peter nero
Peter Nero (born Bernard Nierow, 1934, Brooklyn) was a pianist and New York native who started with , then moved up to symphony until the early '60s, when RCA Victor signed him and successfully promoted him into a pop music interpreter. He won the 1961 Grammy for Best New Artist. His lush orchestrated albums continued through the early '70s, when he returned to a harder jazz format, recording with a trio.