Gary Valente

Gary Valente (born 1953) is a notable jazz trombone player.

Valente was born in Worcester, Massachusetts and studied at New England Conservatory of Music with John Coffey and Jaki Byard.^[1]

Moving to New York, he recorded with George Russell's New York Big Band in 1978.

He has recorded and performed extensively with Carla Bley and many of her regular associates such as Andy Sheppard. Valente is known for his highly characteristic raucous rasping tone.

Valente played the trombone solo on the instrumental track "The Lord is Listening to Ya, Hallelujah!" on Carla Bley's 1982 album Live!.^[2]

Discography

With Ray Anderson, Craig Harris and George Lewis

• Slideride (hat ART, 1995)

With Lester Bowie

• The Odyssey of Funk & Popular Music (Atlantic, 1998)

With Carla Bley

• Social Studies (Watt, 1981)
• Live! (Watt, 1982)
• I Hate to Sing (Watt, 1984)
• Heavy Heart (Watt, 1984)
• Fleur Carnivore (Watt, 1989)
• The Very Big Carla Bley Band (Watt, 1991)
• Big Band Theory (Watt, 1993)
• The Carla Bley Big Band Goes to Church (Watt, 1996)
• 4x4 (Watt, 2000)
• Looking for America (Watt, 2003)
• Appearing Nightly (Watt, 2008)

'With Charlie Haden

• The Ballad of the Fallen (ECM, 1983)

With Joe Lovano

• Worlds (Lavel Bleu, 1989)
• Viva Caruso (Blue Note, 2002)

With Nick Mason

• Nick Mason's Fictitious Sports (Harvest, 1981)

With George Russell

• New York Big Band (Soul Note, 1982)

References