Joe Tarto
Joe Tarto (born February 22, 1902 in Newark , New Jersey , † August 24, 1986 in Morristown , New Jersey) was an American bassist ( tuba , double bass ) in dance orchestras and in jazz.
Tarto played tuba in an army band during World War I, for which he volunteered (with no real age), was wounded and released in 1919. He was a professional musician from 1920, toured with Cliff Edwards and was in Paul Specht's band from 1922 to 1924 . He was then in the orchestras of Sam Lanin and Vincent Lopez and played in Broadway orchestras. He arranged for Chick Webb and Fletcher Henderson .
He can be heard on many recordings from the 1920s, including with Bix Beiderbecke , Joe Venuti , Miff Mole , Red Nichols , Phil Napoleon , Eddie Lang , Ethel Waters , the Boswell Sisters , the Dorsey brothers and Bing Crosby . In the 1930s he played for two years with Roger Wolfe Kahn and was then a studio musician, played in theaters and with symphony orchestras.
In later years he played in small Dixie groups and had his own New Jersey Dixieland Brass Quintet.
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| SURNAME | Tarto, Joe |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz bassist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 22, 1902 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Newark , New Jersey |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 24, 1986 |
| Place of death | Morristown , New Jersey |