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Accordionist, from San Francisco, California (1929–2014).

Has done much session work in the music industry - from The Beach Boys to The Checkmates LTD. For 35 years, he was the accordionist on first call for Hollywood. He played in some 600 motion picture and 25,000 television soundtracks. When Nino Rota, the composer who wrote the music for The Godfather, heard Carl play the theme for the soundtrack, he told Carl You don't play with your hands; you play with your heart. Carl went onto become musical director of Paramount Studios.

APPEARANCES +


Nile Rodgers
Beverly Hills Cop III (Music From The Motion Picture – 30th Anniversary Edition)
2025, CD, ,
Score
The Beach Boys
The Beach Boys: Music From The Documentary
2024, 35xFile, AAC, Comp, 16 , Capitol Records,
Nino Rota
The Godfather Part II (Music From The Motion Picture – 50th Anniversary Edition)
2024, ,
Soundtrack
Cliff Eidelman
Leap Of Faith (Music From The Motion Picture)
2023, 9xFile, AAC, Album, Paramount Music, ,
Score/Soundtrack
Bob Dylan
50th Anniversary Collection: 1973
2023, CD, ,
Folk
Jerry Goldsmith ∙ Dennis McCarthy ∙ Jay Chattaway ∙ David Bell (4) ∙ Kevin Kiner ∙ Paul Baillargeon ∙ Velton Ray Bunch
Star Trek Collection: The Final Frontier
2022, 4xCD, Comp + Box, Ltd, La-La Land Records, ,
Score/Soundtrack
James Horner
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
2022, 2x CD, ,
Soundtrack/Score
James Horner / The BusBoys*
48 Hrs. (Music From The Motion Picture)
2022, CD, ,
Soundtrack/Score/Contemporary
Frank De Vol
The Flight Of The Phoenix Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
2021, 2xCD, Album, Ltd, RE, RM, Intrada, ,
Soundtrack/Score
Jerry Goldsmith
Face Of A Fugitive (Original Music From The Motion Picture)
2021, CD, Album, Mono, Ltd, Intrada, ,
Soundtrack/Score
The Beach Boys
Feel Flows (The Sunflower & Surf's Up Sessions 1969-1971)
2021, CD, CD, 3x CD, All Media, ,
Pop Rock
Jerry Goldsmith
Take Her, She's Mine (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
2020, CD, Album, Mono, Ltd, Intrada, ,
Score/Soundtrack
Kenyon Hopkins
Downhill Racer (Music From The Motion Picture)
2019, CD, Album, Mono, Ltd, Intrada, ,
Soundtrack/Score/Theme
Jerry Goldsmith
100 Rifles / Rio Conchos (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
2018, 2xCD, Ltd, La-La Land Records, ,
Score/Soundtrack
The Beach Boys With The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
The Beach Boys With The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
2018, CD, ,
Surf/Pop Rock
John Williams
The Cowboys (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
2018, CD, ,
Soundtrack/Neo-Romantic
Dave Grusin
Murder By Death / The Pursuit Of Happiness
2018
Jerry Goldsmith
The Reincarnation Of Peter Proud (Original Music From The Motion Picture)
2018, CD, ,
Soundtrack/Score
Jay Chattaway ∙ Dennis McCarthy ∙ David Bell (4) ∙ Paul Baillargeon
Star Trek: Voyager Collection (Original Television Soundtrack)
2017, 4xCD, Comp + Box, Ltd, La-La Land Records, ,
Score
Neal Hefti
Barefoot In The Park / The Odd Couple (Music From The Motion Picture)
2017, CD, Album, Comp, Ltd, RE, RM, Varèse Sarabande, ,
Score/Soundtrack/Theme
Henry Mancini
The Great Race (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
2017, 3x CD, ,
Score/Soundtrack
Maurice Jarre
Shōgun (The Original Soundtrack From The Television Motion Picture)
2017, 3x CD, ,
Score/Soundtrack
Leslie Bricusse, Lionel Newman
Doctor Dolittle: 50th Anniversary Expanded Soundtrack
2017, 2x CD, ,
Soundtrack/Score/Musical
Dave Grusin
Heaven Can Wait / Racing With The Moon (Music From The Motion Picture)
2017
Elmer Bernstein
The Sons Of Katie Elder (Music From The Motion Picture)
2017, CD, ,
Score/Soundtrack
Dennis McCarthy ∙ Jay Chattaway ∙ George Romanis
Star Trek: The Next Generation Collection - Volume Two (Original Television Soundtrack)
2016, 3xCD, Comp + Box, Ltd, La-La Land Records, ,
Score
Various
The Warriors (Music From The Motion Picture)
2016, ,
Prog Rock/Disco/Soundtrack
Bruce Broughton
All I Want For Christmas (Music From The Motion Picture)
2016, CD, ,
Soundtrack/Score/Holiday
Various, Ira Newborn
Ferris Bueller's Day Off (Music From The Motion Picture)
2016, CD, ,
New Wave/Synth-pop/Pop Rock/Alternative Rock/Vocal/Rock & Roll/Theme/Soundtrack/Score
Richard Hazard, Elmer Bernstein
Airplane II: The Sequel (Music From The Motion Picture)
2015, CD, Album, Ltd, La-La Land Records, ,
Soundtrack/Score
Craig Safan
The Last Starfighter (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
2015, CD Expanded Edition, ,
Soundtrack/Modern Classical
Bruce Broughton
The Boy Who Could Fly (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
2015, CD, ,
Score/Soundtrack
Johnny Mandel
Escape To Witch Mountain (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
2015, CD, ,
Soundtrack/Score
Jerry Goldsmith
The List Of Adrian Messenger (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
2014, CD, Album, Club, Ltd, Varèse Sarabande, ,
Score/Soundtrack
Ira Newborn
The Naked Gun Trilogy (Music From The Motion Pictures)
2014, 3xCD, Album, Ltd, La-La Land Records, ,
Soundtrack/Score/Modern Classical
Elmer Bernstein
The AVA Collection: Walk On The Wild Side / The Carpetbaggers / The Caretakers / Baby The Rain Must Fall / To Kill A Mockingbird / Movie And TV Themes
2014, 3xCD, Comp, Ltd, Intrada, ,
Score/Soundtrack/Theme/Free Jazz/Contemporary Jazz
Bill Conti
Necessary Roughness (Music From The Motion Picture)
2014, CD, Intrada, ,
Score
John Morris
The In-Laws (Original Motion Picture Score)
2014, CD, Album, Ltd, La-La Land Records, ,
Score/Soundtrack
Lyn Murray
To Catch A Thief / The Bridges At Toko-Ri (Music From The Motion Pictures)
2014, CD, Intrada, ,
Score/Soundtrack
Bruce Broughton
The Rescue (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
2014, CD, Album, Intrada, ,
Soundtrack
Maurice Jarre
Distant Thunder (Music From The Motion Picture)
2014, CD, S/Edition, Intrada, ,
Score
David Shire
Paternity
2014, CD, Album, Kritzerland, ,
Score/Soundtrack
Michael Small
Child's Play / Firstborn
2014, CD, Album, Comp, Ltd, Intrada, ,
Score/Soundtrack
James Horner
Gorky Park (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
2014, CD, ,
Soundtrack/Score
Danny Elfman
Big Top Pee Wee: Music From The Motion Picture
2014, CD, ,
Soundtrack/Score
Various
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Collection (Original Television Soundtrack)
2013, 4xCD, Comp + Box, Ltd, La-La Land Records
John Barry
First Love (Music From The Motion Picture)
2013, CD, Album, Ltd, La-La Land Records, ,
Soundtrack/Score
Robert Folk
Police Academy (Original Motion Picture Score)
2013, CD, Album, Ltd, La-La Land Records, ,
Modern Classical/Score/Soundtrack
Dimitri Tiomkin
Gunfight At The O.K. Corral (Music From The Motion Picture)
2013, CD, Album, Ltd, La-La Land Records, ,
Score
Jerry Fielding, Leonard Rosenman
Escape From Alcatraz / Hell Is For Heroes (Music From The Motion Pictures)
2013, CD, Comp, Intrada
Jerry Goldsmith
Bandolero! (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
2013, ,
Soundtrack/Score
Jerry Goldsmith
The Challenge (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
2013, CD, ,
Score/Soundtrack
Basil Poledouris
Flight Of The Intruder (Music From The Motion Picture)
2013, CD, ,
Score/Soundtrack
Bob Dylan
The Complete Album Collection Vol. One
2013, CD, CD, CD, CD, CD, CD, 2x CD, CD, CD, CD, CD, CD, CD, CD, 2x CD, CD, 2x CD, CD, CD, CD, 2x CD, CD, CD, CD, CD, CD, CD, CD, CD, CD, CD, CD, CD, CD, CD, CD, CD, CD, CD, CD, CD, 2x CD, Box Set, ,
Folk Rock/Folk/Acoustic/Country/Bluegrass/Soundtrack/Country Rock/Gospel/Blues Rock/Rockabilly
Michael Small
The Postman Always Rings Twice (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
2012, CD, Album, Intrada, ,
Score/Contemporary
Henry Mancini
Mommie Dearest (Music From The Paramount Motion Picture)
2012, ,
Soundtrack/Score
Leonard Rosenman
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (Music From The Motion Picture)
2012, CD, ,
Score/Contemporary/Soundtrack/Punk
Jerry Goldsmith
The Red Pony (Original Television Soundtrack)
2012, CD, ,
Score/Soundtrack
Henry Mancini
Breakfast At Tiffany's (Music From The Motion Picture Score)
2012, Vinyl 180g, ,
Soundtrack/Easy Listening
Henry Mancini
Hatari! (Music From The Motion Picture)
2012, CD, ,
Score
Jerry Goldsmith
"Rio Lobo" (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
2012
Hans Zimmer
Black Rain (Music From The Motion Picture)
2012, CD, CD, All Media, ,
Pop Rock/Synth-pop/Score/Soundtrack
Henry Mancini
The Moneychangers (Original Television Soundtrack)
2011, 2xCD, Album, Ltd, Intrada, ,
Score/Soundtrack
Various
Star Trek: First Contact & Insurrection
2011, Comp + CD, Enh + 2xCD, ZYX Music, ,
Soundtrack/Score/Theme/Ambient/Rock & Roll
Jerry Goldsmith
Explorers (Music From The Motion Picture)
2011, ,
Score/Soundtrack
Danny Elfman
Scrooged (Original Motion Picture Score)
2011, CD, ,
Score/Soundtrack/Holiday
Elmer Bernstein
Trading Places (Music From The Motion Picture)
2011, CD, ,
Soundtrack/Score
John Barry, Michel Colombier, Various
The Golden Child (Music From The Motion Picture)
2011, 3x CD, ,
Soundtrack/Score
Harpers Bizarre
Feelin' Groovy
2011, CD, ,
Pop Rock/Soft Rock
Ernest Gold
A Child Is Waiting (Original MGM Motion Picture Soundtrack)
2010, CD, Album, Ltd, Intrada
Jerry Fielding
The Black Bird (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
2010, CD, Album, Ltd, Intrada, Columbia Pictures, ,
Score
Bruce Broughton And Steve Bramson
J★A★G (Judge Advocate General) (Original Television Soundtrack)
2010, CD, Album, Intrada, ,
Score/Contemporary
Miles Goodman
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (Original MGM Motion Picture Score)
2010, CD, Album, Ltd, La-La Land Records, ,
Score/Contemporary
Ron Jones
Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Ron Jones Project (Original Television Soundtracks)
2010, 14xCD, Comp, Ltd, RM + Box, Dlx, Film Score Monthly, ,
Score/Soundtrack
Jerry Goldsmith
Players (Music From The Motion Picture)
2010, CD, ,
Score/Contemporary
James Horner
Uncommon Valor (Music From The Motion Picture)
2010, CD, ,
Soundtrack/Score/Contemporary
Various
John Wayne's West
2009, 10xCD, Comp + Box + DVD, Bear Family Records
Jerry Goldsmith
Lonely Are The Brave (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
2009, CD, ,
Score/Soundtrack
Jerry Goldsmith
One Little Indian (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
2009, CD, ,
Score/Soundtrack
Carmine Coppola
The Black Stallion (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
2009, 3x CD, ,
Score
Elmer Bernstein
Airplane! (Music From The Motion Picture)
2009, CD, ,
Modern/Score/Soundtrack
Frank DeVol*
Emperor Of The North / "Caprice"
2008, CD, Album, Comp, Ltd, Intrada, ,
Soundtrack/Score/Contemporary
John Williams
Indiana Jones: The Soundtracks Collection
2008, Box Set, CD, CD, CD, CD, CD, ,
Soundtrack/Neo-Romantic/Score
Jerry Fielding
The Killer Elite (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
2008, CD, ,
Score/Contemporary
John Williams
Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Doom (The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
2008, CD Digipak, ,
Soundtrack
Bruce Broughton
The Monster Squad (Original Soundtrack)
2007
Ringo Starr
Photograph: The Very Best Of Ringo
2007, CD, ,
Rock & Roll/Country Rock
Bruce Broughton
The Prodigal (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
2005, CD, Album, Ltd, Intrada
Georges Delerue
The Escape Artist (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
2005, CD, Album, Ltd, Percepto Records, ,
Soundtrack/Score/Contemporary
The Beach Boys
Pet Sounds / Smiley Smile / Wild Honey
2005, CD, CD, Box Set, ,
Pop Rock/Classic Rock
Jerry Goldsmith
Capricorn One
2005, CD, ,
Score/Soundtrack
Jerry Goldsmith
Looney Tunes: Back In Action (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
2003, CD, ,
Soundtrack
Various
The Best Of Star Trek® Volume 2
2000
Jerry Goldsmith / Gene Roddenberry
Star Trek: The Motion Picture / Inside Star Trek
1998, 2x CD 20th Anniversary Collector\u0027s Edition, ,
Soundtrack/Interview/Monolog/Contemporary
John Carpenter
Vampires (Music From The Motion Picture)
1998, ,
Modern Classical/Score/Hard Rock
Jay Chattaway
Star Trek: The Next Generation (Original Soundtrack Recordings)
1998
Bob Dylan
The Best Of Bob Dylan
1997, CD, ,
Folk Rock/Acoustic/Folk
The Beach Boys
The Pet Sounds Sessions
1997, 3x CD, CD, Box Set, ,
Classic Rock/Art Rock/Pop Rock
Various
The Best Of Star Trek - 30th Anniversary Special
1996, CD, ,
Soundtrack
Various
Shaken, Not Stirred
1996, CD, ,
Afro-Cuban Jazz/Latin Jazz/Mambo
Various
Star Trek: Voyager (Music From The Original Television Soundtrack)
1995, CD, ,
Modern Classical/Score/Ambient/Soundtrack/Theme
Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits Volume 3
1994, ,
Folk Rock/Classic Rock
The Beach Boys
Pet Sounds
1993, ,
Pop Rock/Classic Rock
Various
My Rifle, My Pony And Me
1993, CD, ,
Soundtrack/Country/Score/Ballad
The Beach Boys
Good Vibrations (Thirty Years Of The Beach Boys)
1993, 5x CD, CD Special Bonus CD, Box Set, ,
Surf/Psychedelic Rock/Pop Rock/Vocal/Ballad
Elvis*
The King Of Rock 'N' Roll (The Complete 50's Masters)
1992, 5x CD, Box Set,
Rock & Roll/Pop Rock/Rockabilly
Ira Newborn
Music From The Motion Picture The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell Of Fear
1991
Cliff Eidelman
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
1991, CD, ,
Soundtrack
Elton John
To Be Continued...
1990, 4x CD, Box Set, ,
Blues Rock/Pop Rock
Basil Poledouris
The Hunt For Red October (Music From The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
1990
James Horner
Star Trek II: The Wrath Of Khan (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
1982
Various
Grease 2 (Original Soundtrack Recording)
1982, Vinyl Gatefold, ,
Soundtrack/Musical
Elton John
Greatest Hits Volume II
1980, LP, Comp, Gat, DJM Records And Tapes
Frank Sinatra
Trilogy: Past, Present & Future
1980, 2x CD, ,
Vocal
Robbie Robertson, Alex North
Carny
1980
Jerry Goldsmith
(Music From The Original Soundtrack) Star Trek (The Motion Picture)
1979, Vinyl, ,
Soundtrack
Tinna
Long Distance
1979
Various
Grease (The Original Soundtrack From The Motion Picture)
1978, 2x Vinyl Terre Haute Pressing, Gatefold, ,
Soundtrack/Rock & Roll
Darcus
Darcus
1977, LP, Album, RCA Victor, RCA
Dominic Frontiere
Washington: Behind Closed Doors (Original Music From)
1977, Vinyl, ,
Soul/Disco/Soundtrack
Elton John
Greatest Hits Volume II
1977, ,
Pop Rock
The Checkmates Ltd*
We Got The Moves
1977
The Beach Boys
15 Big Ones
1976, Vinyl Pitman Pressing, ,
Surf/Rock & Roll/Pop Rock
Elton John
Blue Moves
1976, 2x Vinyl Gatefold, ,
Pop Rock/Soft Rock/Smooth Jazz/Ballad
Nancy Nevins
Nancy Nevins
1975, Vinyl, ,
Soul-Jazz
Ringo Starr
Goodnight Vienna
1974, Vinyl, ,
Pop Rock
Bob Dylan
Pat Garrett & Billy The Kid (Original Soundtrack Recording)
1973, ,
Folk Rock/Country Rock/Soundtrack
Cass Elliot
Cass Elliot
1972, ,
Pop Rock/Ballad
David Cassidy
Rock Me Baby
1972, Vinyl, ,
Ballad/Vocal
Fandango (13) with Norman Leong
Ping-Pong / Ping-Pong Harmony
1971
Dick Glasser
Artistry In Sound
1970, LP, Album, UNI Records, ,
Easy Listening
The Lollipop Shoppe
Just Colour
1968
Randy Newman
Randy Newman
1968, CD, ,
Pop Rock/Vocal
Van Dyke Parks
Song Cycle
1968, Vinyl, ,
Folk Rock/Psychedelic Rock
Mason Williams
The Mason Williams Phonograph Record
1968, Vinyl Pitman Pressing, ,
Folk Rock/Pop Rock/Baroque Pop/Soul
Ulla Norden
Say Never Nie / Mexican Charleston
1967, 7", Single, Cornet
Gordon Jenkins & His Orchestra*
Paris I Wish You Love
1964, Vinyl, ,
Light Music
Alfred Newman, Ken Darby, Debbie Reynolds
How The West Was Won - Original Sound Track
1963
Gordon Jenkins And His Orchestra
France - 70
1962, Vinyl Scranton Pressing, ,
Easy Listening
Harry Zimmerman's Band*
Bongos / Reeds / Brass, Vol. 2
1961
The Frankie Capp Percussion Group
Percussion In A Tribute To Lawrence Welk
1961, ,
Easy Listening
Joe Dolny
Italiano
1957, ,
Easy Listening/Mambo
Harry Zimmerman's Band*
Mr. Z Polkas
1957, Vinyl, ,
Polka/Light Music
Christopher Komeda*
Rosemary's Baby (Music From The Motion Picture)
2012, CD Expanded Edition, ,
Score/Soundtrack
The Beach Boys
15 Big Ones / Love You
,
Pop Rock
Orenstein Alexander Bazazz Band
Bazazz Beat
Dave Pell's Big Band
Lawrence Welk's Big Band Sounds Played By Dave Pell's Big Band
,
Big Band
Ringo Starr
Goodnight Vienna
2007, CD Mini LP Papersleeve, ,
Pop Rock
Elton John
Blue Moves
2000, 2x CD, ,
Pop Rock/Soul/Disco/Soft Rock/Rhythm & Blues/Psychedelic Rock/Gospel/Ballad
The Lollipop Shoppe
Just Colour
1998, ,
Garage Rock/Psychedelic Rock
Bob Dylan
The Best Of Bob Dylan
1997, CD, ,
Folk/Acoustic/Folk Rock
Various
Grease (The Original Soundtrack From The Motion Picture)
1978, ,
Soundtrack/Rock & Roll/Pop Rock
David Cassidy
Rock Me Baby
1972, CDr, ,
Ballad/Vocal
The Beach Boys
15 Big Ones / Love You
,
Pop Rock
Bob Dylan
Pat Garrett & Billy The Kid - Original Soundtrack Recording
Vinyl, ,
Folk Rock/Country Rock/Soundtrack