Conrad Gozzo

[11] Gozzo briefly worked with Benny Goodman, then enlisted in the U.S. Navy in mid-November 1942, where clarinetist Artie Shaw had formed a band, the Rangers No.

[14][15] Gozzo, lead trumpeter on the Glen Gray, Stan Kenton, and Harry James "remakes", and in Dan Terry's 1954 Columbia sessions, recorded extensively with arrangers Van Alexander, Nelson Riddle, Billy May, Ray Conniff, Jerry Fielding and Shorty Rogers, and also with performers Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra.

[16][17][18] Gozzo died on October 8, 1964, of liver disease at Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center in Burbank, California.

[19] On November 15, 1964, a fundraising concert for his widow was held at the Hollywood Palladium, featuring singers Frank Sinatra, Peggy Lee and Dinah Shore.

[20] "A Trumpeter's Prayer" (1957) by Tutti Camarata originally featured Gozzo, and was performed on November 19, 1989, in New Britain for the 25th anniversary of his death.

[22] With Georgie Auld With Louis Bellson With Buddy Bregman With Ray Brown With Hoagy Carmichael With Benny Carter With Sammy Davis Jr With Henry Mancini With Shorty Rogers With Pete Rugolo