Boots Mussulli

Henry "Boots" Mussulli (November 18, 1915 in Milford, Massachusetts – September 23, 1967 in Norfolk, Massachusetts) was an Italian-American jazz saxophonist, based chiefly out of Boston. According to the Social Security files, he was born in 1915, not in 1917 as previously stated. Mussulli's first instrument was clarinet, which he first played at age 12. He played with Mal Hallett in Massachusetts around 1940, and joined Teddy Powell's group in 1943-44. He played with Stan Kenton from 1944 to 1947 and returned to play with Kenton again on tour in 1952 and 1954. He also played with Vido Musso, Gene Krupa (1948), Charlie Ventura (1949), Serge Chaloff, Toshiko Akiyoshi (1955), and Herb Pomeroy. In 1949, Mussulli opened a jazz club in his hometown, called "The Crystal Room". From the mid-1950s, he concentrated more on music education, leading a local youth orchestra, the Milford Youth Band, at the Newport Jazz Festival in 1967. He died of cancer shortly thereafter.

Birth and Death Data: Born November 18, 1917 (Milford), Died September 23, 1967 (Massachusetts)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1949

Roles Represented in DAHR: alto saxophone

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
Decca	83562	April 1949	Introduction and theme music-2: Yesterdays ; The peanut vendor	Charlie Ventura Septet	instrumentalist, alto saxophone
Decca	83563	April 1949	Euphoria, part 1	Charlie Ventura Septet	instrumentalist, alto saxophone
Decca	83564	April 1949	Euphoria, part 2	Charlie Ventura Septet	instrumentalist, alto saxophone
Decca	83565	April 1949	Euphoria, part 3	Charlie Ventura Septet	instrumentalist, alto saxophone
Decca	83566	April 1949	Fine and dandy	Charlie Ventura Septet	instrumentalist, alto saxophone
Decca	83567	April 1949	East of Suez	Charlie Ventura Septet	instrumentalist, alto saxophone
Decca	83568	April 1949	If I had you-1	Charlie Ventura Septet	instrumentalist, alto saxophone
Decca	83569	April 1949	I'm forever blowing bubbles	Charlie Ventura Septet	instrumentalist, alto saxophone
Decca	83570	April 1949	Pennies from heaven	Charlie Ventura Septet	instrumentalist, alto saxophone
Decca	83571	April 1949	How high the moon, part 1	Charlie Ventura Septet	instrumentalist, alto saxophone
Decca	83572	April 1949	How high the moon, part 2	Charlie Ventura Septet	instrumentalist, alto saxophone
Decca	83573	April 1949	How high the moon, part 3	Charlie Ventura Septet	instrumentalist, alto saxophone

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Mussulli, Boots," accessed November 2, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/333145.

Mussulli, Boots. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 2, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/333145.

"Mussulli, Boots." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 2 November 2024.