New York Conservatory of Modern Music explained

The New York Conservatory of Modern Music was a music school in New York City, founded soon after World War II by principal Alfred Francis Sculco, a professional trumpeter from Westerly, Rhode Island who attended the Juilliard School, and played with the big bands of Count Basie, Tommy Dorsey, Benny Goodman, and Harry James.[1]

Located at 552 Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn, it is notable for the alumni who went on to become working jazz musicians, including Jimmy Cheatham,[2] Wally Cirillo,[3] Seldon Powell,[4] and George Tucker.[5] Jazz record producer Don Schlitten is also a former student.[6] [7]

In addition to Sculco (affectionately known as "Squeak" by the students)[8] and others, Tony Aless,[4] Billy Bauer,[9] Jim Chapin,[10] [11] and Don Lamond were all instructors at the college.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Burns-Fusaro . Nancy . October 2, 2021 . Giving the Gift of Music: Class of 1970 Creates Westerly High Music Hall of Fame . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20211003015412/https://www.thewesterlysun.com/daily-news-alerts/giving-the-gift-of-music-class-of-1970-creates-westerly-high-music-hall-of-fame/article_62d27164-22bc-11ec-91db-5706fe2038bd.html . October 3, 2021 . . Westerly, RI . The Sun Media Group . January 15, 2023.
  2. Web site: Rye . Howard . 2002 . Cheatham, Jimmy (James Rudolph) . subscription . . . 10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.J733900 . January 12, 2023.
  3. Book: Bohländer . Carlo . Holler . Karl Heinz . Pfarr . Christian . amp . 2000 . Cirillo, Wally (Wallace Joseph) . Reclams Jazzführer . Reclam's Jazz Guide . https://archive.org/details/reclamsjazzfuhre0000bohl/page/80/mode/1up . registration . Fifth . Stuttgart . Phillipp Reclam . de . 0313296278 . 80 . January 15, 2023 . Internet Archive.
  4. Ulanov . Barry . Barry Ulanov . Tony Aless . 1986 . Tony Aless and his Long Island Suite . New York . Roost Records . RLP 2202 . January 15, 2023 . Internet Archive.
  5. Book: Feather, Leonard G. . Leonard Feather . 1960 . Tucker, George Andrew . The Encyclopedia of Jazz . https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofja0000feat_g4s7/page/446/mode/1up . registration . Revised . New York . Horizon Press . 466 . January 15, 2023 . Internet Archive.
  6. . Various artists . 1978 . Four Decades of Jazz: A Musical History of Xanadu . Hollywood, CA . Xanadu Records . Xanadu 5001 . January 15, 2023 . Internet Archive.
  7. Gans . Charles J. . 1978 . Don Schlitten: Generating Xanadu's Treasures . registration . . International . Vienna . International Jazz Federation . 52 . 29–32 . January 15, 2023 . Internet Archive.
  8. Web site: Cheatham . Jeannie . Jeannie Cheatham . April 2021 . Trail of Two Trombones . San Diego Troubadour . San Diego, CA . January 17, 2023.
  9. News: Ind . Peter . Peter Ind . June 22, 2005 . Billy Bauer: Innovate jazz guitarist . subscription . . 5828 . London . 0951-9467 . 36 . January 15, 2023 . Newspapers.com.
  10. . The Sonny Truitt Quintet/Octet . 1961 . Drummer Delights: Jazz Band Music Minus One Drummer . New York . Music Minus One . MMO 4004 . January 15, 2023 . Internet Archive.
  11. Book: Barnhart, Stephen L. . 2000 . Chapin, James 'Jim' . Percussionists: A Biographical Dictionary . https://archive.org/details/percussionistsbi0000barn/page/63/mode/1up . registration . Revised . Westport, CN . Greenwood Press . 0313296278 . 63 . January 15, 2023 . Internet Archive.

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