Anthony Frank "Tony" Inzalaco, Jr. (born January 14, 1938) is an American

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drummer. Inzalaco was born in Passaic, New Jersey. He obtained bachelor's and master's degrees from the Manhattan School of Music, and was active in the United States from 1959 to 1968, performing and/or recording with

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, Donald Byrd, Chris Connor, Maynard Ferguson, Jim Hall,

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, Lee Konitz, Morris Nanton, Duke Pearson, Benny Powell,

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, and

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. In 1968 he moved to Germany, where he lived until 1978 as member of the bands of

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and

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. While in Germany he worked with

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and Francy Boland,

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, Art Farmer, Dizzy Gillespie,

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, Horace Parlan,

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, Ben Webster again,

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, and

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. After moving back to the US, he was active principally in Boston in the 1980s, working with Byrd, Griffin, and Farmer again, as well as with

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, and

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. He relocated again to Los Angeles in the 1990s, where he led his own ensemble.

Discography

Trio: ''A Jazz Portrait of Roger Kellaway'', Fresh Sound, FSR-147, 1963, CD * Maynard Ferguson Orchester: ''The New Sounds'', Fresh Sound, FSCD-2010, 1964, CD * Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland Big Band: ''Latin Kaleidoscope'', MPS, 15 213, 1968, LP * Paul Nero: ''El Condor Pasa – Paul Nero in South-America'',

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, 1970, LP *

: ''My Kind of Sunshine'' MPS 2121331-5, 1971, LP *

: ''Mirrors'', Freedom 26316, 1971, LP * Stan Getz/ Francy Boland: ''Change of Scenes'', Verve/Ex Libris 171 084, 1971, LP * Ira Kris Group: ''Jazzanova'', MPS 21 20907-5, 1971, LP * Mangelsdorff- Whigham- Persson-

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: ''Trombone Workshop'', MPS 2120915-6, 1971, LP * Bora Roković: ''Ultra Native'' MPS 1972 * Maynard Ferguson: ''Dues'', Mainstream, MSM 474418 2, 1972, CD * Ben Webster: ''In Hannover'', Impro-Jazz, IJ 506v (DVD; auch Gambit Records – 69316 als CD), 1973, (mit

Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen (, 27 May 1946 – 19 April 2005), also known by his abbreviated nickname NHØP, was a Danish jazz double bassist. Biography Pedersen was born in Osted, near Roskilde, on the Danish island of Zealand, the son of ...

) * Peter Herbolzheimer: ''Rhythm Combination & Brass'', MPS, 0088.048, 1970 – 1974, LP * Art Farmer: ''A Sleeping Bee''

Sonet Records Sonet Records was a jazz, pop and rock record label operating as an imprint of Universal Music Sweden. It was founded in Sweden in 1956. Sonet Records was established by Sven Lindholm and Gunnar Bergström, who managed the label into the 1980s ...

, SNTCD 715, 1974, CD * Francy Boland: ''Papillon Noir'', Freedom 40176, 1975, LP *

: ''Stable Mable'', SteepleChase SCCD-31040, 1975, CD * Eugen Cicero: ''For My Friends'', Intercord 130.010, 1977, LP *

Trio: ''Blues Inside Out'', MPS 0068218, 1978, LP *

: '' At the Subway Club 1973'', Elemental, 2019

References

Sources

*"Tony Inzalaco". '' The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz''. 2nd edition, ed. Barry Kernfeld. {{DEFAULTSORT:Inzalaco, Tony 1938 births American jazz drummers Musicians from New Jersey Living people Musicians from Passaic, New Jersey 20th-century American drummers American male drummers 20th-century American male musicians American male jazz musicians