Charlie Ventura

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Charlie Ventura (born Charles Venturo on December 2, 1916 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; died January 17, 1992 in Pleasantville, New Jersey) was a tenor saxophonist and bandleader.

He had his first successes working with Gene Krupa. In 1945 he won the Down Beat readers' poll in the tenor saxophone division.[1] In the late 1940s he ran a few successful ensembles and went on to be known for "bop for the people." That stated he began in swing.

After the 1950s he did few recordings, but did club work in Las Vegas. There he worked with Jackie Gleason. He died at 75 of lung cancer.

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  1. ^ Down Beat Poll

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