Glenn Zottola

Glenn Zottola
Birth name	Glenn Paul Zottola
Born	(1947-04-28) April 28, 1947 (age 77) Port Chester, New York, U.S.[1]
Genres	Jazz
Occupation	Musician
Instrument(s)	Trumpet, saxophone
Years active	1960–present
Labels	Angel, Atlantic, Chiaroscuro, Classic Jazz, Concord, Dreamstreet, Famous Door, Harbinger, Progressive
Website	www.glennzottola.com

Glenn Paul Zottola, (born April 28, 1947)[1] is an American jazz trumpeter and saxophonist.

He is known for his work with Lionel Hampton, Benny Goodman, and Bob Wilber, and has accompanied a broad range of vocalists, including Mel Tormé, Frank Sinatra, Peggy Lee, Ella Fitzgerald, and Joe Williams.[2] He has recorded over 50 albums and, in 1988, was a featured soloist at the 50th anniversary of Benny Goodman's Carnegie Hall Concert.[1] In 1995, Zottola was bandleader on the Suzanne Somers daytime TV talk show at Universal Studios.[3][4]

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 Live with Bob Wilber (Classic Jazz, 2013)
• Charlie Parker with Strings Revisited (Classic Jazz, 2015)

As sideman

With Butch Miles

• 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

• Bob Wilber and the Bechet Legacy (Bodeswell, 1981)
• Ode to Bechet (Jazzology, 1982)
• On the Road (Bodeswell, 1992)

With others

• Mousey Alexander, The Mouse Roars! (Famous Door, 1979)
• Steve Allen, Steve Allen Plays Jazz Tonight (Concord Jazz, 1993)
• Phil Bodner et al, Highlights in Jazz (Stash, 1985)
• George Kelly, Plays the Music of Don Redman (Stash, 1984)
• Peggy Lee, Love Held Lightly (Angel, 1993)
• George Masso, A Swinging Case of Masso-Ism (Famous Door, 1981)
• George Masso, No Frills, Just Music (Famous Door, 1984)
• Maxine Sullivan, Together (Atlantic, 1987)

References

1. Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Who's Who of Jazz (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 445. ISBN 0-85112-580-8.
2. Carr, Ian; Fairweather, Digby; Priestley, Brian (1995). Jazz: The Rough Guide. The Rough Guides. pp. 617. ISBN 1-85828-137-7.
3. "Glenn Zottola - Filmography - Movies & TV - NYTimes.com". The New York Times. 4 November 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-11-04. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
4. "UNIVERSAL STUDIOS HOLLYWOOD NAMED HOME FOR 'THE SUZANNE SOMERS SHOW' - Free Online Library". Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2011-03-18.

External links

• Glenn Zottola web site Archived 2012-11-16 at the Wayback Machine