▁the ▁score ▁for ▁her ▁first ▁motion ▁picture ▁Lady ▁S ings ▁the ▁Blues ▁that ▁earned ▁him ▁an ▁Academy ▁Awards ▁nom ination ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 . ▁In ▁the ▁mid ▁and ▁late ▁ 1 9 7 0 s , ▁As key ▁worked ▁with ▁Curt is ▁May field , ▁writing ▁and ▁arr anging ▁for ▁his ▁Curt om ▁Record ▁Company ▁on ▁record ings ▁by ▁L inda ▁Cl iff ord , ▁The ▁Jones ▁Girls ▁and ▁May field ▁himself . ▁When ▁things ▁got ▁out ▁hand ▁during ▁a ▁show ▁in ▁Ant werp , ▁Belg ium , ▁that ▁star red ▁the ▁Four ▁T ops , ▁As key ▁le aped ▁on ▁the ▁stage ▁and ▁played ▁tr ump et ▁amaz ingly ▁until ▁the ▁audience ▁cal med ▁down . ▁As key ▁was ▁the ▁arr anger ▁and ▁conduct or ▁for ▁The ▁Sup rem es ▁during ▁their ▁successful ▁runs ▁at ▁the ▁Copa ▁night club ▁in ▁New ▁York . ▁He ▁pretty ▁much ▁put ▁the ▁whole ▁show ▁together . ▁ ▁After ▁moving ▁to ▁Australia ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁As key ▁returned ▁to ▁performing ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁and ▁continued ▁to ▁perform ▁right ▁up ▁to ▁his ▁death ▁from ▁l ym ph oma ▁in ▁Melbourne ▁on ▁April ▁ 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁ ▁In ▁Melbourne , ▁As key ▁taught ▁and ▁ment ored ▁young ▁asp iring ▁mus icians . ▁He ▁also ▁tou red ▁and ▁played ▁many ▁regular ▁gig s ▁and ▁jazz ▁sp ots ▁around ▁the ▁country ▁until ▁his ▁death . ▁ ▁Disc ography ▁ ▁With ▁Fred die ▁Mc Co