Tony Aless

Tony Aless, actually Anthony Alessandrini, ( born August 22, 1921 in Garfield, New Jersey; † January 11, 1988 in New York City ) was an American jazz pianist. He played with Charlie Parker and Woody Herman.

Tony Aless has already played 17 -year-old with Bunny Berigan, from 1940 to 1942 with Johnny McGhee, Teddy Powell and Vaughn Monroe. After military service ( 1942-44 ), he worked 1945/46, in the band of Woody Herman and later with Charlie Spivak. He also played with Georgie Auld, Flip Phillips, Chubby Jackson and accompanied with Neal Hefti Orchestra Charlie Parker. After a three- year course at the New York Conservatory Aless only worked in studio groups and was employed at radio stations. His best-known album is Long Iceland Suite 1955, on which the trombonist Jay Jay Johnson and Kai Winding and alto saxophonist Dave Schildkraut participated. In the same year he took part in recordings of Seldon Powell. Aless joined in his stylistic elements of bop, the Cool and the mainstream jazz.