Ernie Furtado
Ernest H. "Ernie" Furtado (born March 28, 1923 in Taunton (Massachusetts) , † July 12, 1995 in Amagansett (New York) ) was an American jazz musician ( double bass , composition ) of mainstream jazz .
Live and act
In the early 1950s, Furtado played in the Cy Coleman Jazz Trio, with which the first recordings were made ( Piano Patterns , 1953), and in the following years also in the Don Elliott Quartet, Eddie Costa Trio, John Mehegan Quartet and the Bernard Peiffer Trio. With Elliott and with Costas Trio (with Rolf Kühn and Dick Johnson ) he performed at the Newport Jazz Festival in 1957 . In the 1960s he played a. a. with Chuck Wayne ( Tapestra , 1963) and with Lainie Kazan on their TV show, in the 1980s with Max Morath and Peter Dean . During this time he performed with the singer Charlie Cochran as well as with Joe Derise and Jim Mitchell in New York jazz clubs . In the field of jazz he was involved in 28 recording sessions between 1956 and 1984. a. also with Morgana King , Janet Brace , Bob Corwin , Mat Mathews and Hal Serra . He also appeared in the Broadway plays Copper and Brass (1957) and Lenny (1972).
Web links
- Ernie Furtado at Discogs (English)
- Eugene Chadbourne : Ernie Furtado on Allmusic (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Vincent Terrace: Television Specials: 5,336 Entertainment Programs, 1936-2012, 2d ed. 2013
- ^ New York Magazine September 17, 1973
- ^ New York Magazine October 27, 1980
- ↑ Tom Lord : The Jazz Discography (online, accessed October 19, 2016)
- ^ The Broadway League
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Furtado, Ernie |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Furtado, Ernest H. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 28, 1923 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Taunton, Massachusetts |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 12, 1995 |
| Place of death | Amagansett (New York) |