Al Mattaliano

Alfred F. "Al" Mattaliano (born January 21, 1930 , † December 3, 2005 ) was an American jazz and theater musician ( trumpet ).

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Mattaliano did his military service in the 1st US Army Band, which was stationed on Governor's Island . From the late 1940s he worked in the New York music scene; first recordings were made in 1954 with Billy Butterfield ( Dancing for Two in Love ). In 1955 he played in the Stan Kenton Orchestra , heard on albums such as Stan Kenton's Music '55 and Cuban Fire from 1955. With the Kenton Orchestra, he also accompanied the JATP All Stars , including Dizzy Gillespie , Coleman, on the CBS TV show Music 55 Hawkins , Illinois Jacquet , Jimmy Raney , Oscar Pettiford , Buddy Rich, and Ella Fitzgerald . In the following years he worked in the studio band of the station ABC; He also studied at the Juilliard School and played in the bands and orchestras of Bobby Hackett , Mel Powell ( Out on a Limb , 1955), Paul Whiteman , Boyd Raeburn , Mitch Miller and Louis Armstrong . In the field of jazz he was involved in nine recording sessions between 1954 and 1957; most recently with the Don Redman All Stars and with Hank D'Amico ( 24 Short Dances ).

Mattaliano has also worked as a theater musician on Broadway shows such as Funny Girl , A Chorus Line , Irene, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying , Minnie's Boys and Hello Dolly . In Francis Ford Coppola's feature film The Pate (1972), he made an appearance in the opening scene of the wedding. In his later years he played in the Brookdale Community College Big Band.

↑ ^a ^b ^c Alfred “Al” F. Mattaliano Obituary. Local 802, January 5, 2006, accessed July 10, 2018 .
↑ Tom Lord The Jazz Discography (online, accessed July 12, 2018)

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SURNAME	Mattaliano, Al
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Mattaliano, Alfred
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American jazz and theater musician
DATE OF BIRTH	January 21, 1930
DATE OF DEATH	December 3, 2005