| LC control no. | n 91049764 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Porcino, Al |
| Variant(s) | Porcino, Angelo Paul |
| See also | Corporate body: Al Porcino Big Band |
| Located | Munich (Germany) |
| Birth date | 19250514 |
| Death date | 20131231 |
| Place of birth | Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) |
| Place of death | Munich (Germany) |
| Field of activity | Big band music |
| Profession or occupation | Trumpet player Bandleader Jazz musician |
| Found in | Mel TormeĢ live at the Maisonette [SR] p1975: label (Al Porcino) Oxford Music Online, Aug. 31, 2010 (Al Porcino; American trumpeter, band leader; b. May 14, 1925, New York) New York times (online), viewed Jan. 9, 2014 (in obituary published Jan. 8: Al Porcino; b. Angelo Paul Porcino, May 14, 1925, Brooklyn; moved to Munich after leaving the Thad Jones-Mel Lewis band during a European tour in 1977; d. Dec. 31 [2013], Munich, aged 88; his powerful sound and ability to hit the highest of high notes with ease brought him work as the lead trumpeter in some of the most celebrated big bands in jazz) |
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