Santo Pecora
Santo Pecora (born Santo Joseph Pecoraro, March 21, 1902 – May 29, 1984) was an American jazz trombonist known for his longtime association with the New Orleans jazz scene. He was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. Pecora changed his name because his cousin, a drummer, was also named Santo Pecoraro. The two sometimes performed in ensembles together. Pecora began on French horn but settled on trombone as a teenager. He played in orchestras accompanying silent films as well as with the bandleaders Johnny De Droit and Leon Roppolo. He toured with singer Bee Palmer early in the 1920s, then joined the New Orleans Rhythm Kings in the middle of the decade. He moved to Chicago late in the decade, playing both in jazz bands and in theater palaces, then became a big band sideman in the 1930s. He toured with Sharkey Bonano in the 1930s, then played with Wingy Manone in California. In the 1940s he returned to New Orleans, where he continued working with Bonano in addition to regular gigs on riverboats and at nightclubs. He remained a staple of the local scene into the 1960s. He died in May 1984, in his hometown, at the age of 82. |
Birth and Death Data: Born March 21, 1902 (New Orleans), Died May 29, 1984 (New Orleans)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1925 - 1940
Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, trombone
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Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | B-32125 | 10-in. | 3/26/1925 | She's cryin' for me | New Orleans Rhythm Kings | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, trombone, composer | |
Victor | B-32126 | 10-in. | 3/26/1925 | Everybody loves somebody blues (but nobody loves me) | New Orleans Rhythm Kings | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, trombone, composer | |
Victor | BVE-45619 | 10-in. | 6/11/1928 | Georgia swing | Jelly Roll Morton ; Red Hot Peppers | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Victor | BS-045934 | 10-in. | 1/15/1940 | She's crying for me | Wingy Manone Orchestra | Instrumental ensemble | composer | |
Columbia | W140995 | 10-in. | 9/24/1925 | Zero | New Orleans Owls | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Columbia | W147653 | 10-in. | 12/16/1928 | Baby | The Orleanians | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
OKeh | 8902 | 10-in. | 1/23/1925 | Baby | Original New Orleans Rhythm Kings | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
OKeh | 8904 | 10-in. | 1/23/1925 | She's crying for me blues | Original New Orleans Rhythm Kings | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Brunswick | C2382 | 10-in. | 10/2/1928 | She’s crying for me | Wynn's Creole Jazz Band | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Brunswick | TC999-TC1000 | 10-in. | June 1926 | She’s crying for me | Dewey Jackson ; Peacock Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Pecora, Santo," accessed November 6, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/107066.
Pecora, Santo. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 6, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/107066.
"Pecora, Santo." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 6 November 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Pecora, Santo, 1902-1984 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n94037562
Wikidata: Santo Pecora - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2223686
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/34656533
MusicBrainz: Santo Pecora - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/db10c7b0-f72a-49ef-9012-45984aa58e96
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