Richard Centalonza

Richard "Rick" Centalonza (born 1945 or 1946; † 17th September 2017 ) was an American multi-instrumentalist ( saxophone , clarinet , bass clarinet , flute , piccolo , oboe , English horn , shells ) located both in jazz as also worked as a theater and studio musician .

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Centalonza studied at Berklee College of Music and worked in the 1960s as a touring musician with Buddy Rich ( Stick It!, 1967), Frankie Valli and Frank Sinatra , during his career a. a. also with Johnny Mathis , Gladys Knight ( Just for You , 1994), Ray Charles , the Mingus Epitaph Orchestra , Aretha Franklin , Judy Garland , Mel Tormé , Rosemary Clooney , Sarah Vaughan and Donna Summer . For many years he also worked as a theater musician on New York Broadway ; from 1979 he took part in musicals such as The 1940's Radio Hour, Little Me, Damn Yankees and Chicago ; 1981 also on the score for the short film The Big Bang and Other Creation Myths (1981, directed by Faith Hubley ). He was a contractor for the Westbury Music Fair for thirty years . The discographer Tom Lord lists him from 1967 to 1998 with 20 recording sessions, u. a. in the 1990s with the Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra under the direction of David Baker and Gunther Schuller , also with Dave Stahl , David Lahm ( Jazz Takes on Joni Mitchell ), John Pizzarelli ( New Standards , 1994) and most recently with Jacky Terrasson ( What It Is , 1998).