Charlie Ventura

Charlie Ventura

ts, sax, 1916-1992 US, Philadelphia
Singer / Musician of Jazz
A.k.a. Charles Venturo

Charlie Ventura (born Charles Venturo; December 2, 1916 – January 17, 1992) was a tenor saxophonist and bandleader from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.Ventura had his first taste of success working with Gene Krupa and in 1945 he won the Down Beat readers' poll in the tenor saxophone division. In the late 1940s he led several popular groups and went on to be known for his "bop for the people," with vocalists Jackie Cain, and Roy Kral.Charlie Ventura died in Pleasantville, New Jersey at the age of 75, of lung cancer.

Instruments

Tenor sax
Saxophone
Bariton sax
Alto sax

Genres

Jazz
Pop
Soundtrack

Popular Tracks

Long, Long Summer on Someone to Watch over Me by Charlie Ventura

Chega de Saudade on Someone to Watch over Me by Charlie Ventura

Pau de Arara on Someone to Watch over Me by Charlie Ventura

Lullaby In Rhythm on Charlie Ventura - In Concert by Charlie Ventura

Lonesome Darlin' on Vintage Dance Orchestras No. 297- EP: Duke Ellington For Dancing by Charlie Ventura

Euphoria Ver2 on Charlie Ventura Selected Favorites, Vol.3 by Charlie Ventura

How High The Moon - Live at Philharmonic Hall, Los Angeles, 1945 on The Complete Jazz At The Philharmonic On Verve 1944-1949 by Various Artists

Ain't Misbehavin' (12-22-52) on Complete Jazz Series 1951 - 1953 by Charlie Ventura

Euphoria on Euphoria, Vol. 2 by Charlie Ventura

Characteristically B.H. - Live At Carnegie Hall, New York/1947 on The Complete Jazz At The Philharmonic On Verve 1944-1949 by Various Artists

Track list and 30sec audio provided by

Band Members

Discography

Title	Artist	Year	Type
Plays Hi-Fi Jazz	Charlie Ventura	2017	Album
Charlie Ventura	Charlie Ventura	2017	Compil.
Blue Prelude	Charlie Ventura	2005	Album
Bop For The People	Charlie Ventura	2002	Compil.
1949	Charlie Ventura	2001	Compil.
1946-1947	Charlie Ventura	2000	Compil.
1947-1949	Charlie Ventura	2000	Compil.
An Afternoon With Charlie Ventura	Charlie Ventura Featuring Mary Ann McCall	2000	Single
Live At The Three Deuces Vol. 2	Charlie Ventura, Bill Harris	2000	Compil.
F.Y.I. Featuring Charlie Ventura	Charlie Ventura	2000	Single
1945-1946	Charlie Ventura	1999	Compil.
The Complete Verve/Clef Charlie Ventura & Flip Phillips Studio Sessions	Charlie Ventura, Flip Phillips	1998	Compil.
In Concert	Charlie Ventura, Benny Green, Conte Candoli	1997	Single
The Exciting Gene Krupa	Gene Krupa Featuring Anita O'Day, Charlie Ventura, Teddy Napoleon, Tommy Pederson	1982	Album
Charlie Ventura Vol. 1	Charlie Ventura	1981	Album
Euphoria	Charlie Ventura	1980	Compil.
Aces At The Deuces	Bill Harris, Charlie Ventura	1976	Album
Live At The 3 Deuces!	Bill Harris — Charlie Ventura	1975	Album
The Great New Gene Krupa Quartet Featuring Charlie Ventura	The Gene Krupa Quartet Featuring Charlie Ventura	1964	Album
Plays For The People	Charlie Ventura	1960	Album
Eddie Davis And Charlie Ventura In Stereo	Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis and Charlie Ventura	1959	Compil.
East Of Suez	Charlie Ventura	1958	Album
Here's Charlie	Charlie Ventura	1957	Album
Crazy Rhythms	Charlie Kennedy & Charlie Ventura	1957	Album
Plays Hi-Fi Jazz	Charlie Ventura	1957	Album
Adventure With Charlie	Charlie Ventura	1957	Album
The New Charlie Ventura In Hi-Fi	Charlie Ventura	1956	Album
Charlie Ventura's Carnegie Hall Concert	Charlie Ventura	1955	Album
An Evening With Mary Ann McCall And Charlie Ventura	Charlie Ventura And Mary Ann McCall	1955	Album
Jumping With Ventura	Charlie Ventura	1955	Album
F.Y.I.	Charlie Ventura	1954	Album
Another Evening With Charlie Ventura	Charlie Ventura	1954	Single
In Concert	Gene Norman Presents Charlie Ventura	1954	Album
An Evening With Charlie Ventura And Mary Ann McCall	Charlie Ventura And Mary Ann McCall	1954	Album
Another Evening With Charlie Ventura And Mary Ann McCall	Charlie Ventura And Mary Ann McCall	1954	Album
I Love You	Charlie Ventura	1954	Single
Gene Norman Presents A Charlie Ventura Concert	Gene Norman Presents Charlie Ventura Featuring The Charlie Ventura Septet, Jackie & Roy	1953	Album
Charlie Ventura	Charlie Ventura	1953	Album
Charlie Ventura Plays	Charlie Ventura	1953	Single
Charlie Ventura Collates	Charlie Ventura	1952	Compil.
Stomping With The Sax	Charlie Ventura	1950	Album
Get Lost	Leon "Chu" Berry And Charlie Ventura	1948	Album
Get Lost	Leon "Chu" Berry And Charlie Ventura	1948	Album
Stompin' At The Savoy - Part 2 / The Man I Love - Part 2	Charlie Ventura	1946	Album
Body And Soul Pt. 1 / Body And Soul Pt. 2	Charlie Ventura, George Walters, Gene Krupa	1945	Album
Barney Google / Smoke Gets In Your Eyes	Charlie Ventura		Single
Charlie Ventura's Open House	Charlie Ventura, George Williams And His Orchestra		Album
Limehouse Blues / He Pulled A Fast One	Charlie Ventura, George Walters, Chicago Flash / Erroll Garner, Slam Stewart		Album
Live	Gene Krupa Featuring Charlie Ventura, Anita O'Day		Album
New Sounds In Modern Music .. Vol. 1	Charlie Ventura		Single
Another Evening With Charlie Ventura - Album # 4	Charlie Ventura		Single
Original First Royal Roost Broadcast	Charlie Ventura		Album
America's No. 1 Saxophonist	Charlie Ventura, Charlie Ventura And His Orchestra		Single
Charlie Ventura's Open House Volume 2	Charles Ventura Quartet, Charlie Ventura		Single
Gene Norman Presents :"Just Jazz"	Charlie Ventura		Single
An Evening With Charlie Ventura And Mary Ann McCall	Charlie Ventura And Mary Ann McCall		Single
Charlie Ventura With Strings	Charlie Ventura, George Williams And His Orchestra		Single
Charlie Boy - 1946	Charlie Ventura		Album

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Acknowledgements

To all the music fans that are contributing on Discogs, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia. Thanks to Franz Flückiger for providing Storygram used to visualize band membership.