Charlie Ventura, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Charlie Ventura

American musician

Date of Birth: 02-Dec-1916

Place of Birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Date of Death: 17-Jan-1992

Profession: conductor, bandleader, saxophonist, jazz musician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Charlie Ventura (born Charles Venturo; December 2, 1916 – January 17, 1992) was a tenor saxophonist and bandleader from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Ventura had his first taste of success working with Gene Krupa.
In 1945 he won the Down Beat readers' poll in the tenor saxophone category.
In the late 1940s he led several popular groups and went on to become known for his "bop for the people," with vocalists Jackie Cain and Roy Kral. After the early 1950s he made only a few recordings.
His first was the debut album for Gene Norman's GNP Crescendo label (GNPD No.
1) recorded live in Los Angeles.
In Las Vegas, he worked with Jackie Gleason and was the featured soloist on four albums Gleason produced : Riff Jazz (1958), on which he played alto, tenor, and bass saxophones; Silk and Brass (1965); A Taste of Brass for Lovers Only (1967); and Doublin' in Brass (1968) Ventura died of lung cancer in Pleasantville, New Jersey at the age of 75.



Description	American photographer and journalist
Date of birth/death	28 January 1917	23 April 2006
Location of birth/death	Brooklyn	Great Neck
Work period	1930s date QS:P,+1930-00-00T00:00:00Z/8 , 1940s date QS:P,+1940-00-00T00:00:00Z/8
Work location	New York City, Washington, D.C.
Authority control	: Q622278 VIAF: 113043399 ISNI: 0000 0001 1780 1486 LCCN: n82145642 GND: 123340144 BNF: 17060247k WorldCat