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Carl Fontana

From: Monroe, United States
Active: 1928–2003
Releases: 12

cool jazz
jazz
swing

About

Carl Charles Fontana (July 18, 1928 – October 9, 2003) was an American jazz trombonist. After working in the big bands of Woody Herman, Lionel Hampton, and Stan Kenton, he devoted most of his career to playing music in Las Vegas.

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Member of

The World’s Greatest Jazzband now
Bill Perkins Octet now
Supersax now trombone
Stan Kenton and His Orchestra now
The Carl Fontana Quartet now eponymous

Discography

Albums 9

Oleo 1978
Bill Watrous & Carl Fontana 1984
Heavyweights 1995
Nice 'n' Easy 1997
Live at Capozzoli's 1997
First Time Together 1998
Keepin' Up With the Boneses 2001
The Great Fontana 2005
The Fifties 2010

Live 2

Trombone Heaven - Vacouver 1978 2007
Live at Capozzoli's 1998

Other 1

Live At The Royal Palms Inn - Volume 1 1994

Identifiers

MusicBrainz: 30d16aa7-ce3f-430c-855b-01cf3a5e9b17
ISNI: 0000000055139203

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Carl Fontana

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