Fred Plaut, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Fred Plaut

German record producer

Date of Birth: 12-May-1907

Date of Death: 01-Jun-1985

Profession: composer, audio engineer, record producer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Frederick "Fred" Plaut (1907-1985) was a recording engineer and amateur photographer.
He was employed by Columbia Records in the US during the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s, eventually becoming the label's chief engineer.
Plaut engineered sessions for what would result in many of Columbia's famous albums, including the original cast recordings of South Pacific, My Fair Lady, and West Side Story, jazz LPs Kind of Blue and Sketches of Spain by Miles Davis, Time Out by Dave Brubeck, Mingus Ah Um and Mingus Dynasty by Charles Mingus.