Glenn Zottola, born in Port Chester, New York

Port Chester, New York

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, is an American jazz trumpeter and saxophonist.

Zottola is known for his work with Lionel Hampton

Lionel Hampton

Lionel Leo Hampton was an American jazz vibraphonist, pianist, percussionist, bandleader and actor. Like Red Norvo, he was one of the first jazz vibraphone players. Hampton ranks among the great names in jazz history, having worked with a who's who of jazz musicians, from Benny Goodman and Buddy...

, the Benny Goodman

Benny Goodman

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 Sextet and Bob Wilber

Bob Wilber

Bob Wilber is an internationally recognized American jazz clarinetist, saxophonist and band leader living in Chipping Campden, England. Although his scope covers a wide range of jazz, Wilber has been a dedicated advocate of classic styles, working throughout his career to present traditional jazz...

, and has played for a broad range of vocalists, particularly Mel Tormé

Mel Tormé

Melvin Howard Tormé , nicknamed The Velvet Fog, was an American musician, known for his jazz singing. He was also a jazz composer and arranger, a drummer, an actor in radio, film, and television, and the author of five books...

, Frank Sinatra

Frank Sinatra

Francis Albert "Frank" Sinatra was an American singer and actor.Beginning his musical career in the swing era with Harry James and Tommy Dorsey, Sinatra became an unprecedentedly successful solo artist in the early to mid-1940s, after being signed to Columbia Records in 1943. Being the idol of the...

, Peggy Lee

Peggy Lee

Peggy Lee was an American jazz and popular music singer, songwriter, composer, and actress in a career spanning six decades. From her beginning as a vocalist on local radio to singing with Benny Goodman's big band, she forged a sophisticated persona, evolving into a multi-faceted artist and...

, Ella Fitzgerald

Ella Fitzgerald

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 and Joe Williams

Joe Williams

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. He has recorded over 30 albums, performed at major jazz festivals throughout the world, and was a featured soloist at Benny Goodman's Carnegie Hall

Carnegie Hall

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 50th Anniversary in 1988. In 1995, Zottola was Band Leader on the Suzanne Somers

Suzanne Somers

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 daytime TV Talk Show

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 at Universal Studios

Universal Studios

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.

As bandleader

• Live at Eddie Condons;
• Steamin' Mainstream;
• Jazz in Christmas time;
• Secret love.

As featured soloist

• Ode to Bechet - Bob Wilber
• Play Jazz Tonight - Steve Allen; Concord Records
• Love Held Lightly - Peggy Lee; Angel Records

External links

• Glenn Zottola web site, retrieved 18 March 2011.