Debut of a Legend
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Debut of a Legend is a 1994 album by jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...

 violin
Violin
The violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....

ist Johnny Frigo
Johnny Frigo
Johnny Frigo was an American jazz violinist and bassist.His son, Derek John Frigo, was the lead guitarist for the rock band Enuff Z'nuff. Derek Frigo died of a drug overdose on May 28, 2004....

. Contrary to the title, it was his third album as a leader.

Track listing

  1. "Get Happy" (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler) – 4:33
  2. "I'm Old Fashioned" (Jerome Kern, Johnny Mercer) – 4:03
  3. "Osaka Saki" (Johnny Frigo) – 3:04
  4. "Too Late Now/Street of Dreams" (Burton Lane, Alan Jay Lerner) – 5:10
  5. "Bow Jest" (Frigo) – 3:30
  6. "Nuages" (Django Reinhardt) – 4:25
  7. "Jitterbug Waltz" (Richard Maltby, Jr., Fats Waller) – 6:14
  8. "Heather on the Hill/How Are Things in Glocca Morra?" (Lerner, Frederick Loewe) – 5:25
  9. "I Love Paris" (Cole Porter) – 5:01
  10. "Here's That Rainy Day" (Johnny Burke, James VanHeusen) – 6:19
  11. "Lush Life" (Billy Strayhorn) – 3:09
  12. "Jeannine" (Duke Pearson) – 5:04

Personnel

  • Johnny Frigo
    Johnny Frigo
    Johnny Frigo was an American jazz violinist and bassist.His son, Derek John Frigo, was the lead guitarist for the rock band Enuff Z'nuff. Derek Frigo died of a drug overdose on May 28, 2004....

     - violin
    Violin
    The violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....

  • Gene Bertoncini
    Gene Bertoncini
    -Biography:Bertoncini was born in New York City, where he was raised in a musical family. His father played guitar and harmonica. Bertoncini began playing guitar at age seven and by age sixteen was appearing on television. He graduated from high school and attended the University of Notre Dame,...

     - guitar
    Guitar
    The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...

  • Michael Moore
    Michael Moore (bassist)
    Michael Moore is an American jazz bassist.Moore started on bass at age 15, at Withrow High School in Cincinnati, where he performed in various ensembles as well as the Presentation Orchestra in George G. "Smittie" Smith's famed The Withrow Minstrels. He played with his father in nightclubs in...

     - double-bass
  • Bill Goodwin
    Bill Goodwin
    Bill Goodwin was for many years the announcer and regular character of the Burns and Allen radio program, and subsequently The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show on television from 1950-51...

     - drums
    Drum kit
    A drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....

  • Bob Kindred - clarinet
    Clarinet
    The clarinet is a musical instrument of woodwind type. The name derives from adding the suffix -et to the Italian word clarino , as the first clarinets had a strident tone similar to that of a trumpet. The instrument has an approximately cylindrical bore, and uses a single reed...

    , tenor saxophone
    Tenor saxophone
    The tenor saxophone is a medium-sized member of the saxophone family, a group of instruments invented by Adolphe Sax in the 1840s. The tenor, with the alto, are the two most common types of saxophones. The tenor is pitched in the key of B, and written as a transposing instrument in the treble...

  • Joe Vito - piano
    Piano
    The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...

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