Adam Ross

American songwriter, composer, conductor, producer, saxophonist (alto, tenor, baritone), clarinetist, oboist, and English horn player, also known as Irving Roth. Ross began his music career at the age of 15 in New York, when he was hired to play with the Tony Pastor band, which included young Rosemary Clooney and her sister Betty Clooney. From there he went on to play with Georgie Auld, Harry James (2), Gene Krupa, Glen Gray, Skitch Henderson, and Ray Anthony. He also performed with Sarah Vaughan, Eddie Fisher, Patti Page, Gordon MacRae, and Doris Day. He moved from New York to Los Angeles in 1948. He also wrote music for a number of movies, including "Pillow Talk" (1959), "It Happened To Jane" (1959), and "Lover Come Back" (1961). After his career as a studio musician, he worked as a producer. He produced The Rivingtons' "Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow", and Jan & Arnie's "Jennie Lee". He worked as a musician's contractor for Paramount Pictures Television and for several motion pictures. He spent seven years as assistant president of the American Federation of Musicians. He also worked as assistant to the vice president of MCA Records. He retired in the early 1980s, and moved to Santa Clarita Valley in California where he continued to perform with the Adam Ross Quartet, and Adam Ross Trio.