Glenn Zottola, born in Port Chester, New York, is an American jazz trumpeter and saxophonist. Zottola is known for his work with Lionel Hampton, the Benny Goodman Sextet and Bob Wilber, and has played for a broad range of vocalists, including Frank Sinatra, Michael Jackson , Tony Bennett , Mel Torme , Peggy Lee, Ella Fitzgerald and Joe Williams. He has recorded over 50 albums, performed at major jazz festivals throughout the world, and was a featured soloist at Benny Goodman's Carnegie Hall 50th Anniversary in 1988. In 1995, Zottola was band leader on the Suzanne Somers daytime TV Talk Show at Universal Studios. Recently he has recorded a series of albums on the Music Minus One record label and Classic Jazz record label paying tribute to jazz legends including Charlie Parker, Stan Getz, Clifford Brown and Ben Webster. The most recent album, Glenn Zottola "A Jazz Life," is a 2 CD anthology of selected tracks with many celebrities including Chick Corea, Suzanne Somers and many more.
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Great Song 🩷
My favourite version of this great ballad can be found on the old UK LP "The Rare Sinatra". A marvellous romantic interpretation that builds into something that never dates.
Hello Glenn Iam home today just having fun baking some cookies and relaxing 😌 enjoy the day. Carol
No habrá ANOTHER like him
I wish I was on that ship this music video is so relaxing for sure.
Yes thanks I am a boating guy or used to be😇
Good morning Glenn I must say you must have `
Good morning Glenn I must say you must have so many memories of all your amazing performances I wished I could have seen you on stage back in the day. Carol
Yes I do priceless 😇
There'll never be another never the absolute great Frank Sinatra they broke the mold on that one will never see the likes of him again thank God we have footage
I agree Ricky 100%👍
what year was this ?
I think around 1988
@@glennzottola That sounds right because I would be surprised if he was that lively in the early ninety's
He just got of the hospital from heart surgery !!
@@glennzottola you must be referring to the Nov 1986 operation to remove a 12-inch section of his large intestine...there is no record of him ever having heart surgery
possibly I was told heart surgery but you are probably right and seem to know.
Mr. Zottola..................This is a great song with you, Frank and your orchestra. I love the old songs. Take care...............................Betsy Basile
Thank you Betsy yes truly a great song and Frank was amazing :)
Oh my god..shes got Nancy down pat.
Yes amazing James :)
Much loved and madly missed.
for sure Orville 😇
Beautiful song; beautiful rendition. Thanks.
Beautiful!
Thank you Bruce what Bernstein wrote is a masterpiece this was only one take for me I never played the song before.
When they coined torch song, they were thinking of this.
thank you I agree 😇
Mr. Zottola...............I have never found this one before. It's so good. I miss Suzanne so much. She had those duets with Barry Manilow that I love. Your orchestra is so wonderful. I love jazz and I also watched your video about your life in jazz. Terrific one as well. Take care and thank you for this one.................................Betsy Basile
HI Betsy , You are very welcome and I also miss Suzanne she was a dear friend but left a beautiful legacy. Glenn
Dear Mr. Zottola.......I just found this video and I knew I had to listen to it as I have seen you a number of times with Suzanne Somers, alone and sometimes with Barry Manilow and I am sure you knew that as a teenager and later, his inspiration was with Jazz. He never thought about being a singer. I love what songs you chose. Maybe you never played in Pottstown, PA at Sunnybrook Ballroom where many of the Big Bands came. As a teenager I saw a number of concerts there and they are trying to fix it up and get good bands there again. I remember seeing Stan Getz and Benny Goodman there. Of course, I played the clarinet and I was pretty good(in our band, 1st chair 1st clarinet). I had to play a number of solos thru my high school years and I was always terrified. I always practiced so much to be sure I memorized all the music correctly. Thank you so much for sharing this great video with us............................Betsy Basile
Hi Betsy thank you yes I did play Sunnybrook Ballroom ! I left high school when I was 17 and went on the road with the Glenn Miler Orchestra Buddy Defranko a great clarinet player was leading the band and later I was with Benny Goodman for 2 years. A great theatre and great people.
I Remember seeing this the night it was on tv franks voice came back for part 1987 1988
Thanks Betsy Frank was a one of a kind :)
Mr. Zottola......I love this song and your orchestra. I love Frank Sinatra too so I am so glad I found this one again. Thank you, and have a nice weekend. Nice of you to share this one with us...Betsy Basile
Barry.......This is such a great duet with you and Suzanne. It was elegant. I still miss Suzanne and Debra so much, but you are still here and I love you~~~~~~~Betsy Basile
I love it Glenn! Beautiful!
Thanks so much I miss you how are you doing ? I have in been touch with Nick Mondello he helped with this project 😇
Yes Stephanie I have played with best Sinatra , Tony Bennett, Mel Torme , Ella Suzanne was very special I miss her dearly.
Wonderful all the Actresses where I'm multi talented!! Also check out the woman off 227 They were all very talented!! And I believe Marla Gibbs is up in age doing live Jazz Shows just fantastic!! I love this version of Nancy's Guess who I saw today!!❤❤❤❤
Wow Glenn this is the very last song my mom played on her piano 🎹 before she passed I hope your having a great day. Carol 😊
Wow fantastic thank you😇
BARRY SO ELEGANT AND SO CHARM ....I LOVE ❤ DEAR BARRY . 👏👏👏👏👏👏
WOW !!! 👏👏👏👏THE ORCHESTRA , LYRICS , SUZANNE AND BARRY FANTASTICS !!!! 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
Ridiculously fantastic! The melody, lyrics, orchestra, orchestration, Suzanne, Barry and everyone else involved. Wow!
WOW, Amazing Glenn !!!!
Thanks Buster :)
Thanks Don:)
Отвратительный звук,просто ничего не слышно
This is truly terrific. Michael Landon too! LOL. Thank-you for sharing.
"Sheer Satin", sheer beauty! Thanks!
Thank you 😇
Thank you yes I remember great times and music. Best , Glenn😅
Knockout Jazz Glenn . You are an amazing musician . I had the plreasure of backing you in Liverpool ( Albert Dock ) in the past . you where superb then ..
Your sound, your phrasing, as well as your lyricism are indiscernibly similar to that of Stan Getz. What a nice tribute!
Siempre bello y talentoso❤❤❤❤❤
Thank you so much for listening you are a special person👍😇
Thank you very much Mr. Zottola for these episodes you have decided to make. They are a very useful contribution to the history of Jazz. You have a very fine taste which is showed and accompanied by your nice phrasing, articulation, and sound. Just keep going! All the best wishes from Switzerland!
Thank you very much it is all from the heart. I love Switzerland was at Bern and the Schweizerhof 😇
It is quite obvious that it all comes from the heart, and that is why it goes so directly to the hearts. Schweizerhof is a beautiful traditional hotel in Bern. Again all best Regards & wishes from Basel, Switzerland. @@glennzottola
Meraviglioso! Mi sono innamorato la prima volta del suo modo di suonare la tromba tantissimi anni fa dopo aver ascoltato il live tenuto insieme a Bob Wilber. Un caro saluto dalla Sicilia
God bless you Glenn and have fun. 😊
Play so Sara. & Mucy Garland
Il più grande che la storia ricorderà....ciao Frank
When she walks she's like a samba that Swings so cool and sways so gently That when she passes, each one she passes goes "ah!" Look what a beautiful thing, full of grace She is the girl who comes and goes In a sweet swing on the way to the sea Girl with the golden body of the Ipanema sun Her swing is more than a poem It's the most beautiful thing I've ever seen happen but see doesn’t se me…😢💔❤️🩹🧡🧡🧡
It amazing how that beautiful gentle music changed the entire music scene in 1964 during very turbulent times Viet Nam and Civil Rights. I am trying to do my best to help that happen again check out my "Summer Samba" album on You Tube but unfortunately it is a different time 😇
Wow great story he was so special. I couldn’t believe his concept as a lead player on those Nelson Riddle it felt like a jazz quintet !!!!
what a great cat, snooky. i played in leslie drayton's band with snooky. the band and leslie gave me the cold shoulder 'cause i was from new york. i played a solo. only snooky made sure to compliment me. wow! what an honor. later we talked about pipe tobacco blends. wonderful memory.
Great Story Snooky was amazing playing lead on those Nelson Riddle charts he made them feel like a jazz quintet 😇
Hey Glenn I know your busy with your music 🎶 i just wanted to say hello 👋 oh I just tried out my new bass guitar 🎸 today we are having a blast just jamming together oh ps don’t forget to take a look at the eclipse tomorrow it should be awesome. Take care Carol
Did Manilow, ever help with arranging?
no.
Great playing, Glenn!!
Thanks 😇
Glenn, you sound absolutely great! You dad, looking down, is very proud. I just re-found my Zottola 2C that my late dad gave me. (another italian guy - Tony Ferri). I wanted to do some research on your father's mouthpieces and come across some old Trumpet Herald posts. You were absolutely right in taking Dickman, sorry, I mean Hickman to task over his insulting comments and attack on your Dad. I would've felt the same way. Hope you are doing well.
Thank you 😇
So beautiful 😍 Thanks for sharing ❤
Wow, she really knew how to sing. I didn’t know. RIP Suzanne.
For sure a natural 😇
You have to be born with the passion to reach you're full potential like Glenn did. It's like a pilot light on a stove, a little ever burning flame in your heart that ignites into a big flame of passion when something you hear triggers it. You're either born with it or you're not . Glenn probably heard records of Harry James or Louis Armstrong at a young age and that was it! The rest is history! It's hard work and lots of practice no doubt but it's a gift inside of you. Anyone can learn to play, the difference is the super talented person gets all the green lights in a row and goes and goes and goes. The person with limited talent at some point hits a wall and can't go any further.
Wow Al I am humbled by your comments thank you. Yes my dad was a great musician and exposed me to Louie early on actually a friend of his and Louie was my first mentor. I played 78 records of Louie and Harry and yes that was my foundation my whole career.