Frank Collett
Frank Collett (actually Frank Taglieri , * 1941 or 1942 in Brooklyn ; † January 25, 2016 ) was an American jazz pianist and keyboardist .
Live and act
Collett's talent as a child prodigy led to a scholarship at the New York Juilliard School of Music at the age of six , where he had lessons with Paul Gallico , David LeVita and Herbert Stessin . At the end of the 1950s he turned to jazz and from then on appeared under the surname Collett . after completing his military service at the military academy in West Point , where he played in a band, he worked as an accompanist for Sarah Vaughan and moved to the western United States. He worked successfully in Las Vegas and Los Angeles; in the following years, Collett had a trio that included bassist Monty Budwig and drummer Donald Bailey . In Los Angeles he was a busy studio musician and worked a. a. with Elvis Presley , Perry Como , Keely Smith , Glen Campbell and Bette Midler . He also played with jazz musicians Louis Armstrong , Zoot Sims , Shelly Manne , Dizzy Gillespie , Benny Carter , Freddie Hubbard ; He also accompanied the vocalists Carmen McRae , Sarah Vaughan, Ernestine Anderson , Helen Merrill , Jon Hendricks , Dianne Reeves and Barbra Streisand . In the field of jazz he was involved in 37 recording sessions between 1975 and 2005, besides the aforementioned with Sam Most , Hal Gordon , Louie Bellson , Buddy DeFranco , Zoot Sims, Guido Basso , Andy Simpkins , Herb Jeffries . Collett also presented several albums under his own name, most recently two albums with songs from films on Fresh Sound Records .
Discographic notes
- The Long Way Home (piano, 1985), with Sam Most, Bill Fowler , Bob Magnusson , Tony Manillo , Jerry Steinholtz
- Coney Island (Innovation, 1987), with Jon Pall, Monty Budwig, Santo Savino
- Perfectly Frank (Fresh Sound, 1997), with Bob Magnusson, Joe LaBarbera
- All God's Chillun Got Rhythm - The Film Music of Bronisław Kaper (Fresh Sound, 2004), with Tom Warrington , Joe LaBarbera
- Music from the Movies (Fresh Sound, 2005) dto.
Web links
- Frank Collett at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Doug Ramsey : Obituary in Rifftides
- ↑ Tom Lord The Jazz Discography (online, accessed January 29, 2016)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Collett, Frank |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Taglieri, Frank (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz pianist and keyboard player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1941 or 1942 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Brooklyn |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 25, 2016 |