- Boots Mussulli
Boots Mussulli (November 18, 1917,
Milford, Massachusetts - September 23, 1967,Norfolk, Massachusetts ) was an Americanjazz saxophonist, based chiefly out ofBoston .Mussulli's first instrument was
clarinet , which he first played at age 12. He played withMal Hallett in Massachusetts around 1940, and joinedTeddy Powell 's group in 1943-44. He played withStan Kenton from 1944 to 1947 and returned to play with Kenton again on tour in 1952 and 1954. He also played withVido Musso ,Gene Krupa (1948),Charlie Ventura (1949),Serge Chaloff ,Toshiko Akiyoshi (1955), andHerb Pomeroy .From the mid-1950s he concentrated more on
music education , leading a local youth orchestra, the Milford Youth Band, at theNewport Jazz Festival in 1967. He died ofcancer shortly thereafter.Discography as leader
*Boots Mussulli Quartet
*Unknown title (Storyville Records , 1954)
*"Kenton Presents Jazz: Boots Mussulli" (Capitol Records , 1954)References
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Scott Yanow , [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:gifqxqu5ldse~T1 Boots Mussulli] atAllmusic
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