Alfred Gallodoro

Infobox musical artist
Name = Alfred Gallodoro


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Background = non_vocal_instrumentalist
Birth_name = Alfred J. Gallodoro
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Born = birth date|1913|6|20
Died = death date and age|2008|10|4|1913|6|20
Oneonta, New York, USA
Origin = Birmingham, Alabama, USA
Instrument = alto saxophone, clarinet, bass clarinet
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Genre = Jazz
Occupation = Musician
Years_active = 1920's-2008
Label = Golden Rooster, Basta, Chmusic Productions
Associated_acts = the Paul Whiteman orchestra
URL = http://www.algallodoro.com/
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Dr. Alfred J. Gallodoro, (June 20, 1913 – October 4, 2008) was a North American jazz musician and saxophonist, who performed from the 1920s up until his last performance on September 20, 2008 at the Corning Jazz and Harvest Festival in Corning, NY. [ [http://www.algallodoro.com/bio.htm Al Gallodoro's webpage] algallodoro.com] Beginning in 1981, he instructed in fields of clarinet performance, saxophone performance, and jazz improvisation at Hartwick College; the school awarded him an honorary doctorate degree in September 2005. [ [http://www.hartwick.edu/x1114.xml] hartwick.edu] He played for nearly four decades with the Paul Whiteman orchestra.

Discography

* "The Many Sides of Al Gallodoro" (1998) Golden Rooster Records
* "Out of Nowhere" (1999) Basta Records
* "Caffe Lena Live" (2003) Golden Rooster Records
* "Sarasota Saxes" (2003) Golden Rooster Records
* "Daybreak - Lyrical Jazz" (2006) Golden Rooster Records/Chmusic Productions
* "Infinite Gallodoro." (2006). Golden Rooster Records/Chmusic Productions
* "Saxophone Contrasts, For your listening pleasure" (2006) Golden Rooster Records/Chmusic Productions

References