Mel Henke

Mel Henke (August 4, 1915 – March 31, 1979) was an American jazz pianist, Chicago bandleader, composer, arranger and jingle writer. Henke studied at the Chicago College of Music, then played with Chicago groups with Mitch Todd, Frank Snyder, Stephen Leonard and others. Henke recorded many jazz standards with his own arrangements, including a 1946 piano solo on Bix Beiderbecke's 1928 "In a Mist". His best-known jingles included the Ajax cleanser "stronger than dirt" jingle, for Colgate-Palmolive, and "See the USA in Your Chevrolet" jingle for Chevrolet.

Essential Guide to the Great American Songbook: On Piano, Vol. 2 - 2021-06-25T00:00:00.000000Z

Essential Guide to the Great American Songbook: On Piano, Vol. 1 - 2021-06-18T00:00:00.000000Z

In the Mood for Piano Jazz - 2021-04-02T00:00:00.000000Z

Coffeehouse Piano Jazz, Vol. 1 - 2021-02-05T00:00:00.000000Z

Love Touch - 2019-01-22T00:00:00.000000Z

Jazz Essentials - 2016-09-30T00:00:00.000000Z

Love Touch (Digitally Remastered) - 2013-09-17T00:00:00.000000Z

Misty - 2013-03-11T00:00:00.000000Z

The Original Piano Man - 2009-12-16T00:00:00.000000Z

77 Sunset Stripper b/w Woman In Space - 1962-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

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