Tony Fruscella Discography
1948 (age 21)
Tony Fruscella Quintet
Tony Fruscella, trumpet; Chick Maures, alto sax; Bill Triglia, piano; Red Mitchell, bass; Dave Troy, drums.
Vocarium Studios, NYC, December 10, 1948
| Foo's | Century dividend; Spotlite (E) SPJ 126 | |
| Flues | - | |
| Oh Yeah | - | |
| Little Orgg | - | |
| Out Of Nowhere | - | |
| Flues | - | |
| Little Orgg | - | |
| Out Of Nowhere | - |
* Spotlite (E) SPJ 126 Tony Fruscella - Debut 1981
1952
Tony Fruscella Septet
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 | Xanadu 172 | |
| Darn That Dream | - | |
| Tangerine | - | |
| Loo-padoo | - |
* Xanadu 172 Kai Winding, Tony Fruscella, Sam Most - Bebop Revisited Vol. 3 1981
Tony Fruscella Brooklyn Jam
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 | Marshmallow (J) MYCJ-30124 | |
| 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 | - |
* Marshmallow (J) MYCJ-30124 Tony Fruscella - Brooklyn Jam 1952 2001
1953
Tony Fruscella Quartet
Tony Fruscella, trumpet; Bill Triglia, piano; Teddy Kotick, bass; Art Mardigan, drums.
Open Door, NYC, circa mid 1953
| Bernie's Tune | Spotlite (E) SPJ 126 | |
| Loverman | - | |
| Night In Tunisia | - |
* Spotlite (E) SPJ 126 Tony Fruscella - Debut 1981
Tony Fruscella - Brew Moore Quintet
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 | Spotlite (E) SPJ 151 | |
| Blue Lester | - | |
| Hackensack | - | |
| Imagination | - | |
| Donna | - |
* Spotlite (E) SPJ 151 Tony Fruscella And Brew Moore - Fru'n Brew 1981
Tony Fruscella Quintet
Tony Fruscella, trumpet; Davey Schildkraut or Charlie Parker, alto sax; Bill Triglia, piano; unknown, bass; unknown, drums.
Tony Fruscella's home, NYC, 1953
| You Stepped Out Of A Dream | Royal Jazz (D) RJD 506 | |
| Now's The Time | - | |
| Emanon | - |
* Royal Jazz (D) RJD 506 Charlie Parker - "More Unissued" Vol. 2 1990
1955
Tony Fruscella Septet
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 | Atlantic EP 557, LP 1220 |
| 1467 | Salt | Atlantic LP 1220 |
| 1468 | Ta Ra Ra Boom | unissued |
* Atlantic LP 1220 Tony Fruscella 1955
* Atlantic EP 557 Tony Fruscella 1955
Tony Fruscella Quintet
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 | Atlantic EP 557, LP 1220 |
| 2. 1470 | Raintree County | Atlantic LP 1220 |
| 3. 1471 | Blue Serenade | - |
| 4. 1472 | Old Hat | Atlantic EP 558, LP 1220 |
| 5. 1473 | His Master's Voice | - |
| 6. 1474 | I'll Be Seeing You | - |
| 7. 1475 | Let's Play The Blues | Atlantic LP 1220 |
* Atlantic LP 1220 Tony Fruscella 1955
* Atlantic EP 557 Tony Fruscella 1955
* Atlantic EP 558 Tony Fruscella 1955
Tony Fruscella's Quartet
Tony Fruscella, trumpet; Hank Jones, piano; Wendell Marshall, bass; Shadow Wilson, drums.
Pythian Temple, NYC, November 7, 1955
| 88973 | Tony's Blues | Coral CRL 57035 |
| 88974 | I Can't Get Started | unissued |
* Coral CRL 57035 Al "Jazzbo" Collins Presents The East Coast Jazz Scene Vol. 1 1955
1959 (age 32)
Tony Fruscella - Phil Woods Quintet
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 | Honey Dew HD-6609; Stateside/Upsurge (J) ISJ-80117 | |
| Night Train | Honey Dew HD-6610; Stateside/Upsurge (J) ISJ-80117 | |
| Scrapple From The Apple | - |
* Honey Dew HD-6609 Tony Fruscella Quintet/Davey Schildkraut Quintet - Bebop Is Where It's At Vol. 1 1977
* Stateside/Upsurge (J) ISJ-80117 Tony Fruscella-Phil Woods Quintet
* Honey Dew HD-6610 Tony Fruscella Quintet/Davey Schildkraut Quintet - Bebop Is Where It's At Vol. 2 1977
1969 (aged 42)
Tony Fruscella Duo
Tony Fruscella, trumpet; Bill Keck, guitar.
August 3, 1969
| Lover Man | Honey Dew HD-6609; Stateside/Upsurge (J) ISJ-80117 |
* Honey Dew HD-6609 Tony Fruscella Quintet/Davey Schildkraut Quintet - Bebop Is Where It's At Vol. 1 1977
* Stateside/Upsurge (J) ISJ-80117 Tony Fruscella-Phil Woods Quintet