Tony Fruscella Catalog
1948 (age 21)
Tony Fruscella - Debut Spotlite (E) SPJ 126 1981
Tony Fruscella, trumpet; Chick Maures, alto sax; Bill Triglia, piano; Red Mitchell, bass; Dave Troy, drums.
Vocarium Studios, NYC, December 10, 1948
| 151A | Foo's |
| 153B | Flues |
| 154B | Oh Yeah |
| 155B | Little Orgg |
| 156B | Out Of Nowhere |
| 163A | Flues |
| 155A | Little Orgg |
| 156A | Out Of Nowhere |
Tony Fruscella, trumpet; Bill Triglia, piano; Teddy Kotick, bass; Art Mardigan, drums.
Open Door, NYC, circa mid 1953
| Bernie's Tune | |
| Loverman | |
| Night In Tunisia |
1952
Kai Winding, Tony Fruscella, Sam Most - Bebop Revisited Vol. 3 Xanadu 172 1981
Tony Fruscella, trumpet; Herb Geller, alto sax; Phil Urso, tenor sax; Gene Allen, baritone sax; Bill Triglia, piano; Red Mitchell, bass; Howie Mann, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, February 16, 1952
| P.U. Stomp | |
| Darn That Dream | |
| Tangerine | |
| Loo-padoo |
Tony Fruscella - Brooklyn Jam 1952 Marshmallow (J) MYCJ-30124 2001
Tony Fruscella, trumpet; Charlie Kennedy, alto sax; Gene DiNovi, piano; Joe Schulman, bass; Billy Exiner, drums.
Gene DiNovi's house, Brooklyn, NY, 1952
| All The Things You Are | |
| Idaho |
Tony Fruscella, trumpet; Hal McKusick, alto sax; Gene DiNovi, piano; Joe Schulman, bass; Billy Exiner, drums.
| Donna Lee | |
| Johnny Mandel Tune |
Tony Fruscella, trumpet; Gene DiNovi, piano.
| Over The Rainbow | |
| Blue Lester |
Tony Fruscella, trumpet; Hal McKusick, alto sax; Gene DiNovi, piano; Joe Schulman, bass; Buddy Lazza, drums.
| Minor Blues |
Tony Fruscella, trumpet; Hal McKusick, alto sax; Gene DiNovi, piano; Red Mitchell, bass; Harold Granowski, drums.
| Broadway | |
| Srike Up The Band |
1953
Tony Fruscella & Brew Moore - Fru'n Brew Spotlite (E) SPJ 151 1981
Tony Fruscella, trumpet; Brew Moore, tenor sax; Bill Triglia, piano; Teddy Kotick, bass; Art Mardigan, drums.
Open Door, NYC, circa mid 1953
| Sometimes I'm Happy | |
| Blue Lester | |
| Hackensack | |
| Imagination | |
| Donna |
Charlie Parker - "More Unissued" Vol. 2 1950-1953 Royal Jazz (D) RJD 506 1990
Tony Fruscella, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; possibly Bill Triglia, piano; unknown, bass; unknown, drums.
NYC, 1953
| You Stepped Out Of A Dream | |
| Now's The Time | |
| Emanon |
1955
Tony Fruscella Atlantic LP 1220 1955
Tony Fruscella, trumpet; Chauncey Welsch, trombone; Allen Eager, tenor sax; Danny Bank, baritone sax; Bill Triglia, piano; Bill Anthony, bass; Junior Bradley, drums.
Capitol Studios, NYC, March 29, 1955
| 1466 | Muy |
| 1467 | Salt |
Tony Fruscella, trumpet; Allen Eager, tenor sax #1-5,7; Bill Triglia, piano; Bill Anthony, bass; Junior Bradley, drums.
Capitol Studios, NYC, April 1, 1955
| 1. 1469 | Metropolitan Blues |
| 2. 1470 | Raintree County |
| 3. 1471 | Blue Serenade |
| 4. 1472 | Old Hat |
| 5. 1473 | His Master's Voice |
| 6. 1474 | I'll Be Seeing You |
| 7. 1475 | Let's Play The Blues |
Al "Jazzbo" Collins Presents The East Coast Jazz Scene Vol. 1 Coral CRL 57035 1955
Tony Fruscella, trumpet; Hank Jones, piano; Wendell Marshall, bass; Shadow Wilson, drums.
Pythian Temple, NYC, November 7, 1955
| 88973 | Tony's Blues |
1959 (age 32)
Tony Fruscella Quintet/Davey Schildkraut Quintet - Bebop Is Where It's At Vol. 1 Honey Dew HD-6609 1977
Tony Fruscella, trumpet; Phil Woods, alto sax; Bill Triglia, piano; Paul Chambers, bass; Roy Hall, drums.
Ridgewood High School, Ridgewood, NJ, November, 1959
| Night In Tunisia |
Tony Fruscella, trumpet; Bill Keck, guitar.
August 3, 1969
| Lover Man |
Tony Fruscella Quintet/Davey Schildkraut Quintet - Bebop Is Where It's At Vol. 2 Honey Dew HD-6610 1977
Tony Fruscella, trumpet; Phil Woods, alto sax; Bill Triglia, piano; Paul Chambers, bass; Roy Hall, drums.
Ridgewood High School, Ridgewood, NJ, November, 1959
| Night Train | |
| Scrapple From The Apple |