“Satin Doll” is a jazz standard written by Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn with lyrics by Johnny Mercer. “Satin Doll” performed on “Jazz For A Sunday Afternoon” (1968) Solo order: Sweets Edison, Pete Christlieb, Frank [More]
Duško Gojković (Serbian Cyrillic: Душко Гојковић; born 14 October 1931) is a Serbian jazz trumpeter, composer, and arranger. Track listing: 00:00 A1 Belgrade Blues 06:16 A2 Wee 11:34 B1 It’s The Talk Of The Town [More]
“Autumn Leaves” (Joseph Kosma). Carl Fontana plays “Autumn Leaves” at the Times (Studio City, CA) July 15, 1975 Personnel: Carl Fontana – trombone Dave McKenna – piano Herb Hickman – bass Jake Hanna – drums
Considering hіѕ tаlеntѕ, аrrаngеr Bіll Hоlmаn hаѕ lеd rеlаtіvеlу fеw recording sessions thrоugh the уеаrѕ. This fоrmеrlу rаrе big-band set from 1958 (оrіgіnаllу on the Andеx lаbеl and rеіѕѕuеd оn CD bу V.S.O.P.) features a [More]
Essentially, both Hermann and Fontana are post war boppers, and they perfectly complement each other. While Fontana plays the melody, Hermann provides inventive fills behind him, and vice versa. The eleven tunes are strictly from [More]
Frank Rosolino and Carl Fontana perform “Wave”. Non-released music from the 1978 Vancouver concert. Personnel: Frank Rosolino, Carl Fontana – trombone Elmer Gill – piano Torban Oxbol – bass George Ursan – drums
Carl Fontana Quartet plays “Easy To Love” from At The Times (Studio City 7-15-75) Personnel: Carl Fontana – trombone Dave McKenna – piano Herb Mickman – bass Jake Hanna – drums
Carl Fontana, Kai Winding, Urbie Green and Trummy Young play “Undecided” with Dick Hyman, Lyn Christie and Bobbie Rosengarden. Personnel: Carl Fontana, Kai Winding, Urbie Green and Trummy Young – trombone Dick Hyman – piano [More]
Considering his ability and strong reputation, it is very surprising that this was trombonist Carl Fontana‘s first recording date as a leader. Fifty-seven at the time, Fontana’s fluent horn matches well with tenor saxophonist Al [More]
