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Tony Pastor
Albums
There were 6 albums found for this artist, now showing 1 through 6.
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Tony Pastor was one of the most animated personalities of the golden age of big bands. His vocals and [more]
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Appearances
This artist appears on 57 albums, now showing 1 through 10.
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In conjunction with documentary filmmaker Ken Burns' ten-part 2000 PBS special, Columbia/Legacy and [more]
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In conjunction with documentary filmmaker Ken Burns' ten-part 2000 PBS special, Columbia/Legacy and Verve teamed up to [more]
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While oscillating between retirement and comebacks throughout the '30s and '40s, clarinetist Artie Shaw cut [more]
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This CD features the talented but underrated saxophonist Georgie Auld (heard on tenor, alto and soprano) during three different [more]
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This RCA Victor compilation features some of Shaw's finest work spanning the years 1938-1945. As such, it's an interesting [more]
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Culled from a five-disc retrospective of Shaw's career, this tidy roundup features material from [more]
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The Essential Artie Shaw collects 38 tracks recorded between 1938 and 1953 for Bluebird. The compilation does an admiral job of [more]
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One among several reissues coming out in the next couple of years with outtakes, [more]
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Artie Shaw is acknowledged as one of the great jazz clarinetists and bandleaders of the swing era. Initially, Shaw's [more]
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In his autobiography, -The Trouble With Cinderella, Artie Shaw periodically describes his own sense [more]
Biography
A novelty singer who (like Louis Prima) often emphasized his Italian heritage, Tony Pastor earlier in his career played swing tenor. Pastor started playing C melody saxophone while in high school. He worked with John Cavallaro (1927), Irving Aaronson's Commanders (1928-30) where he met Artie Shaw, and Austin Wylie (1930). Pastor led his own group in Hartford, Connecticut during 1931-34 and then was with Smith Ballew, Joe Venuti and Vincent Lopez. Pastor was an important part of Artie Shaw's first two big bands, the short-lived string combo and the clarinetist's very successful 1938-39 orchestra; in the latter group Pastor (as tenor-sax soloist and the male vocalist where his singing showed off the influence of Louis Armstrong) was one of the stars. When Shaw fled to Mexico in late 1939, Pastor (who had gained a bit of a name) soon formed his own successful orchestra, a big band that continued until 1959. The emphasis was more on novelties than jazz but there were occasional strong recordings in the swing vein. Most notable among Pastor's alumni were the Clooney Sisters (Rosemary and Betty) in the late 1940's. After breaking up his big band in 1959, Pastor formed a vocal group with his two sons, continuing to perform until he retired in 1968. As a leader, Tony Pastor recorded regularly during 1940-59 including for Bluebird, Victor, Columbia, Decca, Roulette, Everest and Capitol. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide
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