Tony Fruscella
Tony Fruscella (* 4. February 1927 in Orangeburg , New Jersey ; † 14. August 1969 in New York City ) was an American jazz trumpeter of the bebop and hard bop . He played his instrument (similar to Chet Baker ) "with a lot of air."
Life
Fruscella played with Phil Woods in high school and briefly with Charlie Barnet after military service . Then in the first half of the 1950s with Lester Young , Gerry Mulligan ( Newport Festival 1954) and Stan Getz . The highlight of his musical work is the only album released under his own name for Atlantic Records in 1955 with Chauncey Welsch , Allen Eager and Danny Bank . In addition to the saxophonists Eager and Brew Moore, he also played frequently with the cornetist Don Joseph . After that he was no longer musically active: alcohol and drug addiction ruined his health and prematurely ended his career. Most recently he was often in hospitals or in prison. He died of cirrhosis of the liver.
Fruscella was married to actress and singer Morgana King .
Discographic notes
- The Complete Works , 1948-59 (Jazz Factory, 1999); CD box
- Tony Fruscella & Brew Moore ( Fresh Sound , 1954) with Bill Triglia , Teddy Kotick , Bill Henie
- Tony Fruscella (Atlantic Records, 1955)
literature
- Richard Cook , Brian Morton : The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD . 6th edition. Penguin, London 2002, ISBN 0-14-051521-6 .
- Martin Kunzler : Jazz Lexicon . Rowohlt, Reinbek 1988
- Bielefeld Jazz Catalog, 2001
Web links
- Tony Fruscella: Portrait, par Al Levitt ( February 3, 2008 memento in the Internet Archive ) at jazzmagazine.com
- Discography at jazzdiscography.com
- Feature about Tony Fruscella
Remarks
- ↑ Enrico Rava We were radical before it became modern. Jazzthing 109 (2015): 80
- ↑ The recordings with Woods are included in the anthology The Complete Works . It also contains music from a club appearance at the Open Door Club (released as LP on Spotlite) and a studio session with Chick Maures , quoted. after Morton / Cook, p. 536.
- ↑ One of their concerts is described in a novel by Jack Kerouac .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Fruscella, Tony |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American bebop and hardbop jazz trumpeter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 4, 1927 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Orangeburg , New Jersey |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 14, 1969 |
| Place of death | New York City , New York , United States |