Sam Armato
Samuel Armato , even Sam Armato and Sammy Armato , (* 1916 in Rockford (Illinois) , † 31 December 2014 in West Bend , Wisconsin ) was an American swing musician (saxophone, clarinet), who in the space Milwaukee active was.
Life
Sam Armato grew up near Chicago and learned to play the violin when he was ten before switching to the saxophone when he was 12. He toured in Joe Kayser's band , then was a member of Wild Bill Davison's band and played with Woody Herman and His Orchestra in 1940 , where he participated in the record sessions for Decca Records ( Blues On Parade - The Original American Decca Recordings ). He also accompanied the Andrews Sisters . During the Second World War he served as a musician in the US Army Air Force Band. In the post-war years he led his own band in night clubs. From 1965 he worked as a music librarian for the radio station WTMJ until he retired in 1981. He continued to perform at the local level, including a. with Grant Krueger's Orchestra and Bill Sargent 's Swing Kings. He died at the age of 98 of complications from Alzheimer's disease. In the field of jazz he was involved in four recording sessions between 1940 and 1960.
Web links
- Sam Armato at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Obituary from Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Jan. 4, 2015
- ↑ Tom Lord The Jazz Discography (online, accessed January 6, 2014)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Armato, Sam |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Armato, Samuel (full name); Armato, Sammy |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American swing musician (saxophone, clarinet) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1916 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rockford, Illinois |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 31, 2014 |
| Place of death | West Bend , Wisconsin |