TONY FRUSCELLA

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A mellow, lyrical cool jazz trumpeter in the vein of Chet Baker, Tony Fruscella unfortunately lived a similarly addictive lifestyle that led to a tragically premature death. Fruscella was born in Orangeburg, NY, on February 4, 1927, and gained his first important experience playing in an Army band. His cool tone -- influenced by Miles Davis and swing-era veteran Joe Thomas, and also reminiscent of Bix Beiderbecke's fluidity -- made him a nicely compatible sideman in the early '50s for artists like Charlie Barnet, Lester Young, Gerry Mulligan, and Stan Getz. In 1955, the same year he recorded with Getz, Fruscella led the only session officially released during his lifetime, I'll Be Seeing You (also re-released as Tony Fruscella). Drugs and alcohol had already begun to take their toll, however, and Fruscella's subsequent activity was mostly limited to a few dates with fellow cool trumpeter Don Joseph during the late read more...
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TONY FRUSCELLA Tony Fruscella album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Tony Fruscella
Cool Jazz 1955
TONY FRUSCELLA Debut album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Debut
Cool Jazz 1981
TONY FRUSCELLA Brooklyn Jam 1952 album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Brooklyn Jam 1952
Cool Jazz 2001
TONY FRUSCELLA The 1954 Unissued Atlantic Session album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The 1954 Unissued Atlantic Session
Cool Jazz 2011

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TONY FRUSCELLA Bebop Is Where It's At, Volume 1 album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Bebop Is Where It's At, Volume 1
Cool Jazz 1977
TONY FRUSCELLA Bebop Is Where It's At, Volume 2 album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Bebop Is Where It's At, Volume 2
Cool Jazz 1977

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TONY FRUSCELLA Fru 'n Brew album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Fru 'n Brew
Cool Jazz 1981
TONY FRUSCELLA A Night At the Open Door album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
A Night At the Open Door
Cool Jazz 1999

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TONY FRUSCELLA The Unique Tony Fruscella: Tony's Blues album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Unique Tony Fruscella: Tony's Blues
Cool Jazz 1992
TONY FRUSCELLA Complete Live Recordings album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Complete Live Recordings
Cool Jazz 1999
TONY FRUSCELLA The Complete Works album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Complete Works
Cool Jazz 1999
TONY FRUSCELLA Pernod (with Stan Getz) album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Pernod (with Stan Getz)
Cool Jazz 1999
TONY FRUSCELLA Live Sessions album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Live Sessions
Cool Jazz 2010
TONY FRUSCELLA Essential Jazz Masters album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Essential Jazz Masters
Cool Jazz 2011

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