to build his own. In 1958, Camarata purchased the first building, an old auto repair shop on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood, California, that would become the location of Sunset Sound Recorders. He produced over three hundred albums there during his 16-year association with Disney. He scored several albums at Disney to help children gain a knowledge of, and love for, Western classical music. Radio television and cinema work During the 1940s, Camarata served as the musical arranger for the Jean Sablon Show on the CBS radio network, which included musical performances by the accordionist John Serry Sr. and an orchestra led by Paul Baron. Camarata was the musical conductor for several TV series, including Startime, The Vic Damone Show and The Alcoa Hour. He was also the vocal supervisor for the 1963 movie, Summer Magic, which included musical performances by Hayley Mills and Burl Ives. A great many Disney movie sound tracks were also made at Sunset. Sound Factory In November 1981, Camarata purchased The Sound Factory, previously owned by David Hassinger. Like the Sunset Sound studios, the Sound Factory is one of the top recording studios in Hollywood, and has been used by many top music artists including Jackson Browne, The Flying Burrito Brothers, Linda Ronstadt, Ringo Starr, T Bone Burnett, Bette Midler, Richie Furay, Warren Zevon, Dolly Parton, Elvis Costello, Sam Phillips, Tonio K., Neil Diamond, Cher, Los Lobos, The Wallflowers, KISS, Van Halen, Kenny Rogers, Beck, Brian Wilson, Victoria Williams, Ben Folds Five, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Danny Elfman, and many others. Final work Camarata's last album was The Power and the Glory, on which he worked for four years. Once completing the arrangements, Camarata returned to England (St. John's Smith Square) to conduct a large orchestra and choir for the recording of the album, which he had noted in one of his last interviews to be one of his most important works. In April 2005, he died in Burbank, California. References Further reading Camarata, Toots. "Prophetic: The Future of Jazz". Accordion Times and Musical Express. August 27, 1947. O'Brien, Jack "Broadway". The Central New Jersey Home News. May 8, 1948. Page 4. "The Fabulous Camaratas". Verona-Cedar Grove Times. January 10, 1952. pp. 1, 13. "London to Distribute Coliseum, Palomar". Billboard. March 20, 1965. pp. "london+to+distribute+coliseum+palomar" 1, 8. Thurber, Jon. "Salvador 'Tutti' Camarata; Had Diverse Musical Career". The Los Angeles Times. Apr 18, 2005. External links Obituary