Frankie Ortega (November 27, 1927 – February 7, 1994) was an American jazz piano player and bandleader with the Frankie Ortega Trio during the 1950s and 1960s. Biography He was born on November 27, 1927, in Alhambra, California, United States. Ortega released Swingin' Abroad on Jubilee Records in 1958 and he composed the theme music for the TV series King of Diamonds in 1961. He may be best remembered for the trio's frequent appearances as the house band at Dino's Lodge on 77 Sunset Strip. He died on February 7, 1994, in Anaheim, California. Discography Twilight Time (1957) Twinkling Pinkies (1958) Swingin' Abroad (1958) At the Ember's (1958) Keyboard Caravan (Imperial, 1959) 77 Sunset Strip (1959) The Piano Styling of Frankie Ortega (Imperial, 1959) The Frankie Ortega Trio at Dino's (Warner Bros., 1959) Smokin' (Dobre, 1978) Frankie Ortega Trio Frankie Ortega Carl Frederick Tandberg (1910–1988), bass References External links 1927 births 1994 deaths American male pianists American jazz pianists Jubilee Records artists 20th-century American male musicians