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Charlie Ventura
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Charlie Ventura, c. October 1946
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| Birth name | Charles Venturo |
| Born | (1916-12-02)December 2, 1916 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | January 17, 1992(1992-01-17) (aged 75) Pleasantville, New Jersey |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instrument(s) | Saxophone |
| Years active | 1940s–1980s |
Charlie Ventura (born Charles Venturo; December 2, 1916 – January 17, 1992)[1] was an American tenor saxophonist and bandleader from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
During the 1940s, Ventura played saxophone for the bands of Gene Krupa and Teddy Powell.[2] In 1945 he was named best tenor saxophonist by DownBeat magazine.[2][3] He led a band which included Conte Candoli, Bennie Green, Boots Mussulli, Ed Shaughnessy, Jackie Cain, and Roy Kral.[2] He led big bands in the 1940s and 1950s and formed the Big Four with Buddy Rich, Marty Napoleon, and Chubby Jackson.[2] He was a sideman with Krupa through the 1960s, then worked in Las Vegas with comedian Jackie Gleason.[2] In 1992 he died of lung cancer.[2]
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