Edge of Night 1976-1986
Search For Tomorrow 1976-1986
Guiding Light 1976 - 1986
As The World Turns 1976–1986
Texas 1976- 1980
Advertising
- N.W. Ayer (music consultant/producer) 1978 - 2002 including the award winning;
- U.S Army (Be All You Can Be)
- AT&T Reach Out and Touch Someone (composed by David LucasDavid Lucas (composer)David Lucas is an American rock and roll composer, singer, and music producer. He has written a number of well-known commercial jingles, such as AT&T's "Reach out and touch someone". In 1981, he received a Clio Award for composing the music to Pepsi's "Catch that Pepsi spirit"...
)
External links
- Scott YanowScott YanowScott Yanow is an American jazz commentator, known for many contributions to the Allmusic website, for writing ten books on jazz and for reviewing jazz recordings for over 30 years.-Biography:...
, [ Elliot Lawrence] at Allmusic - Review of Elliot Lawrence's career by Drew Techner, The Mulligan International Newsletter (December 2004 - June 2005)