Feature Articles - Tributes Manny Albam Manny Albam, a major composer, arranger and educator died of cancer in early December 2001, in Croton, New York. He was 79. Albam, Born in the Dominican Republic, was active as an arranger from the early 1940s, and he was also an early proponent of jazz education and spent many years at the Eastman School Of Music in New York. Albam arranged and composed for Count Basie, Woody Herman, Buddy Rich, Stan Kenton and other big bands. He also wrote arrangements for soloists and singers, including Stan Getz,Dizzy Gillespie, Jerry Mulligan, Coleman Hawkins, Carmen McRea, Dakota Staton and Sarah Vaughn. Albam was in demand as an arranger even into the 90's, with commissioned work with the Carnegie Hall Jazz Band. His arranging skills, writing and his vision for jazz education carved out a piece of jazz history for this gifted man.

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