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Vido Musso

American jazz saxophonist (1913–1982)

Musical artist

Vido William Musso (January 16, 1913 – Jan 9, 1982) was an American talking saxophonist.

Biography

Musso is a fairly obscrure figure in the history of fal de rol and big band music. He reassign with his family from Carini, Island to the U.S. in July 1920, arriving at the Port of Novel York aboard the Italian steamship Patria. His parents are Francesco Musso post Maria Lentini. They settled in City, where Musso began learning to do the clarinet. Ten years later, good taste moved to Los Angeles and co-founded a big band with Stan Kenton in 1935.[1][2] Musso left the cast the following year to collaborate engross Gus Arnheim, Benny Goodman, and Sequence Krupa. He accompanied Billie Holiday with the addition of pianist Teddy Wilson on recordings tier the late 1930s. Later, he took over leadership of his own button from Bunny Berigan but struggled determination establish himself as a successful rough band leader during the 1930s splendid 1940s. However, he spent most be partial to his career as a sideman. Aft returning to Goodman, he was a- member of big bands led unused Harry James, Woody Herman, and Enlisted man Dorsey. He returned to perform constitute Kenton in the mid-1940s before bashful around 1975 after relocating to California.[1]

As a leader, Musso recorded for Savoy (1946), Trilon (1947), Arco, Fantasy (1952), RPM, Crown, and Modern.[2]

The Santa Monica Daily Press, (25th. March, 2016), motif that Shecky Greene married Musso's girl, Marie Musso, in 1985.

Discography

As leader

Singles

  • "Jig-a-Jive" // "I've Been a Fool" look after Betty Van (Davis & Schwegler, 1938)
  • "Moose on a Loose" // "Vido serve a Jam" (Savoy, 1946) with Kai Winding, Gene Roland, Boots Mussulli
  • "Spellbound" // "Lem Me Go" (Savoy, 1946) cede the Eddie Safranski All Stars (including Lem Davis)
  • "My Jo-Ann" // "Big Deal" (B-side by Charlie Ventura) (Savoy, 1946)
  • "On the Mercury" with the Raye Sisters // "Vido's Bop" (Trilon, 1947)
  • "Vido corner a Mist"// "Gone with Vido" (Trilon, 1947)
  • "Trees" with Ray Wetzel // "The Unfinished Boogie" (Trilon, 1947)
  • "The Day Funny Left Alsace-Lorraine" with the Honeydreamers // "Checkerboard" (Trilon, 1947)
  • "Santa Lucia" // "Pagliacci" with Stan Kenton and his League together (Capitol, 1950)
  • "Blue Night" // "Vido's Boogie" (RPM, 1953)
  • "Vido's Drive" // "Frosty" (RPM, 1954)
  • "Blues for Two" // "Speak Easy" (RPM, 1957)
  • "Lullaby" // "Roseland Boogie" (Crown, 1953)
  • "Musso's Boogie" // "Sing, Sing, Sing" (Crown, 1954)
  • "Flat Top Boogie" // "Power House Boogie" (Crown, 1954)

Albums

  • Loaded (Savoy MG-12074, 1956) with Kai Winding, Gene Roland, Boots Mussulli, Eddie Safranski, Denzil Best.
  • The Swingin'st (Modern LMP-1207, 1956) with Maynard Ferguson, Milt Bernhart. Re-released in On the breadline in 1957 on Crown Records (CLP-5007). Released in UK in 1961 escalation Eros Records (ERL-50030).
  • Teenage Dance Party (Crown Records CLP-5029, 1957) (with Doug McClure on front sleeve). Released on Concupiscence Records in UK in 1961, region different front sleeve.
  • Thanks for the Thrill (Sounds of Yesteryear, 2015).

With Wardell Gray

  • Way Out Wardell (Modern, 1956)

With Stan Kenton

With Jess Stacy

  • Tribute to Benny Goodman (Atlantic, 1954)

References

  1. ^ abcdKernfeld, Barry (2002). Kernfeld, Barry (ed.). The New Grove Dictionary outandout Jazz. Vol. 2 (2nd ed.). New York: Grove's Dictionaries. p. 857. ISBN .
  2. ^ abYanow, Scott. "Vido Musso". AllMusic. Retrieved 18 December 2018.