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Artist Biography For Boots Mussulli

Henry "Boots" Mussulli November 18 1915 Milford Massachusetts – September 23 1967 Norfolk Massachusetts Was An Italian-American Jazz Saxophonist Based Chiefly Out Of Boston.
According To The Social Security Files He Was Born In 1915 Not In 1917 As Previously Stated.
Mussulli's First Instrument Was Clarinet Which He First Played At Age 12. He Played With Mal Hallett In Massachusetts Around 1940 And Joined Teddy Powell's Group In 1943-44. He Played With Stan Kenton From 1944 To 1947 And Returned To Play With Kenton Again On Tour In 1952 And 1954. He Also Played With Vido Musso Gene Krupa 1948 Charlie Ventura 1949 Serge Chaloff Toshiko Akiyoshi 1955 And Herb Pomeroy.
In 1949 Mussulli Opened A Jazz Club In His Hometown Called "The Crystal Room". From The Mid-1950s He Concentrated More On Music Education Leading A Local Youth Orchestra The Milford Youth Band At The Newport Jazz Festival In 1967. He Died Of Cancer Shortly Thereafter.

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