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Vido Musso's All Stars
7+ albums
jazz
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Vido William Musso (1913-1982) was an Italian-born jazz tenor saxophonist, clarinetist and bandleader born in Carini, Sicily. See Vido Musso. Musso has also recorded with other musicians under the band name Vido Musso's All Stars. Musso is best-known for his many contributions to the big bands of Benny Goodman, Gene Krupa, Tommy Dorsey, Harry James, Stan Kenton and Woody Herman. His family moved to the United States in 1920. He began on clarinet before switching to tenor sax. He is most associated with Stan Kenton who he first worked with in 1930. He reached his peak of notoriety with Kenton from 1945 to 1947. Perhaps his most notable work with the Kenton orchestra was his "Come Back to Sorrento". Musso died January 9, 1982 in Rancho Mirage, California. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
