Jeremy Lubbock

Jeremy Michael Lubbock (4 June 1931 – 29 January 2021) was a Grammy-winning English pianist, conductor, orchestrator, music producer, arranger, composer, and songwriter.

Jeremy Lubbock
Birth name	Jeremy Michael Lubbock
Born	4 June 1931 Berkshire, England
Died	29 January 2021 (aged 89) Oxfordshire, England
Occupation(s)	Musician composer arranger
Instruments	Piano
Website	jeremylubbock.co

Life and career

Born in Berkshire, he learned piano as a child, and discovered jazz and other American popular music in his teens. He studied architecture at Oxford University, while also occasionally performing as a jazz pianist and vocalist in clubs in London and Paris, much in the style of Nat King Cole. In the late 1950s, he made some recordings as a singer and pianist, and started a career in which he toured round the world as a performer and arranger, in which he acquired a special talent.[1]

He moved to Los Angeles with his family in 1977, and worked on Joni Mitchell's album Mingus, and Minnie Riperton's final album Minnie. In following years, he worked with David Foster, Quincy Jones, Chicago, and many others. He won Grammy Awards for his arrangements on Chicago's "Hard Habit to Break" in 1984, and for Celine Dion's "When I Fall in Love", from the film Sleepless in Seattle, in 1994. He also received 11 additional nominations for his arrangements. As a songwriter, Lubbock co-wrote "The Best of Me", recorded by Cliff Richard, Barry Manilow, and many others.[1]

Lubbock died in Oxfordshire, England, in 2021, aged 89.[2]

References

1. "A Majestic Slice Of Life...", JeremyLubbock.co. Retrieved 3 February 2021
2. John Altman, "Jeremy Lubbock (1931-2021)", London Jazz News, 2 February 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2021