(1926-01-09)January 9, 1926 Paterson, New Jersey, U.S.
Died
April 1, 2020(2020-04-01) (aged 94) Saddle River, New Jersey, U.S.
Genres
Jazz, swing, big band
Occupation(s)
Musician
Instrument(s)
Guitar
Years active
1950–2018
Labels
Savoy, Stash, Arbors, Victoria, Chesky
Musical artist
John Paul "Bucky" Pizzarelli (January 9, 1926 – April 1, 2020)[1] was an American jazz guitarist.
He was the father of jazz guitarist John Pizzarelli and double bassist Martin Pizzarelli. He worked for NBC as a staffman for Dick Cavett (1971) and ABC with Bobby Rosengarden in (1952). Musicians he collaborated with include Benny Goodman, George Barnes, Les Paul, Oscar Peterson (pianist), Stéphane Grappelli, Benny Green, and Antônio Carlos Jobim. Pizzarelli cited as influences Django Reinhardt, Freddie Green, and George Van Eps.[2][3]
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^Petterson, Michael. "Recorded Telephone Interview of John "Bucky" Pizzarelli". freddiegreen.org. Retrieved 2007-05-27.
^Landers, Rick. "Bucky Pizzarelli Interview". modernguitars.com. Archived from the original on 2006-04-25. Retrieved 2007-05-27.
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Club of 52nd Street is a live jazz quartet album co-led by guitarists BuckyPizzarelli and Howard Alden in tribute to Django Reinhardt, released on May 25...
guitar, learning from his father and from records by Django Reinhardt, BuckyPizzarelli, Joe Pass, and Johnny Smith. At 12 he started on the banjo, and two...
recordings from Stash Records by the father and son pair BuckyPizzarelli and John Pizzarelli. The entire release was riddled with mistakes, such as how...
Doug and Bucky is a jazz guitar duet album of standards by BuckyPizzarelli and Doug Jernigan, released June 27, 2006. Honeysuckle Rose - 2:30 Talk of...
anchored the rhythm section and Gene Bertoncini alternated on guitar with BuckyPizzarelli. The drum chair tended to alternate between Bobby Rosengarden and Ed...
Green Guitar Blues is an album by jazz guitarist BuckyPizzarelli that was released in 1972 by Monmouth Green. At AllMusic, critic Scott Yanow called the...
Passion Guitars is a studio album by BuckyPizzarelli and John Pizzarelli containing swing and Latin jazz standards. The album was later released as Passionate...
Italian Intermezzo is a different kind of outing for jazz guitarist BuckyPizzarelli. The songs come from Italian folk music and the opera, and Ken Peplowski...
Five For Freddie: BuckyPizzarelli's Tribute To Freddie Green is a jazz tribute album by BuckyPizzarelli to the late jazz guitarist Freddie Green. "Groovin'...
April Kisses is a solo jazz guitar album by BuckyPizzarelli that was released in 1999. Seven tracks were composed by Carl Kress. The title track was written...
rhythm guitarists were BuckyPizzarelli and James Chirillo. Chirillo played rhythm guitar on the track "Sweet Georgia Brown." Pizzarelli created all other...
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