Johnny Mandel

Johnny Mandel played trombone and trumpet in big bands of the 1940s, most memorably including Woody Herman’s Second Herd. He wrote “Not Really The Blues” for that band and later worked with the likes of Count Basie before settling in Los Angeles and composing for films. His film work included music for “The Sandpiper,” which yielded Tony Bennett’s 1965 hit “The Shadow Of Your Smile,” and the famed theme from “M*A*S*H*,” “Suicide Is Painless.”

Key songs in the Mandel catalog include “A Time for Love,” “Emily,” “Suicide Is Painless (Theme from M*A*S*H*),” “The Shadow Of Your Smile” and “Where Do You Start?”

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