Joe Ferrante

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Portrait of John Chance (bass), Paul Kashishian (drums) and trumpeters Nick Travis, Chuck Genduso, Joe Ferrante and Curly Broyles, who formed the Trumpet Section of Ray McKinley And His Orchestra in the late 1940s . Image taken from the Commodore Hotel, Century Room, New York, NY circa January 1947, photo by William P. Gottlieb .

Joseph "Joe" Ferrante (* around 1925; † 2016 ) was an American jazz trumpeter who was mainly active as a big band musician .

Live and act

Ferrante played in 1941 as a substitute for Benny Goodman and in 1942 for Charlie Barnet (" Things Ain't What They Used to Be "). In the post-war years he worked in New York City in the orchestras of Ray McKinley (where he formed the Trumpet Section with Nick Travis ), Tex Beneke , Sam Donahue . In the 1950s and 60s he worked a. a. in the Sauter-Finegan Orchestra and the ensembles and orchestras of Les Elgart , Gene Krupa ( Drummer Man , Verve 1956), Chubby Jackson , Joe Newman , Manny Albam , Osie Johnson , George Dale Williams , Maynard Ferguson , Bob Brookmeyer , Peanuts Hucko , Billy Butterfield , Woody Herman , George Romanis , George Russell , Buddy Rich , Art Farmer , Stan Getz ( Big Band Bossa Nova , 1962) and Donald Byrd ( I'm Tryin 'to Get Home (Brass with Voices) , Blue Note, 1968) . In the early 1980s he was still playing in the Charles Turner / Irv Cottler Orchestra. In the field of jazz he was involved in 137 recording sessions between 1941 and 1983. a. also with vocalists Johnny Hartman , Jo Jo Johnson , Betty Carter , Frank Sinatra , Sylvia Syms , Leon Redbone , Betty Ward , Lee Wiley and Joe Williams .

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Notification of death at the local 802 musicians' union
  2. ↑ Lawrence McClellan: The Later Swing Era, 1942 to 1955 ; 2004, p. 67
  3. ↑ Tom Lord The Jazz Discography (online, accessed October 7, 2016)
personal data
SURNAME Ferrante, Joe
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Ferrante, Joseph
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American jazz musician
DATE OF BIRTH around 1925
DATE OF DEATH 2016