Tony Fruscella at JazzStore.com

Albums

There were 3 albums found for this artist, now showing 1 through 3.

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Tony Fruscella by Tony Fruscella (2007)

Tony Fruscella was an under-recorded cool jazz trumpeter in the Chet Baker vain, who only managed to release this lone studio date [more]

#21733619

Complete Works by Tony Fruscella (2004)

For Tony Fruscella fans, it would be difficult to improve upon this four-CD set, for it includes every single recording that the [more]

#21779802

Pernod with Stan Getz DP by Tony Fruscella (2005)

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Appearances

This artist appears on 6 albums, now showing 1 through 6.

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Stan Getz and the Cool Sounds [2002 Reissue] by Stan Getz (2002)

Stan Getz plays with five different lineups on the recordings from 1954 and 1955 featured on Stan Getz and [more]

#20413476

Artistry of Stan Getz: The Best of the Verve Years, Vol. 2 by Stan Getz (1993)

With more great music from this remarkable saxophonist, Artistry of Stan Getz, Vol. 2 [more]

#20873649

Atlantic Jazz: Mainstream by Various Artists

Atlantic's exhaustive jazz series rolls on with an enigmatically titled roundup of swing and bop veterans. One would [more]

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Atlantic Jazz: 12 Vol. Box Set by Various Artists

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Bebop Spoken Here [Proper] by Various Artists

Anyone wanting to dive into the world of jazz would do very well to check out this and the many other stellar box sets [more]

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Ace Face by Allen Eager (2007)

One of the up-and-comers of the bebop era, Allen Eager emerged before Stan Getz, Zoot Sims, and Al Cohn as a Lester Young-inspired tenor [more]

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Biography

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 '50s. He was out of jazz by the '60s and died in New York of cirrhosis in 1969. In the wake of his death, Fruscella's lovely but slim recorded legacy was fleshed out somewhat with the release of several live and studio dates. ~ Steve Huey, All Music Guide