Irving Cottler

Irving "Irv" Cottler (13 February 1918 – 8 August 1989) was an American drummer and sometime member of The Wrecking Crew, who recorded with Nate King Cole, Louis Armstrong, Bing Crosby, Dinah Shore, Ella Fitzgerald, and many others. He was most known as Sinatra's personal drummer and band leader, Frank Sinatra, with whom he performed for over 30 years starting in 1953. He also performed for 12 years with the house band of The Dinah Shore Show.

Discography

With Count Basie

Basie's in the Bag (Brunswick, 1967)

With Hoagy Carmichael

Hoagy Sings Carmichael (Pacific Jazz, 1956)

With Sammy Davis Jr

It's All Over but the Swingin' (Decca, 1957)

With Barney Kessel

To Swing or Not to Swing (Contemporary, 1955)

External links

Ankeny, Jason. Biography of Irving Cottler at AllMusic. Retrieved 2013-08-03.

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