Tony Fruscella
Tony Fruscella was an American jazz trumpeter.Biography
Tony Fruscella and his sister Maria, grew up in Greenwich Village, Manhattan, New York. He played in an Army band early in his career. He worked as a sideman in the 1950s for Charlie Barnet, Lester Young, Gerry Mulligan, and Stan Getz. He played with Don Joseph later in the 1950s, but by the early 1960s his problems with drug abuse and alcoholism prevented him from performing. Fruscella released one album, I'll Be Seeing You for Atlantic Records.
He was married to singer Morgana King. The marriage ended in divorce after nine years.Discography
With Stan Getz
