Felix Giobbe
Felix Giobbe (born April 13, 1914 in Pittsburgh , † November 1985 in Ronkonkoma (New York) ) was an American jazz and orchestral musician ( double bass ).
Live and act
Giobbe was the son of bassist Luigi Giobbe, who played in the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra . At age 15, he received a Carnegie Foundation scholarship and studied in his hometown at Carnegie Tech and Duquense University ; he also played in Nick’s jazz club in New York . The first recordings were made in 1937 with Ted Wallace and His Swing Kings. At the age of 21 he became a member of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. In addition, he played from the late 1930s with jazz musicians such as Chauncey Morehouse , Bob Zurke , Teddy Powell , in the 1940s with Paul Whiteman , Will Bradley , Phil Napoleon , and also with Bobby Hackett , Hank D'Amico , Sal Franzella , Buddy Weed , Tony Mottola , Frank Signorelli and as accompanist in the recording session of Connee Boswell , Martha Tilton , Ella Fitzgerald , Pearl Bailey and Betty Thornton . After the Whiteman Orchestra broke up, he worked for many years as a studio musician for the American Broadcasting Company . He also worked for Billy Butterfield in the 1950s . In the field of jazz he was involved in 57 recording sessions between 1937 and 1956.
Web links
- Felix Giobbe at Allmusic (English)
- Felix Giobbe at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Don Rayno: Paul Whiteman: Pioneer in American Music, 1930 to 1967 .
- ↑ Steve Jordan, Tom Scanlan. Rhythm Man: Fifty Years in Jazz. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 1993, p. 15
- ↑ Tom Lord : The Jazz Discography (online, accessed August 1, 2018)
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Giobbe, Felix |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 13, 1914 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Pittsburgh |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 1985 |
| Place of death | Ronkonkoma (New York) |