John Pizzarelli
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John Paul Pizzarelli, Jr. (born April 6, 1960) is an American jazz guitarist
, vocalist, songwriter
and bandleader
. He has had a lengthy career as a recording artist, performing for a variety of labels that include Telarc Records, RCA Records
and Chesky Records
, among others. He has recorded twenty-three albums of his own, as well as other joint recordings with his father, Bucky Pizzarelli
. Additionally, he has appeared on more than forty albums of other recording artists, including those of James Taylor
, Rosemary Clooney
and his wife, Jessica Molaskey
.
s of music
, either as the leader
or in tandem with other performers. Among others, Pizzarelli has recorded with such luminaries as George Shearing
, Rosemary Clooney
, Johnny Frigo
and Buddy DeFranco
, as well as the Boston Pops Orchestra
. Many if not most of his albums have received good to excellent reviews and are very popular sellers. Additionally, he has been a guest performer on numerous records throughout his career, for a total of over 140 albums.
Pizzarelli often performs with his own jazz quartet, composed of his brother Martin Pizzarelli
on double-bass, drummer Tony Tedesco and Larry Fuller on piano
. He is also sometimes compared to another jazz
singer, Harry Connick, Jr.
, for his performances of jazz standards and overall popularity. John has appeared in commercials for Foxwoods Casino, and he and his wife are also hosts of their own jazz radio program (Radio Deluxe with John Pizzarelli).
Particularly lauded for his swinging interpretations of jazz standards, Pizzarelli also composes his own songs, some of which have achieved a sort of modern "standard" status in their own right. He is also a fan of bossa nova
and released an album entirely composed of that type of music.
Perhaps his most famous and highly-regarded album, though, is Dear Mr. Cole
, an album featuring Pizzarelli's versions of some of Nat "King" Cole's
most famous songs. Interestingly, the John Pizzarelli Trio only appears together on track one of the album, Style is Back in Style. The rest of the album features Pizzarelli performing with Christian McBride
on bass and Benny Green
on piano.
Pizzarelli is also known for his winning personality, and his great rapport
with audience
s during his live performances has gone a long way to garnering him cachet with the jazz public. He is also known to sing his solo lines while playing his guitar. His major vocal influences include Nat Cole and New Jersey jazz singer/accordionist Joe Mooney
, known for his relaxed singing style.
Pizzarelli also sings the theme for Foxwoods Casino, "The Wonder of It All."
Pizzarelli and his wife, singer Jessica Molaskey co-host the nationally syndicated weekly radio program "Radio Deluxe with John Pizzarelli."
He appeared on the March 31, 2007 episode of the NPR weekly radio news quiz, "Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me", on the "Not My Job" segment.
, was born in Paterson, New Jersey
, the son of legendary jazz guitarist Bucky Pizzarelli
. During childhood, Pizzarelli was a counselor at the now defunct Knights Day Camp. He grew up in Bergen County, New Jersey
and attended Don Bosco Preparatory High School
in Ramsey, New Jersey
, an all-boys Roman Catholic High School. He frequently expresses pride about being from New Jersey; a fan favorite at his live shows is the Cosgriff-Bernardi number I Like Jersey Best, a largely humorous tribute to the Garden State.
Pizzarelli is a huge Boston Red Sox
fan, and has played baseball (in one capacity or another) all his life. In high school
he split his time between studying music and playing sport
s. As he once said in an interview
: "I wasn't making any of the sports teams and I was a big sports fanatic. That's when I realized there was a reason why I was going to band practice." In April, 2007 he performed at the BLOHARDS
luncheon at The Yale Club of New York City
, the BLOHARDS being Red Sox Nation
chapter in New York.
He married singer Jessica Molaskey
in 1998, and the couple have a daughter, Madeleine Elizabeth, who attends Anderson. Pizzarelli also has a son, John Paul Pizzarelli, who is now attending college. They now live in New York City.
Jazz guitarist
Jazz guitarists are guitar players who play jazz music on the guitar using an approach to playing chords, melodies, and improvised solo lines which is called jazz guitar playing. The guitar has fulfilled the roles of accompanist and soloist in small and large ensembles and also as an unaccompanied...
, vocalist, songwriter
Songwriter
A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...
and bandleader
Bandleader
A bandleader is the leader of a band of musicians. The term is most commonly, though not exclusively, used with a group that plays popular music as a small combo or a big band, such as one which plays jazz, blues, rhythm and blues or rock and roll music....
. He has had a lengthy career as a recording artist, performing for a variety of labels that include Telarc Records, RCA Records
RCA Records
RCA Records is one of the flagship labels of Sony Music Entertainment. The RCA initials stand for Radio Corporation of America , which was the parent corporation from 1929 to 1985 and a partner from 1985 to 1986.RCA's Canadian unit is Sony's oldest label...
and Chesky Records
Chesky Records
Chesky Records is a record label aimed primarily at audiophiles. For the most part, jazz, Latin jazz, classical, and adult contemporary CDs and DVDs are produced, but they also manufacture high end audio equipment. The label was founded and is run by grammy nominated composer David Chesky and his...
, among others. He has recorded twenty-three albums of his own, as well as other joint recordings with his father, Bucky Pizzarelli
Bucky Pizzarelli
John Paul "Bucky" Pizzarelli is an American Jazz guitarist and banjoist, and the father of jazz guitarist John Pizzarelli and upright bassist Martin Pizzarelli. Pizzarelli has also worked for NBC as a staffman for Dick Cavett and also ABC with Bobby Rosengarden in...
. Additionally, he has appeared on more than forty albums of other recording artists, including those of James Taylor
James Taylor
James Vernon Taylor is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. A five-time Grammy Award winner, Taylor was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2000....
, Rosemary Clooney
Rosemary Clooney
Rosemary Clooney was an American singer and actress. She came to prominence in the early 1950s with the novelty hit "Come On-a My House" written by William Saroyan and his cousin Ross Bagdasarian , which was followed by other pop numbers such as "Botch-a-Me" Rosemary Clooney (May 23, 1928 –...
and his wife, Jessica Molaskey
Jessica Molaskey
Jessica Molaskey is a professional singer of torch songs and show tunes. She has appeared in a dozen Broadway shows such as the revival of Sunday in the Park With George and Cats and has premiered theater pieces off-Broadway, including the Jason Robert Brown 1995 musical Songs for a New World, and...
.
Career
Despite his young age, Pizzarelli has recorded nearly 40 albumAlbum
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
s of music
Music
Music is an art form whose medium is sound and silence. Its common elements are pitch , rhythm , dynamics, and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture...
, either as the leader
Bandleader
A bandleader is the leader of a band of musicians. The term is most commonly, though not exclusively, used with a group that plays popular music as a small combo or a big band, such as one which plays jazz, blues, rhythm and blues or rock and roll music....
or in tandem with other performers. Among others, Pizzarelli has recorded with such luminaries as George Shearing
George Shearing
Sir George Shearing, OBE was an Anglo-American jazz pianist who for many years led a popular jazz group that recorded for MGM Records and Capitol Records. The composer of over 300 titles, he had multiple albums on the Billboard charts during the 1950s, 1960s, 1980s and 1990s...
, Rosemary Clooney
Rosemary Clooney
Rosemary Clooney was an American singer and actress. She came to prominence in the early 1950s with the novelty hit "Come On-a My House" written by William Saroyan and his cousin Ross Bagdasarian , which was followed by other pop numbers such as "Botch-a-Me" Rosemary Clooney (May 23, 1928 –...
, 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....
and Buddy DeFranco
Buddy DeFranco
Boniface Ferdinand Leonard "Buddy" DeFranco is an American jazz clarinet player.-Biography:DeFranco began his professional career just as swing music and big bands — many of which were led by clarinetists like Artie Shaw, Benny Goodman and Woody Herman — were fading in popularity...
, as well as the Boston Pops Orchestra
Boston Pops Orchestra
The Boston Pops Orchestra is an American orchestra based in Boston, Massachusetts, that specializes in playing light classical and popular music....
. Many if not most of his albums have received good to excellent reviews and are very popular sellers. Additionally, he has been a guest performer on numerous records throughout his career, for a total of over 140 albums.
Pizzarelli often performs with his own jazz quartet, composed of his brother Martin Pizzarelli
Martin Pizzarelli
Martin Pizzarelli is a jazz double-bassist who is best known for his work with his brother John Pizzarelli, appearing on many of his albums in a swing trio that includes pianists Ray Kennedy and Larry Fuller. He has recorded one album as bandleader for Victoria Records with Kennedy and his father,...
on double-bass, drummer Tony Tedesco and Larry Fuller on 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...
. He is also sometimes compared to another 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...
singer, Harry Connick, Jr.
Harry Connick, Jr.
Joseph Harry Fowler Connick, Jr. is an American singer, big-band leader/conductor, pianist, actor, and composer. He has sold over 25 million albums worldwide. Connick is ranked among the top 60 best-selling male artists in the United States by the Recording Industry Association of America, with...
, for his performances of jazz standards and overall popularity. John has appeared in commercials for Foxwoods Casino, and he and his wife are also hosts of their own jazz radio program (Radio Deluxe with John Pizzarelli).
Particularly lauded for his swinging interpretations of jazz standards, Pizzarelli also composes his own songs, some of which have achieved a sort of modern "standard" status in their own right. He is also a fan of bossa nova
Bossa nova
Bossa nova is a style of Brazilian music. Bossa nova acquired a large following in the 1960s, initially consisting of young musicians and college students...
and released an album entirely composed of that type of music.
Perhaps his most famous and highly-regarded album, though, is Dear Mr. Cole
Dear Mr. Cole
Dear Mr. Cole is an album in tribute to Nat King Cole by jazz singer and guitarist John Pizzarelli, accompanied by Benny Green on piano and Christian McBride on double-bass on all but one track.-Track listing:...
, an album featuring Pizzarelli's versions of some of Nat "King" Cole's
Nat King Cole
Nathaniel Adams Coles , known professionally as Nat King Cole, was an American musician who first came to prominence as a leading jazz pianist. Although an accomplished pianist, he owes most of his popular musical fame to his soft baritone voice, which he used to perform in big band and jazz genres...
most famous songs. Interestingly, the John Pizzarelli Trio only appears together on track one of the album, Style is Back in Style. The rest of the album features Pizzarelli performing with Christian McBride
Christian McBride
Christian McBride is an American jazz bassist. His father, Lee Smith, and his great uncle, Howard Cooper, are well known Philadelphia bassists who served as McBride's early mentors...
on bass and Benny Green
Benny Green (pianist)
Benny Green is a hard bop jazz pianist who was a member of Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers. He has been compared to Bud Powell in style and counts him as an influence. As a boy he grew up in Berkeley, California and studied classical piano from the age of seven...
on piano.
Pizzarelli is also known for his winning personality, and his great rapport
Rapport
Rapport is a term used to describe, in common terms, the relationship of two or more people who are in sync or on the same wavelength because they feel similar and/or relate well to each other....
with audience
Audience
An audience is a group of people who participate in a show or encounter a work of art, literature , theatre, music or academics in any medium...
s during his live performances has gone a long way to garnering him cachet with the jazz public. He is also known to sing his solo lines while playing his guitar. His major vocal influences include Nat Cole and New Jersey jazz singer/accordionist Joe Mooney
Joe Mooney (musician)
Joe Mooney was an American jazz and pop accordionist and organist.-Biography:Mooney was born in Paterson, New Jersey, United States. Mooney went blind around age ten...
, known for his relaxed singing style.
Pizzarelli also sings the theme for Foxwoods Casino, "The Wonder of It All."
Pizzarelli and his wife, singer Jessica Molaskey co-host the nationally syndicated weekly radio program "Radio Deluxe with John Pizzarelli."
He appeared on the March 31, 2007 episode of the NPR weekly radio news quiz, "Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me", on the "Not My Job" segment.
Personal life
Pizzarelli, an Italian AmericanItalian American
An Italian American , is an American of Italian ancestry. The designation may also refer to someone possessing Italian and American dual citizenship...
, was born in Paterson, New Jersey
Paterson, New Jersey
Paterson is a city serving as the county seat of Passaic County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, its population was 146,199, rendering it New Jersey's third largest city and one of the largest cities in the New York City Metropolitan Area, despite a decrease of 3,023...
, the son of legendary jazz guitarist Bucky Pizzarelli
Bucky Pizzarelli
John Paul "Bucky" Pizzarelli is an American Jazz guitarist and banjoist, and the father of jazz guitarist John Pizzarelli and upright bassist Martin Pizzarelli. Pizzarelli has also worked for NBC as a staffman for Dick Cavett and also ABC with Bobby Rosengarden in...
. During childhood, Pizzarelli was a counselor at the now defunct Knights Day Camp. He grew up in Bergen County, New Jersey
Bergen County, New Jersey
Bergen County is the most populous county of the state of New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, its population was 905,116. The county is part of the New York City Metropolitan Area. Its county seat is Hackensack...
and attended Don Bosco Preparatory High School
Don Bosco Preparatory High School
Don Bosco Preparatory High School is a private, Roman Catholic secondary school for young men, grades 9 through 12. Founded by the Salesians of Don Bosco, a religious order of priests and brothers, the school is situated on a campus in Ramsey, New Jersey, United States...
in Ramsey, New Jersey
Ramsey, New Jersey
Ramsey is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. It is a suburb of New York City, located northwest of Midtown Manhattan. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 14,473....
, an all-boys Roman Catholic High School. He frequently expresses pride about being from New Jersey; a fan favorite at his live shows is the Cosgriff-Bernardi number I Like Jersey Best, a largely humorous tribute to the Garden State.
Pizzarelli is a huge Boston Red Sox
Boston Red Sox
The Boston Red Sox are a professional baseball team based in Boston, Massachusetts, and a member of Major League Baseball’s American League Eastern Division. Founded in as one of the American League's eight charter franchises, the Red Sox's home ballpark has been Fenway Park since . The "Red Sox"...
fan, and has played baseball (in one capacity or another) all his life. In high school
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
he split his time between studying music and playing sport
Sport
A Sport is all forms of physical activity which, through casual or organised participation, aim to use, maintain or improve physical fitness and provide entertainment to participants. Sport may be competitive, where a winner or winners can be identified by objective means, and may require a degree...
s. As he once said in an interview
Interview
An interview is a conversation between two people where questions are asked by the interviewer to obtain information from the interviewee.- Interview as a Method for Qualitative Research:"Definition" -...
: "I wasn't making any of the sports teams and I was a big sports fanatic. That's when I realized there was a reason why I was going to band practice." In April, 2007 he performed at the BLOHARDS
BLOHARDS
The BLOHARDS are a New York City based group which supports the Boston Red Sox baseball team...
luncheon at The Yale Club of New York City
Yale Club of New York City
The Yale Club of New York City, commonly called the Yale Club, is a private club in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA Its membership is restricted almost entirely to alumni and faculty of Yale University, University of Virginia and Dartmouth College...
, the BLOHARDS being Red Sox Nation
Red Sox Nation
Red Sox Nation refers to the fans of the Boston Red Sox. The phrase "Red Sox Nation" was first coined by Boston Globe feature writer Nathan Cobb in an October 20, 1986, article about split allegiances among fans in Connecticut during the 1986 World Series between the Red Sox and the New York...
chapter in New York.
He married singer Jessica Molaskey
Jessica Molaskey
Jessica Molaskey is a professional singer of torch songs and show tunes. She has appeared in a dozen Broadway shows such as the revival of Sunday in the Park With George and Cats and has premiered theater pieces off-Broadway, including the Jason Robert Brown 1995 musical Songs for a New World, and...
in 1998, and the couple have a daughter, Madeleine Elizabeth, who attends Anderson. Pizzarelli also has a son, John Paul Pizzarelli, who is now attending college. They now live in New York City.
John Pizzarelli albums
| Released | Album | Notes | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-02-23 | Rockin' In Rhythm: A Tribute to Duke Ellington Rockin' In Rhythm: A Tribute to Duke Ellington is a 2010 album by jazz singer and swing jazz guitarist John Pizzarelli, celebrating the music of Duke Ellington.- Track listing :#"In a Mellow Tone" - 4:10#"East St... |
Telarc International | |
| 2008-08-19 | With a Song in My Heart (John Pizzarelli album) With a Song in My Heart is a 2008 album by jazz singer and swing jazz guitarist John Pizzarelli, celebrating the music of Richard Rodgers.- Track listing :#"With a Song in My Heart" - 3:49#"This Can't Be Love" - 2:27... |
Telarc International | |
| 2006-07-18 | Dear Mr. Sinatra Dear Mr. Sinatra is a 2006 album by jazz singer and swing jazz guitarist John Pizzarelli. Pizzarelli is backed by the Clayton/Hamilton Jazz Orchestra, led by Jeff Hamilton and John Clayton.- Track listing :... |
Telarc International | |
| 2005-03-22 | Knowing You Knowing You is a 2005 album by jazz singer and swing jazz guitarist John Pizzarelli. The album is composed of primarily jazz and pop standards and received a very favorable review at Allmusic by music critic Matt Collar.- Track listing :#"Coffee, Black"... |
Telarc International | |
| 2004-04-27 | Bossa Nova (John Pizzarelli album) Bossa Nova is a 2004 Brazilian jazz album by jazz guitarist John Pizzarelli, who is typically known for his swing guitar skills. While not Brazilian, he has always enjoyed the music and therefore wanted to record this album... |
Telarc International | |
| 2003-04-22 | Live at Birdland (Pizzarelli album) Live at Birdland is a 2003 live two-disc jazz album by guitarist John Pizzarelli and his trio. The song choices are mostly ballads and jazz standards, performed in the swing medium, mixed up here and there with a few original compositions... |
Telarc International | |
| 2002-04-23 | The Rare Delight of You The Rare Delight of You is a 2002 album by jazz guitarist John Pizzarelli accompanied by pianist George Shearing and his quintet. Interspersed throughout are some established jazz standards as well as a few traditional pop ballads.- Track listing :... |
w/ George Shearing George Shearing Sir George Shearing, OBE was an Anglo-American jazz pianist who for many years led a popular jazz group that recorded for MGM Records and Capitol Records. The composer of over 300 titles, he had multiple albums on the Billboard charts during the 1950s, 1960s, 1980s and 1990s... |
Telarc International |
| 2000-11-28 | Telarc International | ||
| 2000-10-10 | RCA Records RCA Records RCA Records is one of the flagship labels of Sony Music Entertainment. The RCA initials stand for Radio Corporation of America , which was the parent corporation from 1929 to 1985 and a partner from 1985 to 1986.RCA's Canadian unit is Sony's oldest label... |
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| 2000-06-06 | Brazil (Rosemary Clooney album) Brazil is a 2000 album by Rosemary Clooney. John Pizzarelli accompanies Clooney on vocals on five of the tracks, and sings Antonio Carlos Jobim's "Wave". Diana Krall duets with Clooney on "The Boy from Ipanema"... |
Rosemary Clooney Rosemary Clooney was an American singer and actress. She came to prominence in the early 1950s with the novelty hit "Come On-a My House" written by William Saroyan and his cousin Ross Bagdasarian , which was followed by other pop numbers such as "Botch-a-Me" Rosemary Clooney (May 23, 1928 –... |
Concord Jazz Concord Jazz Concord Jazz is a subsidiary of Concord Records, owned by Concord Music Group.-Dozens of albums:*Charlie Byrd*Ruby Braff*Dave McKenna*Marian McPartland*Rosemary Clooney*Scott Hamilton*Tito Puente*George Shearing*Gene Harris*Mel Tormé*Monty Alexander... |
| 2000-02-22 | Kisses in the Rain Kisses in the Rain is John Pizzarelli's Telarc Records debut from 2000. The date includes his working trio, composed of Martin Pizzarelli on double-bass and Ray Kennedy on piano.- Track listing :#"From Monday On"#"When I Take My Sugar to Tea"... |
Telarc International | |
| 1999-09-14 | P.S. Mr. Cole P.S. Mr. Cole is a tribute album by jazz guitarist and vocalist John Pizzarelli, along with his trio of brother Martin Pizzarelli on double-bass and Ray Kennedy on piano... |
RCA Records RCA Records RCA Records is one of the flagship labels of Sony Music Entertainment. The RCA initials stand for Radio Corporation of America , which was the parent corporation from 1929 to 1985 and a partner from 1985 to 1986.RCA's Canadian unit is Sony's oldest label... |
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| 1998-08-25 | Meets The Beatles John Pizzarelli Meets The Beatles is a studio album of tributes to The Beatles performed by John Pizzarelli and his working trio of brother Martin Pizzarelli and pianist Ray Kennedy... |
RCA Records | |
| 1997-04-29 | Our Love is Here to Stay (Pizzarelli) Our Love is Here to Stay is a 1997 studio album by jazz guitarist and singer John Pizzarelli. Pizzarelli is joined by his regular trio members consisting of brother Martin Pizzarelli on double-bass and Ray Kennedy, as well as trombonist Don Sebesky and his big band.The title track received a 1998... |
RCA Records | |
| 1996-10-06 | Let's Share Christmas Let's Share Christmas is a holiday studio album by jazz guitarist John Pizzarelli, accompanied by his ordinary trio of Martin Pizzarelli and Ray Kennedy... |
RCA Records | |
| 1996-01-16 | After Hours (Pizzarelli) After Hours is a 1996 studio album for Novus Records by jazz guitarist John Pizzarelli and his trio. Most of the album consists of old standards, and features guests like Randy Sandke and Harry Allen.- Track listing :#"Coquette"... |
Novus | |
| 1994-06-28 | New Standards New Standards is a studio album by a young John Pizzarelli attempting to create modern standards in the Great American Songbook. The release was not met with much enthusiasm, as most critics felt Pizzarelli was capable of much better offerings... |
Novus | |
| 1994-11-23 | Dear Mr. Cole Dear Mr. Cole is an album in tribute to Nat King Cole by jazz singer and guitarist John Pizzarelli, accompanied by Benny Green on piano and Christian McBride on double-bass on all but one track.-Track listing:... |
Novus/RCA | |
| 1993-02-09 | Naturally (Pizzarelli) Naturally is a studio album by jazz singer and guitarist John Pizzarelli accompanied by his trio of Martin Pizzarelli and Ray Kennedy. Also on the album is a large horn section which included Clark Terry, and his father on rhythm guitar, Bucky Pizzarelli.... |
Novus | |
| 1992-02-14 | Novus | ||
| 1990-04-18 | My Blue Heaven (Pizzarelli) My Blue Heaven was John Pizzarelli's second and last album recorded on the Chesky Records label, an album that showcases him without his usual John Pizzarelli Trio... |
Chesky Records Chesky Records Chesky Records is a record label aimed primarily at audiophiles. For the most part, jazz, Latin jazz, classical, and adult contemporary CDs and DVDs are produced, but they also manufacture high end audio equipment. The label was founded and is run by grammy nominated composer David Chesky and his... |
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| 1988-11-01 | One Night with You "One Night with You" is a single by US5, taken from their album, In Control. Elvis Presley released a song of the same name as a B-side in 1958.The song is played frequently in the recently made romantic musical comedy, "All Shook Up."... |
Chesky Records | |
| 1987-?-? | Sing! Sing! Sing! Sing! Sing! Sing! was John Pizzarelli's only record on the P-Vine Records label before signing with Chesky Records, performing without his usual ensemble and joined by Eddie Daniels.- Track listing :#Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart... |
P-Vine Records P-Vine Records P-Vine Records is a record label started by Blues Interactions, Inc., a firm in Tokyo, Japan established in 1975 by Yasufumi Higurashi and Akira Kochi... |
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| 1985-06-25 | Stash Records | ||
| 1983-05-? | Stash Records | ||
John & Bucky albums
| Released | Album | Notes | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-04-10 | Generations (jazz album) Generations is a Jazz album by Bucky Pizzarelli and his son John Pizzarelli, released April 10, 2007. The album features performances by the father and son, a musical pairing of two guitarists who have worked with one another in studio and live events often before.-Track listing:# Fred - 3:49#... |
Arbors Records Arbors Records Arbors Records is an independent American jazz record label based in Clearwater, Florida. It was founded by the family team of Mat and Rachel Domber in 1989, initially devoted to the recordings of their friend Rick Fay.-History:... |
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| 2006-02-28 | The Best of Bucky and John Pizzarelli The Best of Bucky and John Pizzarelli is a compilation album of song choices selected from the combined careers of Bucky Pizzarelli and John Pizzarelli from the 1990s, released in 2006 by LRC, Ltd.- Track listing :#Besame Mucho#Triste#One Note Samba... |
LRC Ltd. | |
| 2006-?-? | Around the World in 80 Years (album) Around the World in 80 Years is a Jazz album by Bucky Pizzarelli, released in 2006. The album features performances by his sons and daughter, and is a musical retrospective of his career.-Track listing:# The Tonight Show Theme - 1:40... |
Victoria Records Victoria Records Victoria Records was the name of at least three record labels:* Victoria Records - a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania based company.* Victoria Records - a St. Louis, Missouri based company.... |
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| 2003-07-01 | Skitch Henderson Lyle Russell Cedric “Skitch” Henderson was a pianist, conductor, and composer. His nickname reportedly derived from his ability to quickly "re-sketch" a song in a different key.- Biography :... |
Arbors Records | |
| 2001-06-08 | Twogether Twogether is a 2001 studio album by Bucky Pizzarelli and John Pizzarelli of jazz standards, a particular specialty of the pair. The Victrola Records label is small and independent.- Track listing :#Bing's Blues #Dinah #Honeysuckle Rose... |
Victrola Records | |
| 2001-06-03 | Passionate Guitars Passionate Guitars is a reissue of Passion Guitars by Bucky Pizzarelli and John Pizzarelli.- Track listing :#Besame Mucho#Triste#One Note Samba#Girl from Ipanema#Line for Lyons#I Found a New Baby#Orchids in the Moonlight#Maybe This Summer... |
LRC Ltd. | |
| 1999-05-14 | Passion Guitars Passion Guitars is a studio album by Bucky Pizzarelli and John Pizzarelli containing swing and Latin jazz standards. The album was later released as Passionate Guitars by LRC Ltd... |
Groove Jams | |
| 1999-02-09 | Arbors Records | ||
| 1996-07-23 | Solos and Duets Solos and Duets is a two disc compilation album of previously released recordings from Stash Records of the father and son pair Bucky Pizzarelli and John Pizzarelli... |
Jazz Classics | |
| 1996-05-14 | Challenge Records Challenge Records (1994) A third label Challenge Records International was founded in the Netherlands in 1994 dedicated to recordings of classical music and jazz. On of its subsidiary Retrieval is dedicated to reissues of vintage jazz now out of copyright in Europe, many transferred by remastering engineer John R.T... |
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| 1995-08-01 | Nirvana (Pizzarelli album) Nirvana is a Bucky Pizzarelli studio album of jazz standards. Also on the album is his son, the jazz guitarist John Pizzarelli.- Track listing :#Azurte#Sing, Sing, Sing#A Little World Called Home#Pick yourself Up#Nuages#Honeysuckle Rose... |
Delta Records | |
With Jessica Molaskey
| Released | Album | Notes | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-05-08 | Sitting in Limbo Sitting In Limbo is the 2007 album by torch song singer Jessica Molaskey, featuring herself and her husband John Pizzarelli. Also on the album is John's younger brother Martin Pizzarelli, interspered with guest appearances by tenor saxophonist Harry Allen.... |
P.S. Classics | |
| 2004-10-05 | P.S. Classics | ||
| 2003-05-20 | A Good Day (Jessica Molaskey album) A Good Day is the second album by Jessica Molaskey, the first recording done for her new label P.S. Classics. As can be said for all of her albums to date, she is accompanied by her husband John Pizzarelli . Her father-in-law, Bucky Pizzarelli also lent his guitar-playing expertise to this recording... |
P.S. Classics | |
| 2002-06-04 | Image Records | ||
External links
- Official Website
- Radio Deluxe with John Pizzarelli
- Performance photographs, Clifford Brown Jazz Festival 2006
- Live performance photographs 15 May 2006, Jazz Alley, Seattle