Gil Rodin

Gil Rodin ( born December 9, 1906 in Russia, † June 10, 1974 in Palm Springs ( California)) was an American jazz saxophonist, songwriter and music producer.

Gil Rodin with his family immigrated to the United States and learned in his youth, saxophone, clarinet, flute and trumpet. The mid-1920s he played in Chicago at Art Kahn, then moved to California and played with Harry Bastin, before he became in 1927 a member of the Ben Pollack Orchestra until 1934 and remained in the band. He also worked as a studio musician ( inter alia with Pee Wee Russell) and played in Red Nichols ' radio band. Under his own name emerged in 1930/31 his first recordings, four pieces with Jack Teagarden as a vocalist, as well as Eddie Miller and Benny Goodman as participating musicians. 1935 made ​​recordings and there appeared some plates as Gil Rodin & His Orchestra in license on various budget labels in the American Record Corporation as Oriole and Banner and Melotone and Perfect, including the popular day hit What's the Reason ( I'm Not Pleasin 'You)? .

After dissolution of the Pollack band in 1934 Rodin worked with other musicians of this group before annexing Bob Crosby in his own ensemble; Rodin remained until 1942 in Crosby, where he served as director of the company and manager, and was then called up for military service. In the Army, he played in a band Artillery; after his release he was 1944/45, at Ray Bauduc and again with Bob Crosby.

In his further career Rodin worked as a producer for radio and television, including with Bill Cosby. He also produced the soundtrack to American Graffiti and The Sting.