Joe Puma
Joe Puma (August 13, 1927 – May 31, 2000) was an American jazz guitarist. Puma was born in the Bronx, New York. His first professional experience came with Joe Roland in 1949–50. He played in the band led by Cy Coleman. He acted as a session musician for many jazz musicians during the 1950s, including Louie Bellson, Artie Shaw's Gramercy Five, Eddie Bert, Herbie Mann, Mat Mathews, Chris Connor, and Paul Quinichette, Lee Konitz, and Dick Hyman; he also recorded extensively as a leader at this time. In the 1960s, he worked with Morgana King, Bobby Hackett, Gary Burton, and Carmen McRae, and between 1972 and 1977 he and Chuck Wayne led an ensemble. He continued to perform and teach into the late 1990s. |
Birth and Death Data: Born August 13, 1927 (New York City), Died May 31, 2000 (New York City)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1955
Roles Represented in DAHR: guitar
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Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Decca | 88922 | 11/21/1955 | Long ago (and far away) | Gramercy Five ; Artie Shaw | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | 88923 | 11/21/1955 | I remember you | Gramercy Five ; Artie Shaw | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | 88924 | 11/21/1955 | More than you know | Gramercy Five ; Artie Shaw | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | 88925 | 11/21/1955 | My funny valentine | Gramercy Five ; Artie Shaw | instrumentalist, guitar |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Puma, Joe," accessed November 2, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/338608.
Puma, Joe. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 2, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/338608.
"Puma, Joe." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 2 November 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Puma, Joe - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n85819956
Wikidata: Joe Puma - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q358868
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/51880998
MusicBrainz: Joe Puma - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/a717f6ef-0994-4bac-8604-ff4097faf73c
ISNI: 0000 0000 5518 2252 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000055182252
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