Tom Scott (born May 19, 1948) is an
American saxophonist,
composer,
arranger,
conductor and
bandleader of the
west coast jazz/
jazz fusion ensemble The
L.A. Express.
Biography
Scott was born in
Los Angeles,
California. He is the son of prolific film and television
composer Nathan Scott, who counted more than 850 television credits and more than 100 film credits during his career as a composer,
orchestrator and
conductor.
His best-known works are the
theme songs for
TV series from the 1970s and 1980s —
Starsky and Hutch (a track entitled "Gotcha!") and
The Streets of San Francisco, and his soprano sax solo and fills on the 1975 #1 hit single
Listen to What the Man Said for
Wings. In 1982, Scott also collaborated with
Johnny Mathis to write & record two versions – lyrical and instrumental – of "Without Us", the theme to the 80's sitcom
Family Ties. His song "Today" is sampled in the
Pete Rock & CL Smooth 1992 hit
They Reminisce Over You .
Scott came from a musical family. His father, Nathan Scott, was a band leader and composer (one of his most famous works being the theme from the television series,
Dragnet). Tom Scott's professional career began as a
teenager, as leader of a
jazz ensemble Neoteric Trio, and then as a "first-call" (i.e. high-demand)
session musician. He has dozens of solo recordings...
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