Sam Noto Born: Apr 17, 1930 in Buffalo, New York ............................. Active: '50s - '00'S Instruments: Trumpet, Flugelhorn,Biography An excellent bop soloist, Sam Noto's late-'70s recordings for Xanadu briefly gave him a high profile in the U.S. Best-known in his early days as a big band player, Noto was with Stan Kenton (1955-1958), Louie Bellson (1959), back with Kenton (1960), and twice with Count Basie during 1964-1967. He spent much of 1969-1975 working in Las Vegas where he became acquainted with Red Rodney. Rodney used Noto on a 1974 recording and, although he moved to Toronto in 1975 (where he worked in the studios and regularly with Rob McConnell's Boss Brass into the early '80s), Noto gained some fame for his many recordings with Xanadu. Although appearing on records less often after that, Sam Noto remained quite active in Toronto up until early 2000's and now lives in Fort Erie , Ontario closer to the home town of Buffalo where he plays the occasional gig there. Representative Albums Entrance!, Now Hear This, Noto-RietyInfluences: Fats Navarro, Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis, Clifford BrownWorked With: CHARLIE PARKER , DIZZY GILESPIE , RED RODNEY , BUDDY RICH , DON MENZA , JOE ROMANO , LARRY CAVELLI , LOUIS BELLSON , Kenny Shroyer, Frank Rosolino, Ed Leddy, Archie LeCoQue, Kent Larsen, Joe "Red" Kelly, Phil Gilbert, Bob Fitzpatrick, Bill Catalano, Jim Amlotte, Anita O'Day, Lennie Niehaus, Bud Shank, Bill Perkins, Rob McConnell, Mel Lewis, Stan Kenton, Richie Kamuca, plus many more. Mentioned InSam Noto ; ALBUMSNoto-Riety (1978 Album by Sam Noto) Act One (1975 Album by Sam Noto) Entrance! (1975 Album by Sam Noto) Notes to You (1977 Album by Sam Noto) Now Hear This (1999 Album by Sam Noto) RENAISSANCE LIVE 1966 {2001 CD BY SAM NOTO} LIVE AT THE RENAISSANCE 1966 {2002 CD BY SAM NOTO} SMOKIN JAZZ {2006 COMPILALION 2 CD SET BY SAM NOTO}........................ALL FOR SALE THROUGH NOTORIETY : CONTACT CHRIS NOTO AT E-MAIL ADDRESS [email protected] MORE INFORMATION ON SAM'S CAREER........................................Sam Noto Birthday: 04/17/1930 Place of Birth: Buffalo, NY Noto has accomplished a lot on the trumpet-- from his years with Stan Kenton as a strong lead trumpet player to becoming a virtuosic soloist in the 70s.He joined Stan Kenton in 1953, having only studied trumpet in grade school, and after touring with another band at the age of 17. In 1959, he toured Europe with the Louie Bellson-Pearl Bailey show, and from 1964 to 1965, he played with Count Basie and his Orchestra.Sam opened up a coffee house called Renaissance which he played at regularly for about a year, and then he moved out to Las Vegas, working in hotel bands with Red Rodney, whom he made a few recordings with.In the 70s, he started working with Rob McConnell's Boss Brass in Toronto, playing virtuosic improvisations inspired by Clifford Brown, although entirely his own work. Aside from Brown, and a few other musicians, he also was influenced by Fats Navarro, Miles Davis, and Dizzy Gillespie.Throught the 90s, he freelanced actively in the Toronto area. MORE Recordings - Two Originals (Rob McConnell) Cuban Fire! (Stan Kenton) Kenton In Hi-Fi (Stan Kenton) Kenton Showcase (Stan Kenton) Live In Digital (Rob McConnel) Live at the Patio Gardens (Stan Kenton) Night Flight (Rob McConnell) Retrospective (Stan Kenton) The Jazz Album (Rob McConnell) Links http://www.trumpetjazz.com/donate.cgi All Music Guide SAM NOTO 1979 BALLAD
SAM NOTO LIVE 1982 RENAISSANCE II BUFFALO,N.Y.
SAM NOTO I HEAR A RHAPSODY
Date: September 17, 1966 Location: Renaissance, Buffalo, NY Label: [Notoriety] Sam Noto (ldr), Sam Noto (t), Ray Chamberlain (g), Tom Azarello (b), Al Cecchi (d) a. I Can't Get Started - 6:59 (Vernon Duke, Ira Gershwin) b. Solar - 9:29 (Chuck Wayne, Miles Davis) Both titles on: Private issue CD: - — Renaissance (2001) ------------------------------------------------------------ -------------------- Date: September 23 & 24, 1966 Location: Renaissance, Buffalo, NY Label: [Notoriety] Sam Noto (ldr), Joe Romano (ts), Sam Noto (t), Ray Chamberlain (g), Joel DiBartolo (b), Billy Thiel (d) a. 01 Half Nelson - 7:44 (Miles Davis) b. 02 Billie's Bounce - 6:53 (Charlie Parker) c. 03 What A Difference A Day Makes - 11:13 (Stanley Adams, Maria Grever) d. 04 Groovin' High - 12:24 (Dizzy Gillespie) e. 05 What Is This Thing Called Love - 14:52 (Cole Porter) f. 06 The Shadow Of Your Smile - 8:09 (Johnny Mandel, Paul Francis Webster) All titles on: Private issue CD: - — Live At The Renaissance (2002) Joe Romano (ts) on d-f. ------------------------------------------------------------ -------------------- Date: 1970 Location: Tropicana Ballroom, Las Vegas, NV Label: [Notoriety] Sam Noto (ldr), Sam Noto (t), Mouse Bonati (s), Mike Breen (ep), Roy Shain (b), Sandy Savino (d) 1. UVEGA ABAJA 2. DORIAN WHO ? 3. LAST TRAIN OUT 4. MOON TRIP 5. SILVER FOX (ARIES) 6. IT IS ? 7. BETWEEN RACES 8. QUASINOTO 9. APOLLO 9 ------------------------------------------------------------ -------------------- Date: March 2, 1975 Location: New York City Label: Xanadu Sam Noto (ldr), Sam Noto (t), Barry Harris (p), Leroy Vinnegar (b), Lenny McBrowne (d) a. a-01 Hot House - 4:27 (Tadd Dameron) b. a-02 Lover Man - 6:49 (Roger 'Ram' Ramirez, Jimmy Davis, Jimmy Sherman) c. a-03 Entrance! - 4:21 (Sam Noto) d. a-04 Make Believe - 4:02 (Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II) e. b-01 Nostalgia - 6:02 (Sam Noto) f. b-02 The Things I Love - 5:29 (Harold Barlow, Lewis Harris, Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky) g. b-03 Jen-Jen - 5:58 (Sam Noto) All titles on: Xanadu LP 12": 103 — Entrance! (1975) ------------------------------------------------------------ -------------------- Date: December 1, 1975 Location: New York City Label: Xanadu Sam Noto (ldr), Joe Romano (ts), Sam Noto (t), Barry Harris (p), Sam Jones (b), Billy Higgins (d) a. a-01 Act One - 6:55 (Sam Noto) b. a-02 I Should Care (Axel Stordahl, Paul Weston, Sammy Cahn) c. a-02 What Is There To Say (Vernon Duke, E. Y. Harburg) d. a-02 You Are Too Beautiful - 7:45 (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) e. a-03 Aries - 5:47 (Sam Noto) f. b-01 Upstate Association - 5:36 (Sam Noto) g. b-02 Wavelength - 6:25 (Sam Noto) h. b-03 Contact - 7:50 (Sam Noto) All titles on: Xanadu LP 12": 127 — Act One (1976) b, c, d performed as medley. ------------------------------------------------------------ -------------------- Date: May 18, 1977 Location: New York City Label: Xanadu Sam Noto (ldr), Joe Romano (ts), Ronnie Cuber (bar), Sam Noto (t), Jimmy Rowles (p), Sam Jones (b), Freddie Waits (d) a. a-01 Quasinoto - 5:52 (Sam Noto) Xanadu LP 12": 5001 — Four Decades Of Jazz: A Musical History Of Xanadu (1978) b. a-02 'Round Midnight - 5:49 (Thelonious Monk, Cootie Williams, Bernie Hanighen) c. a-03 Parley - 8:05 (Sam Noto) d. b-01 Cross Chris - 7:07 (Sam Noto) e. b-02 Notes To You - 7:25 (Sam Noto) f. b-03 Conclusions - 5:37 (Sam Noto) All titles on: Xanadu LP 12": 144 — Notes To You (1977) ------------------------------------------------------------ -------------------- Date: October 17, 1978 Location: Los Angeles, CA Label: Xanadu Sam Noto (ldr), Sam Most (f), Sam Noto (t), Dolo Coker (p), Monty Budwig (b), Frank Butler (d) a. a-01 Fine Wine - 6:52 (Sam Noto) b. a-02 To Me Everything Happens - 4:50 (Sam Noto) c. a-03 Spanish Coffee - 6:44 (Sam Noto) d. b-01 Sunbird - 5:10 (Sam Noto) e. b-02 Lady Arleen - 4:03 (Sam Noto) f. b-03 Noto-riety - 6:58 (Sam Noto) All titles on: Xanadu LP 12": 168 — Noto-riety (1980) ------------------------------------------------------------ -------------------- Date: November 2, 1986 Location: Toronto, Canada Label: Unisson Records Sam Noto (ldr), Sam Noto (t, fh), Neil Swainson (b) a. a-01 Beautiful Love - 3:56 (Victor Young, Haven Gillespie, Wayne King, Egbert Van Alstyne) b. a-03 Dance Of The Infidels - 4:57 (Bud Powell) c. b-04 Easy Living - 6:21 (Leo Robin, Ralph Rainger) All titles on: Unisson Records LP 12": DDA 1007 — 2-4-5 (1988) ------------------------------------------------------------ -------------------- Date: November 16, 1986 Location: Toronto, Canada Label: Unisson Records Sam Noto (ldr), Sam Noto (t, fh), Gary Williamson (p), Steve Wallace (b), Bob McLaren (d) a. a-02 Blue Haze - 5:43 (Sam Noto) b. b-02 I Remember Clifford - 5:05 (Benny Golson) Both titles on: Unisson Records LP 12": DDA 1007 — 2-4-5 (1988) ------------------------------------------------------------ -------------------- Date: June 12, 1987 Location: Toronto, Canada Label: Unisson Records Sam Noto (ldr), Pat La Barbera (ts), Sam Noto (t, fh), Gary Williamson (p), Steve Wallace (b), Bob McLaren (d) a. a-04 Bird's Eye View - 5:16 (Sam Noto) b. b-01 Tunnels - 4:50 (Sam Noto) c. b-03 Blue Bird - 2:36 (Charlie Parker) d. b-05 Sonny Side - 5:42 (Edward 'Sonny' Stitt) All titles on: Unisson Records LP 12": DDA 1007 — 2-4-5 (1988) ------------------------------------------------------------ -------------------- Date: 1999 Label: Supermono Sam Noto (ldr), Kirk MacDonald (ts), Sam Noto (t), Mark Eisenman (p), Steve Wallace (b), Bob McLaren (d) a. 01 Spring Again - 7:30 (Sam Noto) b. 02 No Room At The Rex - 5:06 (Sam Noto) c. 03 Reminiscing - 10:19 (Sam Noto) d. 04 Soul Fats - 8:16 (Sam Noto) e. 05 Now Hear This - 9:48 (Sam Noto) f. 06 How Deep Is The Ocean - 9:27 (Irving Berlin) g. 07 Not Me - 7:38 (Sam Noto) h. 08 The Things I Love - 4:13 (Harold Barlow, Lewis Harris, Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky) All titles on: Supermono CD: 005 — Now Hear This (1999)
