Dean Elliott & His Big Band

William Lorenzo Bunt May 11 1917 – December 31 1999 Known Professionally As Dean Elliott Was An American Television And Film Composer. Educated At The University Of Wisconsin Elliott's First Composing Work Was For Four Star Revue An Early Comedy Program Which Debuted In 1950. From Here He Went On To Compose For Various Cartoon Series Most Prominently Mr. Magoo In The 1950s But Later He Struck An Alliance With Master Animation Director Chuck Jones And Went On To Compose The Scores For Many Of His Tom And Jerry Cartoons Between 1965 And 1967 Starting With Duel Personality And Finishing With Advance And Be Mechanized Chuck Jones' Second-To-Last Tom And Jerry Cartoon In 1967. He Also Composed A Few Film Scores Including College Confidential 1960 Sex Kittens Go To College 1960 The Las Vegas Hillbillys 1966 And The Phantom Tollbooth 1970 . In 1962 Elliott Released An LP On Capitol Records Entitled Zounds! What Sounds! Credited To "Dean Elliott And His Swinging Big Big Band." The LP Header Read "Music And Sound Effects In A Stereo Spectacular!" And The Subtitle Captured The Basic Goals Sound And Feel Of The Album Well "A Sonic Spectacular Presenting MUSIC! MUSIC! MUSIC! With These Special Percussion Effects! Cement Mixer Air Compressor Punching Bag Hand Saw Thunderstorm Raindrops Celery Stalks The Crunchiest 1001 Clocks Bowling Pins And Many Many More!!". The LP Was Made With The Assistance Of Phil Kaye A Sound Effects Virtuoso Who Worked With Elliott On The Tom And Jerry Cartoons. The LP Is Now Firmly Ensconced In The Pantheon Of "space Age Pop" Or Lounge Classics. read less