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Charlie Ventura
real name Charles Venturo
Philadelphia, United States
Charlie Ventura is credited on 642 releases across 193 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1950–2021 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
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Credits
193
Albums
8
Decades active
130
In collections
Biography
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American jazz tenor saxophonist and bandleader, born December 2, 1916 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, died January 17, 1992 in Pleasantville, New Jersey, USA.
Bio from Discogs
Credited work
642 releases · 193 albums · active 1950–2021
- Performance · 994
- Other credits · 47
Studios: Pasadena Civic Auditorium · Philharmonic Auditorium · Carnegie Hall · Radio Recorders
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Birth Of The Cool
1957
Bird And Pres: The '46 Concerts
1977
Dizzy On The French Riviera
1962
All Star Jazz
1956
Gene Krupa
1955
The Last Dance...For Lovers Only
1965
Today's Romantic Hits - For Lovers Only - Vol 2
1964
Today's Romantic Hits - For Lovers Only
1963
Verve Jazz Masters 47 Sings Standards
1995
The Complete Billie Holiday On Verve 1945-1959
1992
The Small Groups
1991
History Of Jazz
1978
Drum Boogie
1972
'Tis The Season
1967
Town Hall Concert
1965
New Wave!
1963
Movie Themes - For Lovers Only
1963
Drummin' Man
1963
Lennie Tristano
1956
The Charlie Ventura Quartet
1953
The Best Of Jackie Gleason
Anthology
2011
1946-1947
2000
Genius At Play - Improvised Jazz Piano Solos
1974
Frequent collaborators
- Various
- Gene Krupa
- Jackie Gleason
- Charlie Ventura And His Orchestra
- Dizzy Gillespie
- The Gene Krupa Trio
- Gene Krupa And His Orchestra
- Jazz At The Philharmonic
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