Sam Ulano

Sam Ulano ( born August 8, 1920 in New York City; † January 1, 2014 ) was an American jazz drummer and drum teacher.

Life and work

Ulano began thirteen years old playing drums. He studied under Jules Wischick, Aubrey Brooks and Irving Torgman ( a drummer at the Radio City Music Hall ), with David Gussikoff ( who played in many Broadway shows), at Al Bromell from the NBC Radio Orchestra and Gus Schmell. He studied four years at the Manhattan School of Music with Alfred Freizie and Fred Albright.

The age of seventeen, he opened his first drum studio and began to write the first teaching letters and books; Over the years, it was reportedly more than 2,500, with monthly periodicals such as " Sam Ulano 's Monthly Progressive Study Charts for Drummers " were counted. At the James Monroe High School in the Bronx, he won a gold medal for music. During his military service he taught a drum corps. In addition to his textbooks also created numerous audio and video recordings. Among his students John Sarracco, Alan Schwartzberg, Joe Bonadio, Marvin Smitty Smith, Rudy Collins, Mousey Alexander, Ron Tierno, Dave Baily, Billy Taylor, Stu Martin, Charlie Perry, Stan Spector, Russ Moy, Bill Rotella, Glen Weber, Fred Klatz, Les Jenkins, Barry Altschul and many others.

As a musician Ulano is known in New York as "Mr. Rhythm". He played in front of students from more than 500 schools in the city, appeared on TV shows of Gary Moore, Ernie Kovacs, Joe Franklin and Steve Allen's Tonight Show and was fourteen years as a member of Sol Yageds quartet. Until 1980, he performed with his own quartet in New York Gaslight Club. From 1985, he led the group Sam Ulano and the Red Blazers at New York's Jazz Club Red Blazer, where he was awarded the Drum Master Award in 1997. In the field of jazz, he participated 1956-2005 in twelve recording sessions, with Moondog ( Caribea, Prestige 1956), Tony Parenti, Sol Yaged, his own band Sammy Ulano 's Red Blazers (1999) and most recently in a duo with pianist Steve Elmer ( Brothers in Swing).

His son, the sound engineer Mark Ulano 1998 won an Oscar for his work on the film Titanic.

Recordings

  • The Art of Playing Brushes
  • The Art of Drumming Show
  • Trading Fours
  • Latin Rhythms & The timekeeper
  • The Art of Commercial Drumming
  • Latin for the Layman
  • Follow the Leader Bongos
  • How to Teach Drums (6 audio cassettes)
  • Sam Ulano broadcasts on station DRUM (24 audio cassettes)
Stu Martin (drummer)
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