0
George Greeley
George Greeley
American pianist
1
Frank Rosolino
Frank Rosolino
American jazz trombonist
2
Gene Puerling
Gene Puerling
American musician
3
George Roberts
George Roberts
American trombonist
4
Billy May
Billy May
American composer, arranger and trumpeter
5
Frank Foster
Frank Foster
American jazz musician and bandleader
6
Marty Paich
Marty Paich
American pianist, composer, arranger, record producer, music director and bandleader (1925-1995)
7
Jack Marshall
Jack Marshall
American musician, conductor, composer (1921-1973)
8
Clare Fischer
Clare Fischer
American keyboardist, composer, arranger, and bandleader
9
Salvatore Camarata
Salvatore Camarata
American composer, arranger, trumpeter, and record producer
10
Alvin Stoller
Alvin Stoller
American musician
11
Don Fagerquist
Don Fagerquist
American musician
12
Axel Stordahl
Axel Stordahl
American arranger, orchestra leader
13
Stan Applebaum
Stan Applebaum
American composer, arranger and conductor
14
Tom Ranier
Tom Ranier
Musician, Instrumentalist
15
Benny Hester
Benny Hester
American musician, singer, songwriter and record producer
16
Pete Candoli
Pete Candoli
American musician (1923-2008)
17
Nelson Riddle
Nelson Riddle
American arranger, composer, bandleader and orchestrator (1921-1985)
18
Bob Florence
Bob Florence
American jazz arranger and pianist
19
Jimmie Haskell
Jimmie Haskell
American composer and arranger for a variety popular singers and motion pictures (1926-2016)
20
Bill Holman
Bill Holman
American composer, arranger, and conductor
21
Helen Merrill
Helen Merrill
American recording artist; jazz vocalist
22
Russell Garcia
Russell Garcia
American composer
23
Jack Nitzsche
Jack Nitzsche
American musician, arranger, songwriter, composer and record producer
24
Geoffrey Keezer
Geoffrey Keezer
American musician
25
Buster Williams
Buster Williams
American musician
26
George Siravo
George Siravo
American musician
27
Les Baxter
Les Baxter
American musician, singer, composer
28
Mundell Lowe
Mundell Lowe
American jazz guitarist (1922-2017)
29
Pete Rugolo
Pete Rugolo
American jazz composer, arranger, and record producer (1915-2011)
30
Benny Carter
Benny Carter
American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, trumpeter, composer, arranger, and bandleader (1907-2003)
31
Spud Murphy
Spud Murphy
American musician
32
Bill Elliott
Bill Elliott
musical artist
33
Stan Kenton
Stan Kenton
American pianist, composer, arranger and band leader
34
Mort Garson
Mort Garson
Canadian-born composer, arranger, songwriter, and pioneer of electronic music
35
John Altman
John Altman
composer
36
Shorty Sherock
Shorty Sherock
American musician
37
Billy Byers
Billy Byers
American jazz trombonist and arranger (1927-1996)
38
Joe Wilder
Joe Wilder
American trumpeter
39
Sammy Nestico
Sammy Nestico
American composer and arranger
40
Bernie Glow
Bernie Glow
American musician
41
Ted Nash
Ted Nash
Woodwind virtuoso, author and studio musician
42
John Cameron
John Cameron
British composer, arranger, conductor and musician
43
Irwin Kostal
Irwin Kostal
American conductor
44
Rob Moose
Rob Moose
American musician
45
Walt Levinsky
Walt Levinsky
American musician
46
Benny Golson
Benny Golson
American bebop/hard bop jazz tenor saxophonist, composer, and arranger (born 1929)
47
Perry Botkin Jr.
Perry Botkin Jr.
American composer, producer, arranger, and musician
48
Enoch Light
Enoch Light
American musician
49
Gerald Wilson
Gerald Wilson
American trumpetist (1918-2014)
50
Gordon Jenkins
Gordon Jenkins
American arranger, composer, and pianist who was influential in popular music in the 1940s and 1950s
51
Steve Bartek
Steve Bartek
American musician
52
Dave Pell
Dave Pell
American musician
Frank Comstock
American composer, arranger, conductor and trombonist (1922-2013)

Frank Comstock

Intro
American composer, arranger, conductor and trombonist (1922-2013)

Frank G. Comstock (September 20, 1922 – May 21, 2013) was an American composer, arranger, conductor and trombonist. For television, Comstock wrote and arranged music for major situation comedies and variety shows; his theme and incidental music for Rocky and His Friends (1959–1964) are probably his best-remembered works. Additionally, his music for Adam-12 earned him a 1971 Emmy nomination.

Comstock's recording credits include eight Hi-Lo's albums and backing arrangements for major recording stars. His 1962 instrumental album, Project: Comstock - Music from Outer Space became a classic and was released on CD in 2004. Recently, Comstock wrote new big-band arrangements for Brian Setzer's Wolfgang's Big Night Out (2007) and Songs from Lonely Avenue (2009) CDs.

He started his arranging career in the dance bands of Sonny Dunham and Benny Carter, and with Les Brown from 1943 to 1955. When dance bands fell out of favor after World War II, Comstock and Doris Day left the Les Brown band. Comstock's backing arrangements for Doris Day's Warner Brothers screen tests impressed studio executives and resulted in a staff arranger position at Warner where he demonstrated his ability to write for large studio orchestras.

He died in 2013.