Al Porcino

Al Porcino (born May 14, 1925 in New York City , † December 31, 2013 in Munich ) was an American jazz trumpeter and band leader .

Life

Porcino has worked with musicians such as Louis Prima , Tommy Dorsey , Jerry Wald , Georgie Auld , Gene Krupa (1946–47), Chubby Jackson and Stan Kenton (1947–48 and 1954–55) since the mid-1940s . Three times (1946, 1949-50 and 1954) he was a member of Woody Herman's bands . He also worked with Pete Rugolo , Count Basie , Elliot Lawrence and Charlie Barnet in the 1950s .

In 1957 he went to Los Angeles , where he mainly worked as a studio musician (including for Frank Sinatra ), but also (1959-62) was a member of the Terry Gibbs Dream Band . In 1968 he appeared with Buddy Rich , 1969-70 he was a member of the Thad Jones / Mel Lewis Orchestra . Since the mid-1970s he has also directed his own bands; since 1977 he lived in Munich. He performed regularly with his big band in the Unterfahrt jazz club .

personal data
SURNAME	Porcino, Al
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American jazz trumpeter and orchestra leader
DATE OF BIRTH	May 14, 1925
PLACE OF BIRTH	New York City
DATE OF DEATH	December 31 2013
Place of death	Munich