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Joe Venuti

Born: Sep 16, 1903 in Philadelphia, PA

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Died: Aug 14, 1978 in Seattle, WA

Genre: Jazz

Styles: Swing, Classic Jazz, Dixieland, Mainstream Jazz

Biography: Although renowned as one of the world's great practical jokers (he once called a couple dozen bass players with an alleged gig and asked them to show up with their instruments at a busy street corner just so he could view the resulting chaos), Joe Venuti's real importance to jazz is as improvised music's ...Read full biography

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Alone At The Palace

Released: 1977

Label: IODA

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For one of violinist Joe Venuti's final recording sessions, he engages in a set of duets with the talented swing pianist Dave McKenna. The original LP had a dozen performances and the reissue CD adds seven ...Read full review

Gems

Released: 1975

Label: Concord Jazz

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This matchup between violinist Joe Venuti and guitarist George Barnes works quite well. With fine accompaniment from rhythm guitarist Bob Gibbons, bassist Herb Mickman and drummer Jake Hanna, the lead ...Read full review

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