Results for "Tommy Gumina"

Tommy Gumina

Born: May 20, 1931

Backgrounder: Buddy DeFranco & Tommy Gumina

October 7, 2022

In 1960, clarinetist Buddy DeFranco and accordionist Tommy Gumina got together with bass and drums to record the first of five albums—Pacific Standard (Swingin') Time. It was on Decca. The next four were on Mercury, including their first for the label—Presenting the Buddy DeFranco/Tommy Gumina Quartet, recorded in 1961. The tracks on Presenting were When Lights ...

Joseph Howell: Time Made to Swing

by Mark Sullivan
February 19, 2016

Ace clarinetist Dr. Joseph D. Howell dedicated this CD to the late Buddy DeFranco, king of bebop clarinet. In addition to being a role model as a player, his recordings with accordionist Tommy Gumina inspired Howell's collaboration with Cory Pesaturo, accordionist on this album. The accordion has found its way onto a number of jazz recordings ...

Tommy Gumina

by Elliott Simon
May 15, 2010

It is the rare jazz instrumentalist who gains such a total understanding of their instrument that by technical innovation they change the way the instrument is played to achieve that elusive 'sound in their head.' Jazz accordionist Tommy Gumina is such an artist. When it comes to the accordion, Gumina's modifications and amplification development are on ...

A La Italiana!

By Tommy Gumina

Label: Spotlite Records
Released: 1959

Cumana / Theme From Pagliacci

By Tommy Gumina

Label: Spotlite Records
Released: 1957

The Virtuoso Accordion

By Tommy Gumina

Label: Enja Records
Released: 0