Sonny Russo
Santo "Sonny" Russo (born March 20, 1929 in Brooklyn , New York City , † February 23, 2013 ) was an American jazz trombonist .
Live and act
Russo, who comes from a family of musicians - his father and grandfather were also professional musicians - first learned the piano, then the violin. At the beginning of his musical career, Russo worked with Buddy Morrow (1947), Lee Castle , Sam Donahue , Artie Shaw (1949-50), with Dick Collins , Buddy Rich , Ralph Flanagan , Rex Stewart and in the Sauter-Finegan Orchestra (1953-55 ). He also played in the orchestras of the brothers Tommy Dorsey and Jimmy Dorsey , in 1956 in the Maynard Ferguson Orchestra and in the Al Cohn Orchestra. As a member of Eddie Sauter's orchestra , he was involved in the production of Stan Getz's soundtrack album Mickey One in 1965 . From 1967 to 1973 he was a member of the Tonight Show orchestra , played in Europe in 1975 with The World's Greatest Jazz Band and then occasionally performed with Frank Sinatra . As a studio musician, he also worked on the soundtracks of the films The Godfather , Goodfellas and Sophie's Decision (1982).
Discography (selection)
- Eddie Sauter : The Sauter-Finegan Orchestra - New Directions In Music ( RCA Victor 10-inch LP, 1953)
- Maynard Ferguson : The Birdland Dreamband (Vik, 1956)
- Teddi King with the Al Cohn Orchestra: Bidin 'My Time (RCA Victor, 1956)
- Stan Getz, Eddie Sauter Orchestra: Mickey One ( MGM Records , 1965)
Lexical entries
- Richard Cook , Brian Morton : The Penguin Guide of Jazz on CD . 6th edition. Penguin, London 2002, ISBN 0-14-051521-6 .
- Leonard Feather , Ira Gitler : The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz. Oxford University Press, New York 1999, ISBN 0-19-532000-X .
- Liner Notes for Eddie Sauter : The Sauter Finnegan Orchestra - Directions In Music , 1952–55 (RCA Bluebird, 1990)
- Bielefeld catalog jazz 1988 & 2001
Individual evidence
- ^ The notification of death was made on March 6th by the Darmstadt Jazz Institute ; see. JazzNews ( Memento of the original from March 10, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. and obituary (English)
- ↑ Obituary at Local 802
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Russo, Sonny |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Russo, Santo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 20, 1929 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Brooklyn , New York City |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 23, 2013 |