Carl Fontana

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American trombonist, born 18 July 1928 in Monroe, Louisiana, USA and died 9 October 2003, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.

ALBUMS

Carl Fontana & Andy Martin

Trombone Titans (Live In Las Vegas @ Capozzoli's 1998)

2010, CD, Album, Comp, Uptown Records (2),

Frank Rosolino - Carl Fontana

Trombone Heaven, Vancouver, 1978

2007, CD, Album, RM, Uptown Records (2),

Bill Trujillo With Guest Carl Fontana

It's Still Trū!

2006, CDr, Album, TNC Jazz Recordings,

Max Bennett And Friends* Featuring Carl Fontana

Max Is The Factor

Allen Hermann* / Carl Fontana

The Jazz Trombone

2004, CD, Album, Sea Breeze Jazz

Joni Janak with Carl Fontana

2002, CD, Jazz Link Enterprises

Raoul Romero And His Jazz Stars Orchestra Featuring Joe Farrell, Bobby Shew, Carl Fontana, Buddy Childers, Carl Saunders, Ron Feuer

Moontrip - 2000

2001, CD, Americatone International,

Jiggs Whigham & Carl Fontana, Stefan Karlsson Trio

Keepin' Up With The Boneses

The Hungarian Jazz Trombone Company With Carl Fontana

First Time Together

Jiggs Whigham & Carl Fontana

1997, CD, TNC Jazz

The Bobby Shew Quintet* With Carl Fontana

1996, CD, Album, MAMA Foundation

Lezlie Anders Featuring: Buddy Greco, Carl Fontana, Don Menza, Joe Lano

With Love, Lezlie

1995, CD, Album, Celebrity (9)

Don Sickler, Carl Fontana, Ralph Moore

1995, CD, Album, Uptown Records (2),

Conte Candoli And Carl Fontana

Live At The Royal Palms Inn - Volume 1

1994, CD, Woofy

Carl Fontana, Buddy Childers

Live At The Royal Palms Inn - Volume 2

1994, CD, Album, Woofy

Bob Cooper And Carl Fontana

Live At The Royal Palms Inn - Volume 3

1994, CD, Woofy,

Contemporary Jazz/Cool Jazz

Carl Fontana, Steve Huffsteter

Live At The Royal Palms Inn - Volume 6

1994, CD, Woofy

Bill Perkins, Pete Candoli And Carl Fontana

Live At The Royal Palms Inn - Volume 9

1994, CD, Woofy

The Great Fontana

Various , With Yank Lawson, Billy Butterfield, Bud Freeman, Peanuts Hucko, Bob Wilber, Cutty Cutshall, Carl Fontana, Lou McGarity, Bob Haggart, Ralph Sutton (2), Mory Feld, Gus Johnson

More Jazz In The Mountains

1986, LP, Album, World Jazz Records

The Wolverines Jazzband meets the Greats Carl Fontana, Jim Galloway, Terry Clarke

1985, LP, Album, Ex Libris

Bill Watrous & Carl Fontana

Bill Watrous & Carl Fontana

The Brass Connection, Carl Fontana, Ian McDougall, Bill Watrous, Jiggs Whigham

A 5 Star Edition

Lee Floyd, III, Carl Fontana, Barbara Norlin, Randy Morris, John Etheridge, III, Dave Gannett

Have Banjo - Will Travel

1978, LP, Album, Hot Banjo Society Records

Urbie Green, Ross Tompkins, Carl Fontana, Kai Winding, James Moody, Dick Hyman, Trummy Young

Lloyd Ellis Quintet, Carl Fontana

Las Vegas - 3 A.M

The Hanna-Fontana Band Featuring Jake Hanna And Carl Fontana

Live At Concord

Bud Freeman, Ralph Sutton (2), Gus Johnson, Jr.*, Bob Wilber, Billy Butterfield, Yank Lawson, Bob Haggart, Lou McGarity, Carl Fontana, Clancy Hayes, Peanuts Hucko

In The Troc 10 Greats Of Jazz

1969, 2xLP, Album, GG Recording Co.

The Duško Gojković Sextet Featuring Sal Nistico And Carl Fontana

J.J. Johnson, Jack Teagarden, Kai Winding, Carl Fontana, Frank Rosolino, Urbie Green, Milt Bernhart, Jimmy Knepper, Herb Harper, Bob Enevoldsen, Maynard Ferguson, Tommy Pederson

Trombone Bandstand

1959, LP, Bethlehem Music Corp.

A Unit From Stan Kenton Band Directed By Carl Fontana

A Unit From Stan Kenton Band Directed By Carl Fontana

1956, LP, Album, Mono, Fla, Club Des Amateurs Du Disque

Carl Fontana And The Kentonians

7", Single, Jazz Selection,

Marv Koral & The All Stars Featuring Carl Fontana

Las Vegas Jazz (Live at Pierce Street Annex)

CD, Album, Not On Label (Marvin Koral Self-released)

The Carl Fontana - Arno Marsh Quintet

Live at Capozzoli's Volume 3

2006, CD, Album, Woofy,

The Carl Fontana - Andy Martin Quintet

Live At Capozzoli's

1999, CD, Woofy,

Louise Baranger Jazz Band

A Trumpeter’s Prayer

1999, CD, Album, Summit Records (3),

The Carl Fontana Quartet

Live At Capozzoli's

1998, CD, Woofy,

The Carl Fontana - Arno Marsh Quintet

Live At Capozzoli's

1997, CD, Album, Woofy

The Russ Gary Big Band Express

Have Horns Will Travel - Vol. 1 Jazz Stereo

Woody Herman And His Orchestra

Woody Herman And His Orchestra

1983, LP, Album, Joker (2), International Joker Production,

The Woody James Septet

1982, LP, Album, gat, Sea Breeze Jazz,

The Woody James Septet

1981, LP, Album, Baystate,

Contemporary Jazz

Stan Kenton And His Orchestra

By Request - Volume II

1972, Vinyl Duophonic,

Big Band/Contemporary Jazz

Woody Herman And The Thundering Herd

Concerto For Herd

Stan Kenton And His Orchestra

The Great Big Band

Big Band/Jazz-Funk

Woody Herman And His Orchestra

Stan Kenton And His Orchestra

Stan Kenton In Hi-Fi (Part 4)

Stan Kenton And His Orchestra

Contemporary Concepts

Stan Kenton And His Orchestra

Stan Kenton In Hi-Fi (Parts 1 & 2)

Bill Perkins Octet

Kai Winding And His Septet

The Trombone Sound

Woody Herman And His Third Herd

Woody Herman And The New Third Herd

1952, 10", Album, Mono, London Records, London Records,

Woody Herman And His Orchestra

Woody Herman's Third Herd

7", EP, MGM Records,

Stan Kenton And His Orchestra

Contemporary Concepts (No. 1)

APPEARANCES +

Terry Gibbs Dream Band

Vol.7:The Lost Tapes , 1959

2024, CD, Album, Whaling City Sound,

Bud Shank, Bob Cooper And June Christy, Stan Kenton And His Orchestra, Shelly Manne & His Men, The Jimmy Giuffre 3* With Jim Hall

West Coast In Amsterdam

2022, 3xCD, Album, Nederlands Jazz Archief,

The Complete Woody Herman Decca, Mars And MGM Sessions (1943-1954)

2019, 7xCD, RM + Box, Comp, Ltd, Num, Mosaic Records (2),

The Herdsmen* And The Kentonians

Paris Sessions 1954 - 1956

2017, 2xCD, Album, Comp, Fresh Sound Records,

Howard Alden, Lloyd Ellis & Cal Collins

Famous Door Ace Guitarists

2015, 3xCD, Album, Comp, Progressive Records (2)

Four Classic Albums

2014, 2xCD, Comp, Avid Jazz

West Coast Jazz

2014, 10x CD, Box Set,

The Third Herd 'Live' 1952 - Previously Unreleased 'Live' Recordings

2012, 2xCD, Comp, Acrobat Music,

This Is An Orchestra!

2010, 2xCD, Comp, RM, Tantara (4),

2009, CD, Comp, RM, DRG Records

2009, CD, Album, Abeat Records

Cool Hot & Swingin' (Live)

2007, CD, Mono, Tantara (4),

Bill Holman Big Band*

The Original - Complete Recordings

I Swing For You

2006, CD, Comp, Lone Hill Jazz,

The Greatest Jazz Hits

Big Band/Hard Bop/Cool Jazz/Soul-Jazz/Latin Jazz/Swing

Kai Winding & Carl Fontana's Cleveland Express

The Complete Ohio Sessions

2004, CD, Album, Lone Hill Jazz,

Max Bennett Vol. II / Max Bennett Plays

The President's Men (Lester Young's Disciples)

2003, CD, Comp, Saga,

Flip Philllips Celebrates His 80th Birthday At The March of Jazz 1995

2003, CD, Album, Arbors Records,

Bop/Swing/Big Band

Flip Phillips Celebrates His 80th Birthday At The March of Jazz 1995

2003, DVD-V, Arbors Records,

Swing/Bop/Big Band/Interview

Conte Candoli Carl Fontana Quintet

The Complete Phoenix Recordings Volume 1 Of 6

2002, CD, Album, Woofy,

Conte Candoli Carl Fontana Quintet

The Complete Phoenix Recordings Volume 2 Of 6

2002, CD, Album, Woofy

Conte Candoli Carl Fontana Quintet

The Complete Phoenix Recordings Volume 3 Of 6

2002, CD, Album, Woofy,

Conte Candoli Carl Fontana Quintet

The Complete Phoenix Recordings Volume 4 Of 6

2002, CD, Album, Woofy

Conte Candoli Carl Fontana Quintet

The Complete Phoenix Recordings Volume 5 Of 6

2002, CD, Album, Woofy,

Conte Candoli Carl Fontana Quintet

The Complete Phoenix Recordings Volume 6 Of 6

2002, CD, Album, Woofy,

Sketches On Standards

Presenting Woody Herman & And The Band That Plays The Blues 1939 & The Third Herd 1952-1954

2001, CD, Comp, Mono, RM, Jazz Band Records,

West Coast All Stars*

JazzOpen Stuttgart

2001, DVD-V, Album, NTSC, EuroArts,

The Jazz Swinger / Music For Tired Lovers

2000, CD, Comp, Collectables, Sony,

Odyssey 1951-1968

2000, 2xCD, Comp, RM, Astral Jazz,

Kai Winding And J.J. Johnson

Trombone For Two & The Trombone Sound

2000, CD, Comp, Collectables, Collectables, Sony

Impulsively Ellington (A Tribute To Duke Ellington)

1999, 2xCD, Album, Comp, Impulse!,

1999, CD, Comp, ITD Hungary,

Contemporary Jazz/Fusion

The World's Greatest Jazz Band* Of Yank Lawson And Bob Haggart

Plays Cole Porter And Rodgers & Hart

1998, CD, Comp, Jazzology,

The Complete Johnny Mercer Songbooks

1998, 3x CD, Box Set,

Big Band/Vocal/Bop/Swing

The 1950's Birdland Broadcasts

Scott Whitfield

1997, CD, Album, Amosaya Music,

The World's Greatest Jazz Band* Of Yank Lawson & Bob Haggart

The World's Greatest Jazz Band Of Yank Lawson & Bob Haggart Plays George Gershwin And Rodgers & Hart

1997, CD, Comp, Jazzology,

Kai Winding Septet*

Cleveland June 1957

Stan Kenton With Guest Soloists Charlie Parker, Lee Konitz

Kenton Plays Holman Live!

1996, CD, RM, Artistry Records

Flip Phillips Celebrates His 80th Birthday At The March of Jazz 1995

1996, VHS, Arbors Records

Woody Herman & His Orchestra*

Scene & Herd In 1952

1995, CD, Jazz Band Records,

Modern Jazz Quartet*, Stan Kenton

In The Third Stream

1995, CD, Comp, Hobby & Work Italiana Editrice,

The Kai Winding Septet*

Jive At Five. Live In Cleveland Ohio June 1957

1995, CD, Album, Status

The Best Of Stan Kenton

Weihnachts-Melodien - Gespielt Von Bekannten Orchestern

1994, CD, Comp, Rondo Hitline

Concord Jazz Collector's Series Sampler

Stan Kenton And His Orchestra In Stockholm 1956

1990, CD, Album, Mono, RM, Swedish Radio Jazz Years

The Jazz Soul Of Porgy And Bess

1990, CD, Album, NEC Avenue

An Uptown Christmas

1990, CD, Album, Uptown Records (2), Uptown Records (2)

Stan Kenton Orchestra*

Stan Kenton Orchestra*

16.5.1913 - 19.10.1987

The Alumni Tribute To Stan Kenton

Raoul Romero, The Las Vegas Jazz Orchestra

The Music Of Raoul Romero

1986, LP, Album, Sea Breeze Jazz,

Big Band/Latin Jazz

Big Band/Instrumental

Big Band Jazz (From The Beginnings To The Fifties)

1983, 6x Vinyl, Box Set,

The Third Herd Vol. 2

1982, LP, Album, Mono, Discovery Records

The Northern Illinois University Jazz Ensemble

Reflections Of You

1982, LP, NIU Jazz Ensemble,

USA Jazz Live - Vol. 2

The Soundtrack Music From Burt Reynolds Sharky's Machine

The Third Herd (Vol. 1)

Bobby Knight's Great American Trombone Company

Cream Of The Crop

Cool Jazz/Instrumental

Wayne Newton Christmas

1979, Vinyl Santa Maria Pressing,

The Tommy Vig Orchestra

Encounter With Time

The World's Greatest Jazz Band* Of Yank Lawson & Bob Haggart

Plays George Gershwin

1977, LP, Album, World Jazz Records

Odessa Sound Of Jazz Volume No. 1

1977, LP, Odessa Jazz Unlimited, Inc.,

The World's Greatest Jazzband Of Yank Lawson And Bob Haggart

Plays Cole Porter

Todos Los Exitos De Hoy Vol. 2

1974, LP, Comp, Gramusic, Gramusic

Salt Peanuts (Supersax Plays Bird, Volume 2)

Ellingtonia, Volume Two (The Impulse Years)

Duško Gojković*

USA★Jazz★Live

Contemporary Jazz/Cool Jazz

Colorado Jazz Party

1972, 2xLP, Album, MPS Records, BASF,

Cool Jazz/Bop/Swing

Raoul Romero, Rick Davis

Funhouse And More Compositions For Stage Band

1972, LP, Desert Records (8), Las Vegas Music Company,

Modern Jazz Drums Deluxe

1971, 2xLP, Comp, Impulse!, ABC Records,

12 Big Band Classics By 12 Classic Big Bands (Jazz Spectrum Vol. 19)

The World's Greatest Jazzband Of Yank Lawson And Bob Haggart

The World's Greatest Jazzband Of Yank Lawson And Bob Haggart

1970, 7", MiniAlbum, Jukebox, Project 3 Total Sound

The World's Greatest Jazzband Of Yank Lawson & Bob Haggart

The Sound Of Stanley

1969, 7", Promo, Stanley Tools,

Spoken Word/Promotional/Easy Listening

The World's Greatest Jazzband

1969, LP, Project 3 Records, Project 3 Records, Project 3 Records

Dan Terry Orchestra & Chorus*

The World's Greatest Jazzband Of Yank Lawson And Bob Haggart

The World's Greatest Jazzband Of Yank Lawson And Bob Haggart

Jazz For A Sunday Afternoon Volume 3

Soul-Jazz/Easy Listening

Woody Herman And His Swinging Herd*

The Jazz Swinger

The Tommy Vig Orchestra

The Tommy Vig Orchestra

1965, LP, Album, Take V Records

The Great Kai Winding Sound

Jimmy Cook And His Orchestra*

The Best New Band Of The Year

The Playboy Jazz All-Stars Vol. 2

1958, 2xLP, Comp, Playboy Records,

Bop/Cool Jazz/Swing/Big Band/Dixieland

In A Jazz Orbit

J. J. Johnson* And Kai Winding

The Kai Winding Septet*

Trombone Panorama

Contemporary Concepts Number Three (N.2)

Cuban Fire! (Part 2)

1956, 7", EP, Mono, Capitol Records,

Latin Jazz/Guajira/Guaracha

Kenton In Hi-Fi

1956, Vinyl Red/Black Sleeve,

Kenton In Hi Fi

1956, Vinyl Scranton Pressing,

Les Kentonians* Et Martial Solal

Escale Á Paris

Jazz West Coast, Volume 2

Max Bennett Plays

Stan Kenton, Stan Kenton And His Orchestra

Kenton In Hi-Fi Part 2

Space-Age/Big Band/Swing

Max Bennett Vol. II

Latin Jazz/Guajira/Guaracha

Contemporary Concepts

Woody Herman And The New Third Herd*

Herd From Mars Volume Two

Woody Herman & The New Third Herd*

Strictly Instrumental

1953, 7", EP, Styrene, Bri, Mars (11)

Woody Herman And The New Third Herd*

Buck Dance / A Fool In Love

Woody Herman And The New Third Herd*

Mother Goose Jumps / I'm Making Up For Lost Time

Woody Herman Goes Native

Woody Herman And The New Third Herd*

Moten Stomp / Beau Jazz

Woody Herman And The New Third Herd*

No True Love / Blue Lou

The Jazz Compositions Of Stan Kenton

LP, Comp, Creative World,

The Definitive Kenton

2xLP, Comp, Mono, Artistry Records,

Kenton In Concert (Live At: Royal Albert Hall London, England March 11th 1956)

2xLP, Album, RM, Artistry Records,

The Big Band Sound Of Woody Herman

LP, Comp, Mono, Verve Records,

Emile Carrara Et Son Ensemble Musette*

C'est Si Bon / C'est Un Soir En Dansant

Shellac, 10", Decca

Woody Herman & The New Third Herd*

Mambo The Most / Men From Mars

7", EP, Mono, Mars (11),

San Diego Jazz Club

San Diego Jazz Club Plays The Sound Of Jazz

LP, Album, San Diego Jazz Club,

Dixieland/Swing

Aptos High School Jazz Band

Jazz At Aptos II

LP, Album, Not On Label

CD, Album, Sea Breeze Jazz

West Coast All Stars

DVD-V, NTSC, Reg, Geneon,

Lorenzo Rigo, Giannantonio Mutto

Scuola Di Trombone 4 - Programma Di Diploma

CD, Not On Label

Emile Carrara Et Son Ensemble Musette*

La Fille A La Fermière / La Seine

Shellac, 10", Decca

Five Classic Albums

2xCD, Comp, Enh, RE, RM, Real Gone Jazz,

Big Band/Avant-garde Jazz/Fusion

Kenton In Hi-Fi

7", EP, RP, Capitol Records,

Space-Age/Big Band/Swing

Kenton in Hi-Fi Part 1

7", Capitol Records

Kenton In Stereo

LP, Album, RE, Creative World, Creative World,

USA Jazz Live - Vol. 2

LP, Album, Comp, RE, MPS Records

Sketches on Standards

CD, Album, RE, RM, Capitol Jazz

Kenton In Stereo

The Fabulous Alumni Of Stan Kenton

Big Band/Easy Listening

Collector's Choice

Vinyl Duophonic,

The Brass Connection

A 5 Star Edition

By Request - Volume V

Big Band/Contemporary Jazz/Latin Jazz/Swing

Panorama Du Jazz

The Carl Fontana - Andy Martin Quintet

Live At Capozzoli's Additional Tracks

The Greatest Names In Jazz

Trombone Masters

2009, CD, Comp, Cristal Records,

2005, CD, Comp, Corda Seca,

1997, CD, Comp, Charly,

The Giants Of Jazz Collection

1994, 3xCD, Comp, Giants Of Jazz,

Dixieland/Ragtime/Gypsy Jazz/Swing/Big Band/Bossa Nova/Cool Jazz

Live At The Royal Palms Inn

1994, 9xCD, CD-, Woofy, Woofy, Woofy, Woofy, Woofy, Woofy, Woofy, Woofy, Woofy, Woofy

"Le Chanteur De Vos Souvenirs"

10", Comp, Club Des Disquaires Français,

Bossanova/Pasodoble

Duško Gojković*

Modal/Hard Bop/Big Band/Latin Jazz