John Carisi

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John E. "Johnny" Carisi (born February 23, 1922 in Hasbrouck Heights , New Jersey ; † October 3, 1992 in New York City ) was an American jazz trumpeter and composer .

life and work

Carisi was initially self-taught on the trumpet, but studied instrument and composition in high school. From 1948 to 1950 he took composition lessons from Stefan Wolpe . He played in the band of Herbie Fields (1938–1943) and then joined Glen Miller's Airforce Band . After the Second World War he worked for Ray McKinley , Claude Thornhill , Charlie Barnet , Urbie Green and Benny Goodman . He has also worked on television since the 1950s, particularly on Your Show of Shows by ex-colleague Sid Caesar and the Philco Playhouse . He continued to play on recordings by Tony Scott and Paul Quinichette . Shortly before his death he recorded a duo with guitarist James Chirillo .

At the end of the 1940s he had a breakthrough as an arranger . He arranged for Claude Thornhill, Charlie Parker , Brew Moore , Miles Davis , Vincent Lopez and Marvin Stamm , among others . His compositions, some of which are very advanced in their harmonic structure, have been recorded by Miles Davis, Gerry Mulligan , Gil Evans and Bill Evans , among others . His best-known jazz composition is probably “Israel”, first recorded by the Davis Nonet at the Birth of the Cool sessions, which he rearranged for the Gerry Mulligan Concert Jazz Band in the early 1960s . Under the nominal direction of Gil Evans ( Into the Hot ), Carisi recorded three pieces with the Evans band in 1961, which were created under the impression of a trip to Asia: Moon Taj , Angkor Wat and Barry's Tune , which is a feature for those playing Barry Galbraith is. In 1965 he wrote his “Saxophone Quartet No. 1”, which was released on CD in 2000 by hat (now) ART . He also composed and arranged for the studios and was partly occupied with classical music. Carisi continued to work as a music teacher; since 1969 he has taught at the Manhattan School of Music .

Carisi told Nat Hentoff about the categorization of his music on Into The Hot : "If you need a term to describe what I compose, just call it" American music "."

Discography (selection)

literature

  • Nat Hentoff : Liner Notes for Into The Hot (Impulse !, 1961)
  • Peter Wießmüller: Miles Davis - His life, his music, his records Schaftlach, Oreos (Collection Jazz)
  • Richard Cook & Brian Morton: The Penguin Guide to Jazz London: Penguin 1994 (2nd edition) & 2002 (6th edition)

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personal data
SURNAME Carisi, John
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Carisi, John E .; Carisi, Johnny
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American jazz musician and composer
DATE OF BIRTH February 23, 1922
PLACE OF BIRTH Hasbrouck Heights , New Jersey
DATE OF DEATH 3rd October 1992
Place of death New York City