Tony Fruscella
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Tony Fruscella (February 4, 1927 – August 14, 1969) was an American jazz trumpeter.[1]
Biography
Tony Fruscella and his sister Maria, grew up in Greenwich Village, Manhattan, New York. He played in an Army band early in his career. He worked as a sideman in the 1950s for Charlie Barnet,[2] Lester Young, Gerry Mulligan (1954), and Stan Getz(1955). He played with Don Joseph[3] later in the 1950s, but by the early 1960s his problems with drug abuse and alcoholism prevented him from performing. Fruscella released one album, I'll Be Seeing You (1955), as a leader during his lifetime. It was recorded with Allen Eager and Danny Bank[4]) for Atlantic Records.
He was married to singer Morgana King.[5] The marriage ended in divorce after nine years.[5][6]
Discography
- Tony Fruscella (Atlantic, 1955)
- Fru'n Brew with Brew Moore (Spotlite, 1981)
- Debut (Spotlite, 1981)
- The 1954 Unissued Atlantic Session (Fresh Sound, 2011)
Notes
- Harrison, Max. Modern Jazz, The Essential Records, A Critical Selection (1975) pp. 61 – Template:ISBN
- Yanow, Scott. The Trumpet Kings, The Players Who Shaped the Sound of Jazz Trumpet (2001) pp. 162 – Template:ISBN
- Kerouac, Jack. Lonesome Traveler (fiction) 1989 – Page 115 – Template:ISBN
- Stan Getz: Nobody Else But Me by Dave Gelly (2002) pp. 68 – Template:ISBN
- Fifties Jazz Talk: An Oral Retrospective by Jack Gordon (2004) pp. 71- Template:ISBN
- The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz by Leonard Feather, Ira Gitler (2007) pp. 76 – Template:ISBN
- The Jazz Discography by Tom Lord (1993) Template:ISBN
- The Penguin Guide to Jazz by Richard Cook, Brian Morton (2002) pp. 536 – Template:ISBN
References
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- ↑ Bogdanov, Woodstra, Thomas All Music Guide to Jazz, The Definitive Guide to Jazz Music 2002, Page 443 – Template:ISBN
- ↑ Charlie Barnet Script error: No such module "webarchive".
- ↑ Don Joseph at Jazz Discography
- ↑ Danny Bank. JazzWax
- ↑ a b Liner notes by Doug Ramsey for Morgana King album Stretchin' Out (1977)
- ↑ Liner Notes on Morgana King album I Just Can't Stop Loving You (1991)
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External links
- Tony Fruscella at Jazz Discography Script error: No such module "webarchive".
- Article on Fruscella: Flying High and Low (August 11, 1981) The Boston Phoenix