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Anthony Ortega (07 Jun 1928 - 31 Oct 2022)

Male Person - United States jazz saxophonist

 Also known as (1)

Releases (4)

Official

Album

  1. A Man and His Horns 1961
  2. On Evidence 1992
  3. New Dance! 2003

Relationships (1)

Teachers

  1. Lloyd Reese saxophone

Recordings by (45)

  1. Just One of Those Things ?:?? (1959)
  2. Bat Man's Blues ?:?? (1959)
  3. These Foolish Things ?:?? (1959)
  4. Tune for Mona ?:?? (1959)
  5. No Fi ?:?? (1959)
  6. Four to Four ?:?? (1959)
  7. I Can't Get Started ?:?? (1959)
  8. Cinderella's Curfey ?:?? (1959)
  9. I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance With you ?:?? (1959)
  10. Patting ?:?? (1959)
  11. Happy Day 4:21 (1961)
  12. Handful of Stars 4:44 (1961)
  13. Titoro 4:21 (1961)
  14. Memories of Spring 4:21 (1961)
  15. They All Laughed 3:35 (1961)
  16. We'll Be Together Again 5:18 (1961)
  17. Birdwatcher 4:37 (1961)
  18. Strolling Through the Casbah 4:00 (1961)
  19. Serenade to Sonny 2:11 (1961)
  20. Laura 4:02 (1961)
  21. Cherokee 3:16 (1961)
  22. Lady Bird 4:30 (1961)
  23. Body and Soul 4:09 (1961)
  24. Sweet Georgia Brown 3:01 (1961)
  25. Tyler 9:28 (1992)
  26. Avignon 9:04 (1992)
  27. Gone Again 6:16 (1992)
  28. Norge 9:43 (1992)
  29. Little Lou 5:01 (1992)
  30. Moon’s Ago 6:41 (1992)
  31. Warm Canto 6:33 (1992)
  32. New Dance I and II 9:44 (2003)
  33. The Shadow of Your Smile 10:22 (2003)
  34. Sentimentalize 11:33 (2003)
  35. Conversation Piece 12:03 (2003)
  36. My Buddy 6:43 (2003)
  37. 'This Autumn 6:47 (2003)
  38. I Love You 8:23 (2003)
  39. G, the Key 4:48 (2003)
  40. Four to Four 3:16 (2016)
  41. Cinderella's Curfew 6:01 (2016)
  42. Patting 5:45 (2016)
  43. I Can't Get Started 2:57 (2016)
  44. I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance With You 3:34 (2016)
  45. New Dance! ?:?? ()

On Recordings (50)

Instruments

  1. Imagination 3:55 Maynard Ferguson (1957) saxophone
  2. Love Me or Leave Me 2:44 Maynard Ferguson (1957) saxophone
  3. Caravan 2:39 Dinah Washington with Quincy Jones and His Orchestra (1957) alto saxophone
  4. Is You Is or Is You Ain’t Ma Baby 2:58 Dinah Washington with Quincy Jones and His Orchestra (1957) alto saxophone
  5. Give Me the Simple Life 2:34 Maynard Ferguson (1957) saxophone
  6. Perdido 3:25 Dinah Washington with Quincy Jones and His Orchestra (1957) alto saxophone
  7. The Lamp Is Low 3:24 Maynard Ferguson (1957) saxophone
  8. I’ll Close My Eyes 3:59 Dinah Washington with Quincy Jones and His Orchestra (1957) alto saxophone
  9. But Not for Me 2:26 Dinah Washington with Quincy Jones and His Orchestra (1957) alto saxophone
  10. A Foggy Day 3:02 Maynard Ferguson (1957) saxophone
  11. My Funny Valentine 4:00 Maynard Ferguson (1957) saxophone
  12. You’re Crying 3:31 Dinah Washington with Quincy Jones and His Orchestra (1957) alto saxophone
  13. The Song Is You 2:10 Maynard Ferguson (1957) saxophone
  14. They Didn’t Believe Me 2:47 Dinah Washington with Quincy Jones and His Orchestra (1957) alto saxophone
  15. Makin’ Whoopee 2:28 Dinah Washington with Quincy Jones and His Orchestra (1957) alto saxophone
  16. Never Let Me Go 2:45 Dinah Washington With Quincy Jones And His Orchestra (1957) alto saxophone
  17. I Never Knew 3:08 Maynard Ferguson (1957) saxophone
  18. Moonlight in Vermont 3:49 Maynard Ferguson (1957) saxophone
  19. Ev’ry Time We Say Goodbye 2:29 Dinah Washington with Quincy Jones and His Orchestra (1957) alto saxophone
  20. I Hadn't Anyone Till You 1:42 Maynard Ferguson (1957) saxophone
  21. Somebody Loves Me 2:32 Dinah Washington With Quincy Jones And His Orchestra (1957) alto saxophone
  22. Jeepers Creepers 2:32 Maynard Ferguson (1957) saxophone
  23. Easy to Love 3:10 Maynard Ferguson (1957) saxophone
  24. Handful of Stars 4:44 Anthony Ortega (1961) horn
  25. Memories of Spring 4:21 Anthony Ortega (1961) horn
  26. Lady Bird 4:30 Anthony Ortega (1961) horn
  27. Happy Day 4:21 Anthony Ortega (1961) horn
  28. Sweet Georgia Brown 3:01 Anthony Ortega (1961) horn
  29. Birdwatcher 4:37 Anthony Ortega (1961) horn
  30. Laura 4:02 Anthony Ortega (1961) horn
  31. Body and Soul 4:09 Anthony Ortega (1961) horn
  32. Serenade to Sonny 2:11 Anthony Ortega (1961) horn
  33. Cherokee 3:16 Anthony Ortega (1961) horn
  34. Titoro 4:21 Anthony Ortega (1961) horn
  35. We'll Be Together Again 5:18 Anthony Ortega (1961) horn
  36. They All Laughed 3:35 Anthony Ortega (1961) horn
  37. Strolling Through the Casbah 4:00 Anthony Ortega (1961) horn
  38. Li’l Darlin’ 5:17 Gerald Wilson Orchestra (1967) alto saxophone
  39. Misty 3:03 Gerald Wilson Orchestra (1967) alto saxophone
  40. The “It’s” Where It's At 5:38 Gerald Wilson Orchestra (1967) alto saxophone
  41. I’ve Got It Bad (And That Ain’t Good) 4:10 Gerald Wilson Orchestra (1967) alto saxophone
  42. I Should Care 3:27 Gerald Wilson Orchestra (1967) alto saxophone
  43. Viva Tirado 7:46 Gerald Wilson Orchestra (1967) alto saxophone
  44. Paper Man 6:46 Gerald Wilson Orchestra (1967) alto saxophone
  45. Blues for a Scorpio 5:52 Gerald Wilson Orchestra (1967) alto saxophone
  46. Lullaby From Rosemary's Baby 2:47 Gerald Wilson Orchestra (1968) woodwind
  47. The Look of Love 2:30 The Three Sounds and The Oliver Nelson Orchestra (1968) alto saxophone
  48. My Romance 2:54 The Three Sounds and The Oliver Nelson Orchestra (1968) alto saxophone
  49. Pretty Polly 2:30 Gerald Wilson Orchestra (1968) woodwind
  50. Mini Waltz ?:?? Gerald Wilson Orchestra (1968) woodwind

Credited as (3)

  1. Anthony Ortega
  2. Bob Zieff featuring Chet Baker Anthony Ortega Jack Nimitz Dick Wetmore
  3. Anthony Ortega Chamber Orchestra

Works (4)

Wrote

  1. New Dance I and II
  2. Sentimentalize
  3. Conversation Piece
  4. G, the Key

Links (10)

Other Databases

  1. https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/207508
  2. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb14009879c
  3. https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-no92005220
  4. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no92005220
  5. https://d-nb.info/gnd/134853040

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/281329

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000583126

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/231772152

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q573725

Biographies

  1. https://www.latimes.com/obituaries/story/2022-11-02/sax-great-anthony-ortega-dies-from-frank-sinatra-to-frank-zappa-he-played-with