Hank D'Amico
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Henry "Hank" D'Amico (* 21st March 1915 in Rochester (New York) ; † 3. December 1965 in New York City ) was an American jazz - clarinet .
Hank D'Amico first played the violin , then switched to the clarinet and made his first appearances in Buffalo (New York) . He began his musical career in bands that performed on the Great Lakes between Chicago and Buffalo; In 1936 he played for Paul Specht and immediately switched to Red Norvo . In 1938 he appeared on radio broadcasts with his own octet; In 1939 he briefly returned to Norvo's band. In 1940/41 he played in Bob Crosby's orchestra and in 1941 led his own big band. D'Amico then worked for a short time in the bands of Les Brown , Benny Goodman and again with Norvo before he worked as a studio musician for the ABC radio station in New York. He also played with Miff Mole and Tommy Dorsey . After ten years at ABC, D'Amico worked for Jack Teagarden in 1954 ; after that he played mostly in smaller formations and occasionally led his own groups. In 1964 he appeared at the World's Fair in New York with the Morey Feld trio .
During his career, D'Amico has worked on recordings with Louis Armstrong , Mildred Bailey , Eddie Condon , Erroll Garner , Johnny Guarnieri , Coleman Hawkins , Horace Henderson / Buck Clayton , Max Kaminsky , Carl Kress , Wingy Manone , Charlie Shavers , Maxine Sullivan , George Wettling and Lester Young (1948).
Discographic notes
- Eddie Condon: Town Hall Concerts, Vol. 1 (Jazzology, 1944)
- Erroll Garner: 1944–1945 (Classics)
- Johnny Guarnieri: 1944-1946 (Classics)
- Red Norvo: Jivin´ the Jeep ( Hep Records , 1936/37)
- The Complete Charlie Shavers with Maxine Sullivan (Avenue, 1957)
Lexigraphic entries
- Carlo Bohländer , Karl Heinz Holler, Christian Pfarr: Reclam's Jazz Guide . 5th, revised and supplemented edition. Reclam, Stuttgart 2000, ISBN 3-15-010464-5 .
- Richard Cook , Brian Morton : The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings . 8th edition. Penguin, London 2006, ISBN 0-14-102327-9 .
- Leonard Feather , Ira Gitler : The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz. Oxford University Press, New York 1999, ISBN 0-19-532000-X .
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| SURNAME | D'Amico, Hank |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | D'Amico, Henry (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz clarinetist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 21, 1915 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rochester (New York) |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 3, 1965 |
| Place of death | New York City |