Santo Pecora

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Santo "Pec" Pecora (born March 21, 1902 in New Orleans as Santo Joseph Pecoraro ; † May 29, 1984 ibid) was an American trombonist of New Orleans jazz .

Life

To distinguish himself from his eponymous cousin, the drummer Santo Pecoraro, he called himself Santo Pecora ; the two played together for a while. Pecora began on the French horn and switched to the trombone as a teenager. At the beginning of his career he worked in film orchestras that accompanied silent films , as well as with Johnny De Droit and Leon Roppolo . In the 1920s he went on tour with the singer Bee Palmer ; From 1924 to 1925 he was a member of the New Orleans Rhythm Kings .

In the late 1920s he moved to Chicago and played in both jazz bands and theater orchestras; in the 1930s with Ben Pollack and in other big bands as well as with Paul Mares (1935) and Sharkey Bonano (1936). He worked with Wingy Manone and with his own ensembles in Hollywood , where he also appeared in the films Rhythm on the River (1940) and Blues in the Night (1941). In 1942 he returned to his hometown, where he played with Sharkey Bonano in 1951, otherwise had regular appearances with his own groups on Mississippi steamers and in nightclubs. In 1959 he played in Chicago and returned to New Orleans in 1960. He remained active in the local music scene until the 1960s. He also recorded with his Tailgaters as well as with the bands of Tony Parenti , Turk Murphy , Armand Hug , Doc Souchon and George Girard .

His most famous compositions are "She's Crying for Me" and "I Never Knew What a Gal Could Do."

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SURNAME Pecora, Santo
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Pecora, Pec (nickname); Pecoraro, Santo Joseph (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American trombonist of New Orleans Jazz
DATE OF BIRTH March 21, 1902
PLACE OF BIRTH New Orleans
DATE OF DEATH May 29, 1984
Place of death New Orleans