Glenn Paul Zottola, (born April 28, 1947) is an American jazz

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and

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. He is known for his work with

Lionel Hampton Lionel Leo Hampton (April 20, 1908 – August 31, 2002) was an American jazz vibraphonist, pianist, percussionist, and bandleader. Hampton worked with jazz musicians from Teddy Wilson, Benny Goodman, and Buddy Rich, to Charlie Parker, Charles M ...

Benny Goodman Benjamin David Goodman (May 30, 1909 – June 13, 1986) was an American clarinetist and bandleader known as the "King of Swing". From 1936 until the mid-1940s, Goodman led one of the most popular swing big bands in the United States. His co ...

, and

Bob Wilber Robert Sage Wilber (March 15, 1928 – August 4, 2019) was an American jazz clarinetist, saxophonist, and band leader. Although his scope covers a wide range of jazz, Wilber was a dedicated advocate of classic styles, working throughout his caree ...

, and has accompanied a broad range of vocalists, including

Mel Tormé Melvin Howard Tormé (September 13, 1925 – June 5, 1999), nicknamed "The Velvet Fog", was an American musician, singer, composer, arranger, drummer, actor, and author. He composed the music for "The Christmas Song" ("Chestnuts Roasting on an Op ...

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Peggy Lee Norma Deloris Egstrom (May 26, 1920 – January 21, 2002), known professionally as Peggy Lee, was an American jazz and popular music singer, songwriter, composer, and actress, over a career spanning seven decades. From her beginning as a vocalis ...

Ella Fitzgerald Ella Jane Fitzgerald (April 25, 1917June 15, 1996) was an American jazz singer, sometimes referred to as the "First Lady of Song", "Queen of Jazz", and "Lady Ella". She was noted for her purity of tone, impeccable diction, phrasing, timing, in ...

, and Joe Williams. He has recorded over 50 albums and, in 1988, was a featured soloist at the 50th anniversary of Benny Goodman's Carnegie Hall Concert. In 1995, Zottola was bandleader on the

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daytime TV talk show at

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Discography

As leader

* ''Live at Eddie Condon's'' (Dreamstreet, 1981) * ''Secret Love'' (Famous Door, 1982) * ''Stardust'' (Famous Door, 1984) * ''Christmas in Jazztime'' (Dreamstreet, 1986) * ''Bechet Legacy: Birch Hall Concerts Liv''e with Bob Wilber (Classic Jazz, 2013) * ''Charlie Parker with Strings Revisited'' (Classic Jazz, 2015)

As sideman

With

Butch Miles Butch Miles (born Charles J. Thorton, Jr. on July 4, 1944) is an American jazz drummer. He has played with the Count Basie Orchestra, Dave Brubeck, Ella Fitzgerald, Sammy Davis Jr., Frank Sinatra, Lena Horne and Tony Bennett Career Miles, who ci ...

* ''Butch Miles Salutes Chick Webb'' (Famous Door, 1980) * ''Butch Miles Swings Some Standards'' (Famous Door, 1981) * ''Butch Miles Salutes Gene Krupa'' (Famous Door, 1982) * ''More Miles... More Standards'' (Famous Door, 1985) With

* ''Bob Wilber and the Bechet Legacy'' (Bodeswell, 1981) * ''Ode to Bechet'' (Jazzology, 1982) * ''On the Road'' (Bodeswell, 1992) With others *

Mousey Alexander Elmer "Mousey" Alexander (June 19, 1922 – October 9, 1988) was an American jazz drummer. Career Alexander was born in Gary, Indiana to Assyrian parents from Iran. He grew up in Chicago, eventually studying at the Roy C. Knapp School of Percus ...

, ''The Mouse Roars!'' (Famous Door, 1979) *

Steve Allen Stephen Valentine Patrick William Allen (December 26, 1921 – October 30, 2000) was an American television personality, radio personality, musician, composer, actor, comedian, and writer. In 1954, he achieved national fame as the co-cre ...

, ''Steve Allen Plays Jazz Tonight'' (Concord Jazz, 1993) *

Phil Bodner Philip L. Bodner (June 13, 1917 – February 24, 2008) was an American jazz clarinetist and studio musician who also played flute, oboe, saxophone, and English horn. Career A native of Waterbury, Connecticut, Bodner worked as a studio musician ...

et al, ''Highlights in Jazz'' (Stash, 1985) * George Kelly, ''Plays the Music of Don Redman'' (Stash, 1984) *

, ''Love Held Lightly'' (Angel, 1993) *

George Masso George Masso (November 17, 1926 – October 22, 2019) was an American jazz trombonist, bandleader, vibraphonist, and composer specializing in swing and Dixieland. Masso is notable for his work from 1948–1950 as a member of the Jimmy Dorsey band ...

, ''A Swinging Case of Masso-Ism'' (Famous Door, 1981) * George Masso, ''No Frills, Just Music'' (Famous Door, 1984) *

Maxine Sullivan Maxine Sullivan (May 13, 1911 – April 7, 1987), born Marietta Williams in Homestead, Pennsylvania, United States, was an American jazz vocalist and performer. As a vocalist, Sullivan was active for half a century, from the mid-1930s to just be ...

, ''Together'' (Atlantic, 1987)

References

External links

Glenn Zottola web site
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