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SAM NOTO Born: Apr 17, 1930 in Buffalo, New York Sam Noto Genre: Jazz Active: '50s - '10'S Instruments: Trumpet,Flugelhorn, Biography An excellent bop soloist, Sam Noto's late-'70s recordings for Xanadu briefly gave him a high profile in the U.S. Best-known in his early days as a big band player, Noto was with Stan Kenton (1955-1958), Louie Bellson (1959), back with Kenton (1960), and twice with Count Basie during 1964-1967. He spent much of 1969-1975 working in Las Vegas where he became acquainted with Red Rodney. Rodney used Noto on a 1974 recording and, although he moved to Toronto in 1975 (where he worked in the studios and regularly with Rob McConnell's Boss Brass into the early '80s), Noto gained some fame for his many recordings with Xanadu. Although appearing on records less often after that, Sam Noto remained quite active in Toronto up until early 2000's and now lives in Fort Erie , Ontario closer to the home town of Buffalo where he plays the occasional gig there. Representative Albums Entrance!, Now Hear This, Noto-Riety Influences: Fats Navarro, Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis, Clifford Brown Worked With: Charlie Parker , DIZZY GILESPIE , RED RODNEY , BUDDY RICH , DON MENZA , JOE ROMANO , LARRY CAVELLI , LOUIS BELLSON , Kenny Shroyer, Frank Rosolino, Ed Leddy, Archie LeCoQue, Kent Larsen, Joe "Red" Kelly, Phil Gilbert, Bob Fitzpatrick, Bill Catalano, Jim Amlotte, Anita O'Day, Lennie Niehaus, Bud Shank, Bill Perkins, Rob McConnell, Mel Lewis, Stan Kenton, Richie Kamuca, plus many more. Mentioned In Sam Noto ; ALBUMS Noto-Riety (1978 Album by Sam Noto) Act One (1975 Album by Sam Noto) Entrance! (1975 Album by Sam Noto) Notes to You (1977 Album by Sam Noto) Now Hear This (1999 Album by Sam Noto) RENAISSANCE LIVE 1966 {2001 CD BY SAM NOTO} LIVE AT THE RENAISSANCE 1966 {2002 CD BY SAM NOTO} SMOKIN JAZZ {2006 COMPILALION 2 CD
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Noto has accomplished a lot on the trumpet– from his years with Stan Kenton as a strong lead trumpet player to becoming a virtuosic soloist in the 70s. He joined Stan Kenton in 1953, having only studied trumpet in grade school, and after touring with another band at the age of 17. In 1959, he toured Europe with the Louie Bellson-Pearl Bailey show, and from 1964 to 1965, he played with Count Basie and his Orchestra. Sam opened up a coffee house called Renaissance which he played at regularly for about a year, and then he moved out to Las Vegas, working in hotel bands with Red Rodney, whom he made a few recordings with. In the 70s, he started working with Rob McConnell's Boss Brass in Toronto, playing virtuosic improvisations inspired by Clifford Brown, although entirely his own work. Aside from Brown, and a few other musicians, he also was influenced by Fats Navarro, Miles Davis, and Dizzy Gillespie. Throught the 90s, he freelanced actively in the Toronto area. MORE Recordings - Two Originals (Rob McConnell) Cuban Fire! (Stan Kenton) Kenton In Hi-Fi (Stan Kenton) Kenton Showcase (Stan Kenton) Live In Digital (Rob McConnel) Live at the Patio Gardens (Stan Kenton) Night Flight (Rob McConnell) Retrospective (Stan Kenton) The Jazz Album (Rob McConnell)
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