Tom Scott (born May 19, 1948, Los Angeles, California) is an American saxophonist, composer, arranger, conductor and bandleader of the west coast jazz/jazz fusion ensemble The L.A. Express.
His best-known works are the theme songs for TV series from the 1970s — Starsky and Hutch and The Streets of San Francisco. In 1982, Scott also collaborated with Johnny Mathis to write & record two versions – lyrical and instrumental – of "Without Us", the the...
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Tom Scott (born May 19, 1948, Los Angeles, California) is an American saxophonist, composer, arranger, conductor and bandleader of the west coast jazz/jazz fusion ensemble The L.A. Express.
His best-known works are the theme songs for TV series from the 1970s — Starsky and Hutch and The Streets of San Francisco. In 1982, Scott also collaborated with Johnny Mathis to write & record two versions – lyrical and instrumental – of "Without Us", the theme to the 80's sitcom Family Ties.
Scott came from a musical family. His father, Nathan Scott, was a band leader and composer (one of his most famous works being the theme from the television series, Dragnet). Tom Scott's professional career began as a teenager, as leader of a jazz ensemble Neoteric Trio, and then as a "first-call" (i.e. high-demand) session musician. He has dozens of solo recordings for which he collected thirteen Grammy nominations (three of which he won). He also has numerous film and television scoring credits, including...
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