John Pisano
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Background information | |
Born |
Staten Island, New York, U.S. | February 6, 1931
Genres | Jazz |
Occupation(s) | Musician |
Instruments | Guitar |
Years active | 1952–present |
Labels | Pablo, Mel Bay |
Associated acts | Chico Hamilton, Peggy Lee, Herb Alpert, Joe Pass, Sérgio Mendes, Velas, The Flying Pisanos |
Website |
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John Pisano (born February 6, 1931) is a jazz guitarist born in Staten Island, New York.
Biography
Pisano has accompanied in concert or recording Burt Bacharach, Tony Bennett, Herb Alpert, Natalie Cole, Michael Franks, Diana Krall, Peggy Lee, Julie London, Joe Pass, Frank Sinatra, Barbra Streisand, Billy Bean, and Chico Hamilton.[1]
Selected discography
As a leader/co-leader
- Makin' It (Decca, 1958) with Billy Bean
- Take Your Pick (Decca, 1958) with Billy Bean
- Makin' It Again (British String Jazz, 1958 [1998]) with Billy Bean
- West Coast Sessions (British String Jazz, 1957–59 [2000]) with Billy Bean and Dennis Budimir
- Under the Blanket (A&M, 1970) with Willie Ruff as Pisano & Ruff
- Duets (Pablo, 1991) with Joe Pass
- Among Friends (Pablo, 1994)
- Conversation Pieces (Pablo, 1997)
- John Pisano's Guitar Night (Mel Bay, 2007)
As sideman
With Herb Alpert
- Whipped Cream & Other Delights (A&M, 1965)
- Going Places (A&M, 1965)
- What Now My Love (A&M, 1966)
- S.R.O. (A&M, 1966)
- Sounds Like... (A&M, 1967)
- Herb Alpert's Ninth (A&M, 1967)
- The Beat of the Brass (A&M, 1967)
- Christmas Album (A&M, 1968)
- Warm (A&M, 1969)
- The Brass Are Comin' (A&M, 1969)
- Summertime (A&M, 1971)
- Coney Island (A&M, 1975)
- Midnight Sun (A&M, 1992)
With Les Baxter
- Brazil Now (GNP Crescendo, 1967)
With Tony Bennett
- The Beat of My Heart (Columbia, 1957)
With Michael Bublé
- Michael Bublé (143/Reprise, 2003)
With Frank Capp
- In a Hefti Bag (Concord Jazz, 1995)
- Play It Again Sam (Concord Jazz, 1997)
With Natalie Cole
- Unforgettable... with Love (Elektra, 1991)
- Ask a Woman Who Knows (Verve, 2002)
With Sam Cooke
- Ain't That Good News (RCA, 1964)
With James Darren
- This One's from the Heart (Concord Jazz, 1999)
With Allyn Ferguson
- Pictures at an Exhibition Framed in Jazz (Ava, 1963)
With Lani Hall
- Hello It's Me (A&M, 1975)
With Chico Hamilton
- Chico Hamilton Quintet (Pacific Jazz, 1956)
- Sweet Smell of Success (Decca, 1957)
- South Pacific in Hi-Fi (World Pacific, 1958)
- The Original Ellington Suite (Pacific Jazz, 1958 [2000])
- Reunion (Soul Note, 1989)
With Dan Hicks
- It Happened One Bite (Warner Bros., 1978)
With Paul Horn
- House of Horn (Dot, 1957)
- Impressions! (World Pacific, 1959)
With Diane Hubka
- West Coast Strings (2013)
With Pete Jolly
- Herb Alpert Presents Pete Jolly (A&M, 1968)
- Seasons (A&M, 1970)
With Fred Katz
- Zen: The Music of Fred Katz (Pacific Jazz, 1957)
- Soul° Cello (Decca, 1958)
- 4-5-6 Trio (Decca, 1958)
- Fred Katz and his Jammers (Decca, 1959)
With Diana Krall
- The Look of Love (Verve, 2001)
- Live in Paris (Verve, 2002)
With Peggy Lee
- Blues Cross Country (Capitol, 1962)
- Mink Jazz (Capitol, 1963)
- In the Name of Love (Capitol, 1964)
- Pass Me By (Capitol, 1965)
- Mirrors (A&M, 1975)
- Close Enough for Love (DRG, 1979)
With The Limeliters
- The Limeliters (Elektra, 1960)
- The Christmas Album (Columbia, 1992)
- Swing (Atlantic, 1997)
With Barry Manilow
- Manilow Sings Sinatra (Arista, 1998)
With Sérgio Mendes
- Equinox (A&M, 1967)
- Look Around (A&M, 1968)
- Sérgio Mendes' Favorite Things (A&M, 1968)
- Fool on the Hill (A&M, 1968)
- Sérgio Mendes (A&M, 1983)
With Ken Nordine
- Word Jazz (Dot, 1957)
- Son of Word Jazz (Dot, 1957)
- My Baby (Dot, 1959)
With Joe Pass
- For Django (Pacific Jazz, 1964)
- The Stones Jazz (Pacific Jazz, 1966)
- Ira, George and Joe (Pablo, 1981)
- Whitestone (Pablo, 1985)
- Summer Nights (Pablo, 1990)
- Appassionato (Pablo, 1990)
- Live at Yoshi's (Pablo, 1992)
- Six-String Santa (Laserlight, 1992)
- My Song (Telarc, 1993)
- Roy Clark & Joe Pass Play Hank Williams (Buster Ann Music, 1994) with Roy Clark
With Bill Perkins
- Quietly There (Riverside, 1966 [1970]) featuring Victor Feldman
With Dianne Reeves
- Art & Survival (EMI, 1994)
With Howard Roberts
- Goodies (Capitol, 1965)
With Kenny Rogers
- Timepiece (143/Atlantic, 1994)
With Lalo Schifrin
- Gone with the Wave (Colpix, 1964)
With Diane Schuur
- Love Songs (GRP, 1993)
With Jimmy Scott
- All the Way (Sire, 1992)
With Bud Shank
- Girl in Love (World Pacific, 1966)
With Ben Sidran
- Feel Your Groove (Capitol, 1971)
With Barbra Streisand
- The Movie Album (Columbia, 2003)
With Walter Wanderley
- Brazil's Greatest Hits! (GNP Crescendo, 1980)
- Perpetual Motion Love (GNP Crescendo, 1981)
With Tim Weisberg
- Dreamspeaker (A&M, 1973)
References
- ↑ Yanow, Scott. "John Pisano". AllMusic. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
External links
- John Pisano's Guitar Night website
- John Pisano NAMM Oral History Program Interview (2002)