ArtistInfo

Al Belletto

as, cl, 1928-2014 US, New Orleans
Musician of Jazz

Al Belletto (January 3, 1928 – December 26, 2014) was an American jazz saxophonist and clarinetist.Belletto was raised in New Orleans, where he led his own bands as a college student; he eventually obtained a master's degree from Louisiana State University. He played with Sharkey Bonano, Louis Prima, Wingy Manone and the Dukes of Dixieland in the 1940s and 1950s, then led his own band for several albums on Capitol Records from 1952. He and his ensemble became part of Woody Herman's band for State Department tours of South America in 1958-59.

Instruments

• Alto sax
• Clarinet
• Saxophone

Genres

• Jazz
• Pop
• Soundtrack

Plays With