Joel DiBartolo
Joel DiBartolo (born November 24, 1945 in Buffalo , New York , † September 27, 2011 in Scottsdale , Arizona ) was an American jazz and studio bassist and university teacher .
Live and act
Joel DiBartolo was best known in the United States as a long-time member of the Tonight Show band, of which he was a member for 18 years until Johnny Carson left in 1992. He grew up in western New York; After studying at the State University of New York in Buffalo, where he had lessons with Buell Neidlinger and Theodore Mayer, he began his career as a studio musician in Los Angeles . He began teaching bass in 1995 and was then director of jazz studies at the NAU School of Music at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff. With Aaron Stang he wrote a textbook for electric bassists .
DiBartolo recorded a duo album for Windham Hill in 1996 with the pianist Liz Story . Previously he worked in the bands of Doc Severinsen , Buddy Rich ( Stick It 1972), Louie Bellson ( Matterhorn ; 1979), Maynard Ferguson ; he also toured with Carmen McRae , Freddie Hubbard , Sarah Vaughan , Denny Zeitlin and John Abercrombie . He was also a member of the Buffalo Philharmonic, which was then led by Lukas Foss , and the Flagstaff Symphony Orchestra .
He has also appeared on the recordings of Mike Pinder ( The Promise , 1976), Bill Perkins ( The Right Chemistry 1987), Ernie Watts ( Quartet , 1987) and the Vic Lewis West Coast All Stars ( Shake Down the Stars ; 1992). DiBartolo has also appeared on numerous Broadway shows, as well as film and television soundtracks, such as M * A * S * H , Dallas, and Spaceship Enterprise: The Next Century . In 2001 he was inducted into the Buffalo Music Hall of Fame .
Joel DiBartolo died on September 27, 2011 at the age of 65.
Fonts
- together with Aaron Stang Serious Electric Bass (Contemporary Bass Series) 1997
Web links
- Interview (2006)
- Joel DiBartolo in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Literature by and about Joel DiBartolo in the catalog of the German National Library
- Joel DiBartolo at Allmusic (English)
- Joel DiBartolo at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Larry: Hendricks: Obituary in AZ Daily Sun, October 1, 2011
- ↑ Information at docstoc
- ↑ Liz Story with Joel DiBartolo - Liz Story at Discogs
- ↑ cf. Richard Cook , Brian Morton : The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD, LP and Cassette . 2nd Edition. Penguin, London 1994, ISBN 0-14-017949-6 .
- ↑ Portrait: Joel DiBartolo - A musical tribute, in AZ Daily Sun, October 9, 2011
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SURNAME | DiBartolo, Joel |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz musician and university professor |
DATE OF BIRTH | November 24, 1945 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Buffalo , New York (State) |
DATE OF DEATH | September 27, 2011 |
Place of death | Scottsdale , Arizona |