Tony Aless | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Anthony Alessandrini |
| Born | August 28, 1921 Garfield, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Died | January 11, 1988 (aged 66) New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Genres | Swing, jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, composer, arranger |
| Instrument | Piano |
Anthony Alessandrini, better known by his stage name Tony Aless (August 28, 1921[1] – January 11, 1988) was an American jazz pianist.[2]
- ^ Rye, Howard (2002). "Aless, Tony". In Barry Kernfeld (ed.). The new Grove dictionary of jazz, vol. 1 (2nd ed.). New York: Grove's Dictionaries Inc. p. 25. ISBN 1-56159-284-6.
- ^ Lees, Gene. Leader of the band: The life of Woody Herman, p. 117. Oxford University Press, 1995. ISBN 0-19-505671-X. Accessed June 30, 2011. "Born Anthony Alessandrini in Garfield, New Jersey, on August 28, 1921, Tony would stay with the band for two years, and then work with various members of the Herman alumni in small groups, and with Charlie Parker, Sheldon Powell and others."