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William Russo (25 Jun 1928 - 11 Jan 2003)

Male Person - United States

 Also known as (1)

Releases (2)

Official

Album

  1. The World of Alcina 1956 (as Bill Russo)
  2. Seven Deadly Sins 1960 (as Bill Russo)

Relationships (15)

Composer-In-Residence At

  1. Stan Kenton and His Orchestra (1950 - 1954)

Teachers

  1. Lennie Tristano
  2. Albert Williams
  3. Patrick Gowers
  4. John Barry
  5. Richard Peaslee
  6. Joseph Reiser
  7. Fred Karlin
  8. Mark Hollmann
  9. Neil Ardley

Member Of

  1. Stan Kenton and His Orchestra (1950 - 1954) trombone
  2. Bill Russo Orchestra

Married

  1. Shelby Jean Davis (13 Mar 1947 - 1953)
  2. Carol Loverde (23 Aug 1982 - 1992)

Children

  1. Camille Davis Russo

Recordings by (36)

  1. The World of Alcina ?:?? (1956)
  2. Under the Greenwood Time ?:?? (1956)
  3. The First Saturday in May ?:?? (1956)
  4. Speculum ?:?? (1956)
  5. Bill's Blues ?:?? (1956)
  6. L'affaire Bugs ?:?? (1956)
  7. For My Sister ?:?? (1956)
  8. Seven Deadly Sins - Theme ?:?? (1960)
  9. Greed ?:?? (1960)
  10. Lechery ?:?? (1960)
  11. Gluttony ?:?? (1960)
  12. Anger ?:?? (1960)
  13. Envy ?:?? (1960)
  14. Sloth ?:?? (1960)
  15. Pride - Epilogue ?:?? (1960)
  16. The Carousel Suite: Prologue 3:14 (1990)
  17. The Carousel Suite: First Stage 2:08 (1990)
  18. The Carousel Suite: Second Stage 1:25 (1990)
  19. The Carousel Suite: Third Stage 2:20 (1990)
  20. The Carousel Suite: Fourth Stage 3:20 (1990)
  21. The Carousel Suite: Fifth Stage 7:18 (1990)
  22. The Carousel Suite: Sixth Stage 3:15 (1990)
  23. The Carousel Suite: Seventh Stage 4:36 (1990)
  24. The Carousel Suite: Eighth Stage 4:23 (1990)
  25. The Carousel Suite: Epilogue 0:47 (1990)
  26. Street Music 1:26 (1997)
  27. Street Music, Op. 65 - A Blues Concerto: 1st Mvt 8:16 (2023)
  28. Street Music, Op. 65 - A Blues Concerto: 2nd Mvt 5:16 (2023)
  29. Street Music, Op. 65 - A Blues Concerto: 3rd Mvt 8:51 (2023)
  30. Street Music, Op. 65 - A Blues Concerto: 4th Mvt 8:52 (2023)
  31. 3 Pieces for Blues Band and Symphony Orchestra, Op. 50: 1st Part 8:08 (2023)
  32. 3 Pieces for Blues Band and Symphony Orchestra, Op. 50: 2nd Part 8:56 (2023)
  33. 3 Pieces for Blues Band and Symphony Orchestra, Op. 50: 3rd Part 7:04 (2023)
  34. The English Concerto, Op. 43: I. The Thames 7:04 ()
  35. The English Concerto, Op. 43: II. Salisbury Plain 4:54 ()
  36. The English Concerto, Op. 43: III. Leicester Square 3:58 ()

On Recordings (50)

Arranged

  1. Reverie 2:55 Stan Kenton (1953)
  2. You and the Night and the Music 2:41 Stan Kenton (1953)
  3. Crazy Rhythm 2:58 Stan Kenton (1953)
  4. Autumn In New York 2:40 Stan Kenton (1953)
  5. I've Got You Under My Skin 2:50 Stan Kenton (1953)
  6. April in Paris 2:51 Stan Kenton (1953)
  7. I Got It Bad (And That's Ain't Good) 3:01 Stan Kenton (1953)
  8. How High the Moon 2:20 Stan Kenton (1953)
  9. Polka Dots and Moonbeams 3:04 Cannonball Adderley (1955)
  10. A Foggy Day 2:41 Cannonball Adderley (1955)
  11. I’ll Never Stop Loving You 2:41 Cannonball Adderley (1955)
  12. Two Sleepy People 3:01 Cannonball Adderley (1955)
  13. Surrey With the Fringe on Top 2:33 Cannonball Adderley (1955)
  14. Street of Dreams 2:14 Cannonball Adderley (1955)
  15. Masquerade Is Over 3:11 Cannonball Adderley (1955)
  16. Lonely Dreams 2:30 Cannonball Adderley (1955)
  17. Falling in Love With Love 2:33 Cannonball Adderley (1955)
  18. I’ve Never Been in Love Before 2:20 Cannonball Adderley (1955)
  19. You Are Too Beautiful 2:55 Cannonball Adderley (1955)
  20. I Cover the Waterfront 2:27 Cannonball Adderley (1955)

Instruments

  1. City of Glass: First Movement, Part 1: Entrance Into the City 4:33 Stan Kenton and His Orchestra (Nov 1952) trombone
  2. City of Glass: Second Movement: Dance Before the Mirror 4:25 Stan Kenton and His Orchestra (Nov 1952) trombone
  3. City of Glass: First Movement, Part 2: The Structures 3:49 Stan Kenton and His Orchestra (Nov 1952) trombone
  4. City of Glass: Third Movement: Reflections 3:55 Stan Kenton and His Orchestra (Nov 1952) trombone
  5. Back in Your Own Backyard 2:28 Shelly Manne Septet (1952) trombone
  6. All of Me 2:24 Shelly Manne Septet (1952) trombone
  7. The Count on Rush Street 3:08 Shelly Manne Septet (1952) trombone
  8. The Count on Rush Street 3:06 Shelly Manne & Bill Russo (1952) trombone
  9. Sposin' 2:17 Bill Russo Orchestra (1952) trombone
  10. Pooch McGooch 2:40 Shelly Manne Septet (1952) trombone
  11. Pooch McGooch 2:38 Shelly Manne & Bill Russo (1952) trombone
  12. Ennui 3:35 Bill Russo Orchestra (1952) trombone
  13. Cathy 2:38 Bill Russo Orchestra (1952) trombone
  14. Gloomy Sunday 3:18 Bill Russo Orchestra (1952) trombone
  15. All of Me 2:22 Shelly Manne & Bill Russo (1952) trombone
  16. Cookie 2:40 Bill Russo Orchestra (1952) trombone
  17. Vignette 3:06 Bill Russo Orchestra (1952) trombone
  18. An Esthete on Clark St. 2:55 Bill Russo Orchestra (1952) trombone
  19. A Horn 4:06 Stan Kenton and His Orchestra (1953) trombone
  20. An Orchestra 4:06 Stan Kenton (1953) trombone
  21. A Trumpet 4:49 Stan Kenton (1953) trombone
  22. Ennui ?:?? Bill Russo, Shorty Rogers, Shelley Manne, Jimmy Giuffre (1955) trombone
  23. Cathy ?:?? Bill Russo, Shorty Rogers, Shelley Manne, Jimmy Giuffre (1955) trombone
  24. All of Me ?:?? Bill Russo, Shorty Rogers, Shelley Manne, Jimmy Giuffre (1955) trombone
  25. Vignette ?:?? Bill Russo, Shorty Rogers, Shelley Manne, Jimmy Giuffre (1955) trombone
  26. An Esthete on Clark Street ?:?? Bill Russo, Shorty Rogers, Shelley Manne, Jimmy Giuffre (1955) trombone
  27. Cookie ?:?? Bill Russo, Shorty Rogers, Shelley Manne, Jimmy Giuffre (1955) trombone
  28. Sposin' ?:?? Bill Russo, Shorty Rogers, Shelley Manne, Jimmy Giuffre (1955) trombone
  29. Pooch McGooch ?:?? Bill Russo, Shorty Rogers, Shelley Manne, Jimmy Giuffre (1955) trombone
  30. Gloomy Sunday ?:?? Bill Russo, Shorty Rogers, Shelley Manne, Jimmy Giuffre (1955) trombone

Credited as (17)

  1. William Russo
  2. George Gershwin, Leonard Bernstein, William Russo
  3. Bill Russo
  4. Russo, Gershwin; San Francisco Symphony, Seiji Ozawa
  5. Leonard Bernstein, William Russo; The Siegel-Schwall Band, San Francisco Symphony Orchestra, Seiji Ozawa
  6. Shelly Manne, Jimmy Giuffre, Shorty Rogers & Bill Russo
  7. Shelly Manne & Bill Russo
  8. Bill Russo, Mimi Perrin
  9. Bill Russo, Shorty Rogers, Shelley Manne, Jimmy Giuffre
  10. George Gershwin, William Russo; Corky Siegel, San Francisco Symphony, Seji Ozawa
  11. Richard Peaslee & William Russo
  12. Jim Mattern, Fred Spector, Leonore Glazer, Steve Selinsky & William Russo
  13. William Russo, The London Jazz Orchestra / Kenny Baker and the Baker’s Dozen
  14. William Russo, The London Jazz Orchestra
  15. William Russo and The London Jazz Orchestra
  16. Thierry Maillard, William Russo; Orchestre Victor Hugo, Jean-François Verdier, Awek Blues
  17. William “Bill” Russo

Works (19)

Arranged

  1. The Count on Rush Street

Wrote

  1. An Esthete on Clark St.
  2. Cathy
  3. Cookie
  4. Ennui
  5. Vignette
  6. Sweets

Composed

  1. Three Pieces for Blues Band and Symphony Orchestra, op. 50 (1968)
  2. Three Pieces for Blues Band and Symphony Orchestra, op. 50: 1st Part (1968)
  3. Three Pieces for Blues Band and Symphony Orchestra, op. 50: 2nd Part (1968)
  4. Three Pieces for Blues Band and Symphony Orchestra, op. 50: 3rd Part (1968)
  5. Street Music, op. 65, "A Blues Concerto": IV. (1975)
  6. Street Music, op. 65, "A Blues Concerto": I. (1975)
  7. Street Music, op. 65, "A Blues Concerto" (1975)
  8. Street Music, op. 65, "A Blues Concerto": II. (1975)
  9. Street Music, op. 65, "A Blues Concerto": III. (1975)
  10. The Princess of Evil
  11. Pooch McGooch
  12. Sweets

Links (10)

Other Databases

  1. https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n83043589
  2. http://snaccooperative.org/ark:/99166/w6n0325x
  3. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n83043589
  4. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb13948906f
  5. https://d-nb.info/gnd/134504828

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/552717

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000073545

Imdb

  1. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0751755/

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/71583495

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q350561