Sonny Costanzo
Dominic "Sonny" Costanzo (born October 7, 1932 in New York City , † December 30, 1993 in New Haven (Connecticut) ) was an American jazz trombonist and big band leader .
Live and act
Costanzo worked in the bands and orchestras of Les and Larry Elgart , Woody Herman , the Thad Jones / Mel Lewis Orchestra , the Kai Winding -Septet and 1968–1978 in the Clark Terry Big Band, before founding the Sonny Costanzo Big Band in 1979 . With her he played in the style of the Count Basie Orchestra , accompanied Tony Bennett and performed mainly in the northeastern United States. Soloists in the 17-piece orchestra were Costanzo, the trumpeters Jeff Holmes and Gaeton Veilleux, the tenor saxophonist Dick Burlant and the alto saxophonist Sal Libero. He also worked in Czechoslovakia in the 1980s , where he worked with Kamil Hálas Jazzový orchestr Československého rozhlasu (radio jazz orchestra) and Laco Déczi's formation Jazz Celula .
Discographic notes
- Sonny Costanzo and the Big Band - New Beginning (Golden Crest, 1979)
- Sonny Costanzo / JOČR - Na Sonnyho Straně Ulice / On the Sonny's Side of the Street (Panton, 1981)
- The Sonny Costanzo Jazz Orchestra - Sonny's on the Money (Stash, 1992) with Peter Appleyard , Jimmy Heath , Clark Terry , Marlene Verplanck
- Promises to Keep (Cesky Rozhlas, 1990–92, ed. 2002)
- Splendor in the Brass (1992)
Web links
- Sonny Costanzo at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ The Virgin encyclopedia of jazz 2004
- ↑ a b Sonny Costanzo at Discogs (English)
- ↑ JazzTimes Volume 24, 1994
- ^ Review of the album Splendor in the Brass by Scott Yanow at Allmusic (English). Retrieved November 18, 2011.
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Costanzo, Sonny |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Costanzo, Dominic |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz trombonist and big band leader |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 7, 1932 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New York City |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 30, 1993 |
| Place of death | New Haven (Connecticut) |