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Carl Fontana (18 Jul 1928 - 10 Oct 2003)

Male Person - United States

Releases (3)

Official

Album - Live

  1. Live at Capozzoli's 1998

Album

  1. The Great Fontana 24 Mar 2005
  2. The Fifties 2010

Relationships (5)

Member Of

  1. Bill Perkins Octet
  2. The Carl Fontana Quartet eponymous
  3. Stan Kenton and His Orchestra
  4. Supersax trombone
  5. The World’s Greatest Jazzband

Recordings by (26)

  1. A Beautiful Friendship 9:44 (1998)
  2. As Time Goes By 15:21 (1998)
  3. Look for the Silver Lining 12:38 (1998)
  4. If I Only Had a Brain 12:38 (1998)
  5. Gigi 9:20 (1998)
  6. Flintstones 5:41 (1998)
  7. Shoutin' on a Riff 4:27 (24 Mar 2005)
  8. It Might as Well Be Spring 6:23 (24 Mar 2005)
  9. Soon 5:47 (24 Mar 2005)
  10. I Thought About You 6:17 (24 Mar 2005)
  11. Showcase 5:09 (24 Mar 2005)
  12. Polka Dots and Moonbeams 7:14 (24 Mar 2005)
  13. Always 4:18 (24 Mar 2005)
  14. Expubident 6:02 (24 Mar 2005)
  15. What's New? 7:26 (24 Mar 2005)
  16. America the Beautiful 5:34 (24 Mar 2005)
  17. Intro - Blues 1:07 (2010)
  18. Lester Leaps In 3:03 (2010)
  19. Where's Charlie Ventura 0:17 (2010)
  20. Ballad Medley - If You Could See Me Now / Come Back To Sorrento 4:49 (2010)
  21. Intermission Riff 3:58 (2010)
  22. Daniel's Blues 11:42 (2010)
  23. Scrapple From The Apple 6:52 (2010)
  24. Buhaina 7:56 (2010)
  25. Ballad Medley - These Foolish Things / You Go to My Head / Darn That Dream / I Cover the Waterfront 9:24 (2010)
  26. Carl 4:18 (2010)

On Recordings (50)

Instruments

  1. Artistry in Boogie 2:37 Stan Kenton (1956) trombone
  2. Collaboration 2:37 Stan Kenton and His Orchestra (1956) trombone
  3. Why Not ?:?? Les Kentonians et Martial Solal (1956) trombone
  4. Minor Riff 3:02 Stan Kenton (1956) trombone
  5. The Way You Look to Night ?:?? Les Kentonians et Martial Solal (1956) trombone
  6. Southern Scandal 3:04 Stan Kenton (1956) trombone
  7. Interlude 3:04 Stan Kenton (1956) trombone
  8. I Remember You ?:?? Les Kentonians et Martial Solal (1956) trombone
  9. They Say That Falling in Love ?:?? Les Kentonians et Martial Solal (1956) trombone
  10. Jive at Five ?:?? Les Kentonians et Martial Solal (1956) trombone
  11. Unison Riff 3:09 Stan Kenton (1956) trombone
  12. Steeple Chase ?:?? Les Kentonians et Martial Solal (1956) trombone
  13. Blues ?:?? Les Kentonians et Martial Solal (1956) trombone
  14. Far Down Below 4:16 Bill Holman (1958) trombone
  15. The Man I Love 3:55 Bill Holman (1958) trombone
  16. After You've Gone 2:41 Bill Holman (1958) trombone
  17. Theme & Variations #2 4:25 Bill Holman (1958) trombone
  18. You Got to My Head 6:13 Bill Holman (1958) trombone
  19. Goodbye 3:30 Bill Holman (1958) trombone
  20. No Heat 6:03 Bill Holman (1958) trombone
  21. Kissin' Bug 4:10 Bill Holman (1958) trombone
  22. Aura 4:44 Bill Holman (1958) trombone
  23. Sunrise, Sunset 5:50 Kai Winding (1966) trombone
  24. Cantalupe Island 5:41 Kai Winding (1966) trombone
  25. Blind Man 4:42 Kai Winding (1966) trombone
  26. Dirty Dog 3:38 Kai Winding (1966) trombone
  27. The Little Pixie 5:18 Louie Bellson (1966) trombone
  28. Nails 4:18 Louie Bellson (1966) trombone
  29. Back on the Scene 3:44 Louie Bellson (1966) trombone
  30. The Sidewinder 5:36 Kai Winding (1966) trombone
  31. Something You Go 5:06 Kai Winding (1966) trombone
  32. Cottontail 7:07 Louie Bellson (1966) trombone
  33. Thunderbird 4:27 Louie Bellson (1966) trombone
  34. Softly With Feeling 3:43 Louie Bellson (1966) trombone
  35. Serenade in Blues 5:08 Louie Bellson (1966) trombone
  36. No More Blues 4:28 Louie Bellson (1966) trombone
  37. Confirmation 5:23 Supersax (1974) trombone
  38. Scrapple From the Apple 6:05 Supersax (1974) trombone
  39. Lover Man 3:40 Supersax (1974) trombone
  40. Groovin' High 5:10 Supersax (1974) trombone
  41. Lover 3:08 Supersax (1974) trombone
  42. Salt Peanuts 4:45 Supersax (1974) trombone
  43. The Bird 5:00 Supersax (1974) trombone
  44. Embraceable You 2:21 Supersax (1974) trombone
  45. Yardbird Suite 4:10 Supersax (1974) trombone
  46. Lover, Come Back to Me 10:45 Urbie Green, Ross Tompkins, Carl Fontana, Kai Winding, James Moody, Dick Hyman, Trummy Young (1978) trombone
  47. Oleo 13:15 Urbie Green, Ross Tompkins, Carl Fontana, Kai Winding, James Moody, Dick Hyman, Trummy Young (1978) trombone
  48. Emily 11:15 Urbie Green, Ross Tompkins, Carl Fontana, Kai Winding, James Moody, Dick Hyman, Trummy Young (1978) trombone
  49. Undecided 10:20 Urbie Green, Ross Tompkins, Carl Fontana, Kai Winding, James Moody, Dick Hyman, Trummy Young (1978) trombone
  50. Tres corazones (Three Hearts) 2:59 Stan Kenton (1991) trombone

Credited as (10)

  1. Carl Fontana
  2. Jiggs Whigham & Carl Fontana
  3. The Bobby Shew Quintet With Carl Fontana
  4. Frank Rosolino & Carl Fontana
  5. Carl Fontana & Arno Marsh
  6. Carl Fontana & Hungarian Jazz Trombone Company
  7. Jiggs Whigham, Carl Fontana & Stefan Karlsson Trio
  8. Urbie Green, Ross Tompkins, Carl Fontana, Kai Winding, James Moody, Dick Hyman, Trummy Young
  9. Carl Fontana with Stan Kenton
  10. Bill Watrous & Carl Fontana

Links (10)

Other Databases

  1. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb13894014g
  2. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n93014218
  3. http://snaccooperative.org/ark:/99166/w6c662ds
  4. https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n93014218
  5. https://d-nb.info/gnd/134748115

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/302498

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000797381

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/32183122

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1037824

Biographies

  1. http://www.jazzmasters.nl/fontana.htm