Ray Heindorf
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Ray Heindorf (b. 25 August 1908, Haverstraw, New York – d. 2 February 1980 Tarzana, California) was a songwriter, composer, conductor, and arranger who was nominated for eighteen Academy Awards between 1943 and 1969; he won three.
He composed and/or arranged and conducted music exclusively for Warner Brothers films for nearly forty years.
Heindorf was a friend and admirer of legendary jazz pianist Art Tatum. He hosted two Tatum piano performances at his Hollywood home in 1950 and 1955 for their mutual friends. Heindorf taped the private concerts, complete with background conversations of Tatum and the group, with some of the pianist's very best playing. These performances are now available on Verve no. 314 531 763-2.
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