scottb Posted January 18, 2005 Report Posted January 18, 2005 Sometimes it finally dawns on you that two guys are really the same cat! Mostly thanks be to Allah. Leo Morris = Idris Muhammed Bernard McKinney = Kiane Zawadi who else? Quote
Michael Fitzgerald Posted January 18, 2005 Report Posted January 18, 2005 See my website for the "Muslim Names in Jazz" list. Mike Quote
Big Al Posted January 18, 2005 Report Posted January 18, 2005 What about Leo Wright? I could've sworn he changed his name! Quote
brownie Posted January 18, 2005 Report Posted January 18, 2005 Errol Parker = Ralph Schecroun (also Raph Shecroun) Quote
Joe Posted January 18, 2005 Report Posted January 18, 2005 Well, there's that whole Sonny Red / Sylvester Kyner / Red Kyner situation to consider... Quote
Ron S Posted January 18, 2005 Report Posted January 18, 2005 Luigi Paulino Alfredo Francesco Antonio Ballesoni . . . . . . AKA Louie Bellson. Quote
alankin Posted January 23, 2005 Report Posted January 23, 2005 See my website for the "Muslim Names in Jazz" list. Mike Has anyone done a collection of birth names versus professional names? (e.g., Herman Blount = Sun Ra) Quote
Michael Fitzgerald Posted January 23, 2005 Report Posted January 23, 2005 There are plenty of "celebrity real names" sites that include some jazz people. I don't know of one that is for jazz exclusively. http://www.irregardless.net/realname/index.html Mike Quote
mikeweil Posted January 23, 2005 Report Posted January 23, 2005 There are plenty of "celebrity real names" sites that include some jazz people. I don't know of one that is for jazz exclusively. http://www.irregardless.net/realname/index.html Still, a very interesting site. I knew many artists of European Jewish descent americanized their names, but this one was new to me: Stan Getz: Stanley Gayetzsky Quote
A Lark Ascending Posted January 23, 2005 Report Posted January 23, 2005 Ronald Schatt = Ronnie Scott Quote
catesta Posted January 24, 2005 Report Posted January 24, 2005 Easy ones, I'm sure. Joseph Anthony Passalaqua = Joe Pass Luigi Paulino Alfredo Francesco Antonio Balassoni = Louis Bellson Peter Ceragioli = Pete Jolly Pete Sims = Pete LaRoca Quote
Ron S Posted January 24, 2005 Report Posted January 24, 2005 Easy ones, I'm sure. Joseph Anthony Passalaqua = Joe Pass Luigi Paulino Alfredo Francesco Antonio Balassoni = Louis Bellson Peter Ceragioli = Pete Jolly Pete Sims = Pete LaRoca I already cited Louie above, but he's certainly worth mentioning more than once. Quote
catesta Posted January 24, 2005 Report Posted January 24, 2005 Easy ones, I'm sure. Joseph Anthony Passalaqua = Joe Pass Luigi Paulino Alfredo Francesco Antonio Balassoni = Louis Bellson Peter Ceragioli = Pete Jolly Pete Sims = Pete LaRoca I already cited Louie above, but he's certainly worth mentioning more than once. Ah....., yes you did. B-) Quote
Bright Moments Posted February 1, 2006 Report Posted February 1, 2006 pat martino born pat azzara Quote
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted February 1, 2006 Report Posted February 1, 2006 pat martino born pat azzara I thought he was born Bob Azzara. MG Quote
Bright Moments Posted February 1, 2006 Report Posted February 1, 2006 pat martino born pat azzara I thought he was born Bob Azzara. MG http://www.jazzimprov.com/links/legends.cfm?legend_id=13 Quote
Guest akanalog Posted February 1, 2006 Report Posted February 1, 2006 herbie mann was herbie manfred solomon or something. why the heck did barry miles change from silverlight? that is a cool last name. i guess his brother agreed. Quote
Neal Pomea Posted February 1, 2006 Report Posted February 1, 2006 George Wallington was born Giacinto Figlia Quote
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted February 1, 2006 Report Posted February 1, 2006 pat martino born pat azzara I thought he was born Bob Azzara. MG http://www.jazzimprov.com/links/legends.cfm?legend_id=13 Thanks - I just dug out all my old Willis Jackson LPs to find that, for forty years, I've been thinking of him as Bob, when there's no justification whatever for it! MG Quote
mikeweil Posted February 1, 2006 Report Posted February 1, 2006 I think it was musicians of Italian and Jewish descent that changed their names the most often. Some more: Terry Gibbs - Julius Gubenko Emil Richards - Emilio Joseph Radocchia Shorty Rogers - Milton M. Rajonsky Carmen Mastren - Carmine Niccolo Mastandrea Red Norvo - Kenneth Norville Olu Dara - Charles Jones III and let's not forget the singers: Peggy Lee - Norma Dolores Engstrom June Christy - Sharon Leslie - Shirley Luster Herbie Mann was born Herbert Jay Solomon, BTW - his mother was of Romanian Jewish descent and had emigrated to the US; his father was born in USA to Russian Jewish parents from Kiev. Quote
Don Brown Posted February 1, 2006 Report Posted February 1, 2006 Boniface Di Franco became Buddy DeFranco Charles Venturo became Charlie Ventura Quote
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted February 1, 2006 Report Posted February 1, 2006 Ray Charles Robinson became Ray Charles MG Quote
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