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Andy Sannella and his Orchestra - Sharing (1932)

Anthony G. "Andy" Sannella (March 11,1900 - Dec.10,1962) was an American musician and bandleader. Sannella, who was born in Indiana, was a multiinstrumentalist; according to jazz historian John Chilton he played violin, piano, organ, clarinet, alto saxophone, guitar (preferably steel guitar), banjo and vibraphone. Occasionally he also appeared as a singer. Sannella began his musical studies on guitar and violin at the age of ten. After serving in the US Navy during World War I, Sannella spent the years 1920-1922 in Panama City working on violin and alto saxophone with various orchestras. He then settled in New York City where he played with the bands of Dan Gregory, Mike Markel and Ray Miller. With the latter orchestra Sannella seems to have made his first recordings during the years 1923-1925. On these recordings Sannella is mainly featured on clarinet and alto saxophone, but is also heard soloing on bass clarinet on I Can't Get The One I Want. From the late 1920s onwards Sannella seems to have focused more and more on working as a studio musician rather than appearing with regular working bands. He was very much in demand and was hired by many conductors leading "house bands" for various record companies, including Nat Shilkret and Leonard Joy, Ben Selvin, Adrian Schubert and Bert Hirsch. Sannella also appears on several recordings directed by Sam Lanin, but it is not clear whether he also appeared with this orchestra on stage. In addition to working with larger ...

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