Tony Mottola

Tony Mottola (born April 18, 1918 in Kearny (New Jersey) as Anthony C. Mottola , † August 9, 2004 in Denville (New Jersey) ) was an American guitarist in the field of jazz and easy listening and film composer .

Live and act

Mottola first played the banjo before switching to guitar; he had his first lessons from his father. In the late 1930s he played in the George Hall Orchestra, whose rhythm section included Johnny Guarnieri and Nick Fatool . The first recordings were made in 1941 with Carl Cress . In the 1940s he worked a. a. with Raymond Scott , Cliff Edwards , Eddie Condon , Sal Franzetta , Georgia Gibbs , Shirley Moore , Joe Biviano , John Serry senior and Billy Taylor . In 1946 he recorded several titles for Majestic Records under his own name with Johnny Guarnieri, Trigger Alpert and Morey Feld . In the following years he acted as accompanist for Pearl Bailey , Sarah Vaughan , Billie Holiday , The Modernaires , Tony Pastor , Ruth Price and Lena Horne . In the 1950s he played with Bernie Leighton , Sam Donahue , Ray McKinley , Toots Thielemans , Will Bradley , Benny Goodman . He achieved greater fame in particular through his collaboration with Frank Sinatra and Perry Como ; he also orchestrated LP productions of Burl Ives and entered in the show Melody Street station's DuMont Television Network on. Mottola also played in the Doc Severinsen Orchestra, the studio band of The Tonight Show, and wrote music for film and television such as Violated (1953), the TV series Danger (1950-55, with Yul Brynner ), The Joke and the Valley ( 1961) and The Flight into the Unknown (1988). In the field of jazz he was involved in 130 recording sessions between 1941 and 1983.

Tony Mottola and His All Stars: Let's Put Out The Lights! (Camden, around 1955), with Stan Webb , Lou Stein , Johnny Guarnieri, Charlie Magnante, Bob Haggart , Cliff Leeman, Terry Snyder, Frank Carroll, Harry Breuer
Frank Sinatra: After Hours with Bill Miller at the Piano (1953–55) with Bill Miller , Graham Forbes , Johnny Blowers, Alvin Stoller , John Ryan, Joe Comfort , Tony Mottola, Allan Reuss , Sonny Salad and Abe Most
Big Band Bossa Nova (Command, 1962), with Doc Severinsen, Bernie Glow , Mel Davis, Jimmy Maxwell , Marky Markowitz , Urbie Green , Bobby Byrne , Bob Alexander, Paul Faulise , Jack Satterfield, Walt Levinsky , Phil Bodner , Al Klink , Stan Webb , Hank Freeman, Bob Haggart , Don Lamond , Bobby Rosengarden, Phil Kraus, Ed Shaughnessy , Enoch Light (dir)
Guitar ... Paris (ommand, 1965) solo
Tony Mottola / Bucky Pizzarelli : Two Guitars for Two in Love (around 1965)

personal data
SURNAME	Mottola, Tony
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Mottola, Anthony C.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American jazz guitarist and film composer
DATE OF BIRTH	April 18, 1918
PLACE OF BIRTH	Kearny, New Jersey
DATE OF DEATH	August 9, 2004
Place of death	Denville, New Jersey