John E. Carisi (February 23, 1922 – October 3, 1992)
was an American
trumpeter and
composer.
Early life and career
Carisi was born in Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey on February 22, 1922,
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The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music
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Jamaica, Queens, Carisi attended
Jamaica High School,
where he taught himself trumpet while playing in dance bands in 1937.
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Early in his career, Carisi was a member of
Herbie Fields
Herbie Fields (Herbert Bernfeld, May 24, 1919 – September 17, 1958) was an American jazz musician. He attended New York's famed Juilliard School of Music (1936–38) and served in the U.S. Army from 1941 to 1943.
Career
Membership in the Raym ...
's Orchestra (1938–1943) and
Glenn Miller's 'Army Air Force Band'.
After the war he worked with
Ray McKinley
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Claude Thornhill
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Early years
Thornhill was the son of J. Chester Thornhill ...
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Charlie Barnet
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His major recordings were "Skyliner", " Cherokee", "The Wrong Idea", "Scotch and Soda", "In a Mizz", and "Southland Shuffl ...
,
Urbie Green, and
Benny Goodman, among others and studied with acclaimed composer
Stefan Wolpe.
His
minor-
blues composition "
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" was quickly recognized as a unique jazz classic, after it was recorded by
Miles Davis at the sessions which later became known as the ''
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Other notable versions have been recorded by
Bill Evans, and the
Gerry Mulligan Concert Jazz Band. Another well known Carisi piece, "Springsville", was recorded by Miles Davis, as arranged by Gil Evans on the album, ''
Miles Ahead''.
In 1957, he arranged the music for Urbie Green's album, ''All About Urbie Green''. He shared an album with
Cecil Taylor that was released as ''
Into the Hot'' under
Gil Evans
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' name for
Impulse! in 1961, and arranged
Marvin Stamm
Marvin Louis Stamm (born May 23, 1939) is an American jazz trumpeter.
Career
Stamm was born in Memphis, Tennessee, United States. Stamm began on trumpet at age twelve. He attended North Texas State University, where he was a member of the One ...
's 1968 album ''Machinations''.
Carisi also taught, at
Queens College and later at
Manhattan School of Music.
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The Later Swing Era, 1942 - 1955
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On October 3, 1992, at the age of 70, Carisi died in
New York as a result of complications stemming from open heart surgery undergone in February of that year.
Selected discography
*
Urbie Green: ''
All About Urbie Green and His Big Band'' (ABC-Paramount, 1956)
* Miles Davis & Gil Evans Orchestra: ''
Miles Ahead'' (Columbia, 1957)
* Gil Evans: ''
Gil Evans & Ten'' (Prestige, 1957)
* John Carisi: ''The New Jazz Sound of Showboat'' (Columbia, 1960)
* Gil Evans: ''
Into the Hot'' (Impulse! Records; 1961)
* Marvin Stamm: ''Machinations'' (Verve, 1968)
* John Carisi,
Eddie Sauter,
Christian Wolff, Stefan Wolpe: ''Counterpoise'' (hat(now)ART; 2000)
References
Literature
* Hentoff, Nat: ''Liner Notes'' to ''Into The Hot'' (Impulse!, 1961)
* Morton, Richard & Cook, Brian: ''The Penguin Guide To Jazz on CD'', Second Edition, 1994 & Sixth Edition, London, Penguin, 2002
External links
*
Verve on CarisiNew York Sun (2007)
American jazz trumpeters
American male trumpeters
American male composers
1922 births
1992 deaths
20th-century American composers
20th-century trumpeters
20th-century American male musicians
American male jazz musicians
Jamaica High School (New York City) alumni
Manhattan School of Music faculty
Musicians from Queens, New York
People from Jamaica, Queens
Queens College, City University of New York faculty
United States Army Air Forces personnel of World War II
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