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Trombonist who
supported Pearl Bailey on her 1957 releases A Broad and For Adults
Only and became a fixture in Quincy Jones' orchestra, appearing
on Jazz 'Round Midnight the
following year, Quincy Jones Plays
Hip Hits in 1963, and Pure
Delight: The Essence of Quincy
Jones and His Orchestra (1953-1964). In the 1970s, he hooked up with sax
man Grover Washington, Jr. on his Soul
Box albums, subsequently making the cut on The Best of Grover Washington, Jr. He also appeared on Van McCoy's
The Disco Kid, Eddie Kendricks' Vintage
'78, and Frank Sinatra's Trilogy. In 1993,
he was the trombonist on the Broadway production The Red Shoes and went on to join Machito
and His Orchestra for the Afro-Cuban jazz album Kenya. They also
contributed "Congo Mulence" to the
2000 compilation, Latino Blue.
Sources:
- http://www.ibdb.com/person.asp?ID=391561
- http://www.cannonball-adderley.com/1071.htm
- http://www.answers.com/topic/jazz-round-midnight-quincy-jones?cat=entertainment
- http://sudo.3.pro.tok2.com/Quest/cards/S/SantoRusso/index.html
- http://www.discogs.com/release/405817
- http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/store/artist/album/0,,113688,00.html
- http://www.la-guitare-jazz.com/music/zzz/joe-puma.htm
- http://leblogdepekis.blogspot.com/2006_06_01_archive.html
- http://www.elusivedisc.com/prodinfo.asp?number=EUROS60799
- http://www.ciao.se/Best_Of_Grover_Washington_The__295104
- http://www.answers.com/topic/pure-delight-the-essence-of-quincy-jones-and-his-orchestra-1953-1964?cat=entertainment
- etd.fcla.edu/UF/UFE0012940/smith_p.pdf
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