Tony Fruscella [Mono]: Vinyl LP Gene Clark and photographs

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Tony Fruscella [Mono]: Vinyl LP Gene Clark and photographsTony Fruscella was an under recorded mellow, lyrical, cool jazz trumpeter (think Chet Baker). He unfortunately lived a similarly addictive lifestyle that led to his tragically premature death in 1969. His cool tone, influenced by Miles Davis and swing era veteran Joe Thomas, made him a sideman in the early 50s for artists like Lester Young, Gerry Mulligan, and Stan Getz. In 1955, the same year he recorded with Getz, Fruscella led the only session