Great bassist, Joel DiBartolo was born in 1946. He had an extensive performing career which included 18 years with Doc Severinsen and The Tonight Show Band. DiBartolo, as did the whole band, left the show in 1992 when Carson retired.
MAYNARD FERGUSON ORCHESTRA
This was the personnel for Maynard Ferguson And His Orchestra around 1973:
MAYNARD FERGUSON ORCHESTRA #? |
1973 |
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Maynard Ferguson † trumpet, leader | Lin Biviano trumpet | Wayne Naus trumpet | John DeFlon trumpet | Bob Summers trumpet | Billy Graham trombone |
Ed Bynne trombone | Andrew MackIntosh sax | Tony Buchanan sax | Bruce Johnstone sax | Pete Jackson keyboards | Joel DiBartolo † bass |
Randy Jones † drums |
Other info on members of Maynard Ferguson Orchestra (I know up to 212 members) | |
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Already covered (7): | Larry Bunker, Herb Geller, Jake Hanna, Hank Jones, Lew Soloff, Derek Watkins, Mike Zwerin |
To be covered (204): | Michael Abene, Frank Abrahamson, Adolfo Acosta, Pepper Adams, Serafin Aguilar, Paul Armstrong, John Bannister, Danny Barber, John Barclay, John Bello, Nathan Berf, Wayne Bergeron, Bill Berry, Emmett Berry, Tom Bevan, Doug Bickel, Gregg Bissonette, Matt Bissonette, Lin Biviano, Lindsey Blair, Mike Bogart, Ray Brinker, Chris Brown, Tony Buchanan, John Bunch,... up to 204 musicians. |
BOB FLORENCE ORCHESTRA
This was the Bob Florence Big Band that recorded the live album Live at Concerts By The Sea in June 1979:
BOB FLORENCE ORCHESTRA #? |
1979 |
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Bob Florence † piano, leader | Joel DiBartolo † bass | Buddy Childers † trumpet | Steve Huffsteter trumpet | Nelson Hatt † trumpet | Gene Goe trumpet |
Warren Luening † trumpet | Bob Hardaway sax | Bob Cooper † wind | Pete Christlieb wind | Ray Pizzi wind | Bill Perkins † wind |
Lee Callet wind | Kim Richmond wind | Charles Loper trombone | Herbie Harper trombone | Donald Waldrop trombone | Chauncey Welsch trombone |
Nick Ceroli † drums |
Other info on members of Bob Florence Orchestra (I know up to 28 members) | |
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To be covered (20): | Rick Baptist, Nick Ceroli, Buddy Childers, Pete Christlieb, Bob Cooper, Peter Donald, Bob Efford, Gregg Field, Bob Florence, Gene Goe, Herbie Harper, Steve Houghton, Steve Huffsteter, Charles Loper, Warren Luening, Lanny Morgan, Bill Perkins, Kim Richmond, Bobby Shew, Chauncey Welsch |
Not enough info (7): | Lee Callet, Charley Davis, Bob Hardaway, Nelson Hatt, Ray Pizzi, Donald Waldrop, Dick Weller |
ED SHAUGHNESSY GROUP
This was part of Ed Shaughnessy´s Energy Force Big Band around 1980:
ED SHAUGHNESSY GROUP #? |
1980 |
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Ed Shaughnessy † drums | Peter Woodford guitar | Joel DiBartolo † bass | Frank Szabo trumpet | Bob Summers trumpet | Denny Christiansen trumpet |
Glenn Garrett sax | Bruce Paulson trombone | + others unknown to me. Help! |
Other info on members of Ed Shaughnessy Group (I know up to 18 members) | |
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Already covered (1): | Ed Shaughnessy |
Old pages (1): | Dill Katz |
To be covered (11): | Geoff Castle, Glen Garrett, Jennifer Leitham, Charles Mingus, Bruce Paulson, Flip Phillips, Emil Richards, Bobby Shew, Ted Speight, Bob Summers, Frank Szabo |
Not enough info (4): | Denny Christiansen, Tom Peterson, Tom Ranier, Peter Woodford |
DENNY ZEITLIN GROUP
For a while, Denny Zeitlin worked with this trio configuration, probably around 1988:
DENNY ZEITLIN GROUP #? |
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Denny Zeitlin keyboards | Joel DiBartolo † bass | Peter Donald drums |
Other info on members of Denny Zeitlin Group (I know up to 14 members) | |
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To be covered (5): | Peter Donald, Al Foster, David Grisman, Charlie Haden, Buster Williams |
Not enough info (8): | David Friesen, Jerry Granelli, Mel Graves, Joe Halpin, Oliver Johnson, George Marsh, Matt Wilson, Denny Zeitlin |
DICK HALLIGAN GROUP
This was one of the lineups for Dick Halligan Quartet:
DICK HALLIGAN GROUP #? |
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Dick Halligan trombone | Joel DiBartolo † bass | Bob Sheppard sax | Peter Donald drums |
Other info on members of Dick Halligan Group (I know up to 4 members) | |
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To be covered (3): | Peter Donald, Dick Halligan, Bob Sheppard |
ERNIE WATTS GROUP
This was the Ernie Watts Quartet in 1986:
ERNIE WATTS GROUP #? |
1986 |
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Ernie Watts sax | Joel DiBartolo † bass | Pat Coil keyboards | Bob Leatherbarrow drums |
Other info on members of Ernie Watts Group (I know up to 7 members) | |
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To be covered (2): | Pat Coil, Ernie Watts |
Not enough info (4): | Rudi Engel, Heinrich Kobberling, Bob Leatherbarrow, Christof Sanger |
PATTI LUPONE GROUP
This was the band that backed Patti LuPone in her Live album in 1993:
Before moving to Arizona in 1994, Mr. DiBartolo was a mainstay in the Los Angeles studio scene and participated in the recording of the soundtracks for hundreds of television shows (such as M*A*S*H, Dallas or Star Trek - The New Generation), movies (Star Wars, Saturday Night Fever, Jaws for example), commercials, and CDs.
Joel was also director of Jazz Studies and Associate Professor of String Bass, joining the Northern Arizona University faculty in 1995. At NAU, DiBartolo also headed the annual Jazz Festival.
In addition to his work in the jazz world, Joel DiBartolo was a member of the Buffalo Philharmonic, conducted by both Josef Krips and Lucas Foss, and was also a member of the Flagstaff Symphony Orchestra.
Joel DiBartolo passed away on September 27th, 2011, after two years with health problems. He was 65. Thanks for all your music... His wife was Mary Frances Beadell-DiBartolo, cellist also from the Flagstaff Symphony Orchestra.
   23 BANDS (WITH 25 SELECTED RECORDINGS):
   4 ALBUMS AS PRODUCER:
   2 ALBUMS FOR 2 BANDMATES AND FRIENDS:
   4 COLLECTIVE ALBUMS:
   1 SOUNDTRACKS:
   16 SESSIONS (FOR 12 ARTISTS):
   4 ALBUMS AS TECHNICIAN:
PATTI LUPONE GROUP #? |
1993 |
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Patti LuPone vocals | Peter Woodford guitar | Joel DiBartolo † bass | John McDaniel keyboards, director | Jackie O´Neill keyboards | Mike Vaccaro horns |
Wally Snow percussion | Brian Miller drums | + | The Mermen backing vocals | John West vocals | Gene Van Buren vocals |
Byron Motley vocals | Joseph Powell vocals |
Other info on members of Patti LuPone Group (I know up to 13 members) | |
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To be covered (1): | John West |
Not enough info (11): | Patti LuPone, John McDaniel, Brian Miller, Byron Motley, Jackie O´Neill, Mandy Patinkin, Joseph Powell, Wally Snow, Mike Vaccaro, Gene Van Buren, Peter Woodford |
Before moving to Arizona in 1994, Mr. DiBartolo was a mainstay in the Los Angeles studio scene and participated in the recording of the soundtracks for hundreds of television shows (such as M*A*S*H, Dallas or Star Trek - The New Generation), movies (Star Wars, Saturday Night Fever, Jaws for example), commercials, and CDs.
Joel was also director of Jazz Studies and Associate Professor of String Bass, joining the Northern Arizona University faculty in 1995. At NAU, DiBartolo also headed the annual Jazz Festival.
In addition to his work in the jazz world, Joel DiBartolo was a member of the Buffalo Philharmonic, conducted by both Josef Krips and Lucas Foss, and was also a member of the Flagstaff Symphony Orchestra.
Joel DiBartolo passed away on September 27th, 2011, after two years with health problems. He was 65. Thanks for all your music... His wife was Mary Frances Beadell-DiBartolo, cellist also from the Flagstaff Symphony Orchestra.
   23 BANDS (WITH 25 SELECTED RECORDINGS):
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John Abercrombie Group |   |  
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Louie Bellson Group |   | 3 RECORDINGS:
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Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra |   |  
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Joel DiBartolo Group |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Maynard Ferguson Orchestra |   | 2 RECORDINGS:
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Flagstaff Symphony Orchestra |   |  
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Bob Florence Orchestra |   | 4 RECORDINGS:
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Dick Halligan Group |   |  
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Bill Holman Orchestra |   |  
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Freddie Hubbard Group |   |  
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Patti LuPone Group |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Chuck Mangione Group |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Shelly Manne Group |   |  
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Carmen McRae Group |   |  
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Roger Newman Orchestra |   |  
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Buddy Rich Orchestra |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Kim Richmond Orchestra |   |  
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Ed Shaughnessy Group |   |  
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The Tonight Show Band |   | 4 RECORDINGS:
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Sarah Vaughan Group |   |  
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Ernie Watts Group |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Joe Williams Group |   |  
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Denny Zeitlin Group |   | 2 RECORDINGS:
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   4 ALBUMS AS PRODUCER:
BAND / ARTIST | . | RECORDINGS |
VVAA |   | 4 RECORDINGS:
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   2 ALBUMS FOR 2 BANDMATES AND FRIENDS:
BAND / ARTIST | . | RECORDINGS | ||||
Mia Martini Group |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Tommy Newsom Orchestra |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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   4 COLLECTIVE ALBUMS:
BAND / ARTIST | . | RECORDINGS |
VVAA |   | 4 RECORDINGS:
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   1 SOUNDTRACKS:
BAND / ARTIST | . | RECORDINGS |
OST |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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   16 SESSIONS (FOR 12 ARTISTS):
BAND / ARTIST | . | RECORDINGS | ||||||||
Russ Garcia Orchestra |   | 2 RECORDINGS:
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Stan Kenton Orchestra |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Vic Lewis Orchestra |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Amanda McBroom Band |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Jimmy Mosher Group |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Bill Perkins Group |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Mike Pinder Band |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Ray Pizzi Group |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Estelle Reiner Group |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Jack Sheldon Orchestra |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Jimmy Stewart Group |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Liz Story Group |   | 3 RECORDINGS:
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   4 ALBUMS AS TECHNICIAN:
BAND / ARTIST | . | RECORDINGS |
VVAA |   | 4 RECORDINGS:
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Joel DiBartolo mostly worked with these musicians: (name + number of credits)
Pete Christlieb (14)
Bill Perkins (10)
Ross Tompkins (10)
Conte Candoli (9)
Snooky Young (9)
Nick Ceroli (7)
Bill Holman (7)
Don Menza (7)
Tommy Newsom (7)
Ed Shaughnessy (7)
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