Hank D'Amico

Henry " Hank " D' Amico ( born March 21, 1915 in Rochester (New York); † December 3, 1965 in New York City ) was an American jazz clarinetist.

Hank D' Amico played first violin, then switched to the clarinet and was in Buffalo (New York) first appearances. He began his career as a musician in bands that occurred in the Great Lakes between Chicago and Buffalo; In 1936 he played with Paul Specht and changed immediately afterwards to Red Norvo. In 1938 he joined with private octet on radio broadcasts; In 1939 he returned briefly in Norvos band. 1940/41, he played in the orchestra of Bob Crosby and directed 1941 's big band. D' Amico then worked short periods of time in the bands of Les Brown, Benny Goodman and again at Norvo before he worked as a studio musician for ABC radio in New York. He also played with Miff Mole and Tommy Dorsey. After ten years with ABC D' Amico worked with Jack Teagarden in 1954; then he played mostly in smaller formations and sometimes led his own groups. In 1964, he joined World Fair in New York with the trio of Morey box. Throughout his career, D' Amico was involved in recordings with Louis Armstrong, Mildred Bailey, Eddie Condon, Erroll Garner, Johnny Guarnieri, Coleman Hawkins, Horace Henderson / Buck Clayton, Max Kaminsky, Carl Kress, Wingy Manone, Charlie Shavers, Maxine Sullivan, George Wettling and Lester Young ( 1948).

Disco Graphical Notes

• Eddie Condon Town Hall Concerts, Vol 1 ( Jazzology, 1944)
• Erroll Garner: 1944-1945 ( Classics )
• Johnny Guarnieri: 1944-1946 ( Classics )
• Red Norvo: Jivin 'the Jeep (Hep Records 1936 /37)
• The Complete Charlie Shavers with Maxine Sullivan ( Avenue, 1957)

Lexigraphic entries

• Carlo Bohländer Reclams Jazz Guide Stuttgart
• Richard Cook & Brian Morton: The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings, 8th Edition, London, Penguin, 2006 ISBN 0-14-102327-9