George Siravo

Who was George Siravo?

George Siravo was a composer, arranger, conductor, saxophonist, and clarinetist.

He began his career playing reeds with the Cliquot Club Eskimos and later was a member of the orchestras of led by Glenn Miller, Gene Krupa, Charlie Barnet, and Jan Savitt. He played alto saxophone in the first Glenn Miller orchestra, appearing on the 1937 recording "Community Swing".

As an arranger he worked with Frank Sinatra, Rosemary Clooney, Vic Damone, Tony Bennett, Connie Boswell, and Doris Day.

He orchestrated two of Frank Sinatra's germinal 1950s albums: Sing and Dance with Frank Sinatra on Columbia and Songs for Young Lovers with Nelson Riddle on Capitol.

He arranged Doris Day's "It's Magic" and Tony Bennett's "Who Can I Turn To?" He also recorded instrumental albums under his own name such as Seductive Strings by Siravo which featured trumpeter Doc Severinsen.

He orchestrated the 1947 Universal International film Something in the Wind starring Deanna Durbin and Donald O'Connor.