Lou Mucci, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Lou Mucci

American musician

Date of Birth: 13-Dec-1909

Place of Birth: Syracuse, New York, United States

Date of Death: 04-Jan-2000

Profession: musician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Louis Raphael "Lou" Mucci (December 13, 1909, Syracuse, New York - January 4, 2000) was an American jazz trumpeter. Mucci began as a baritone horn player and was appearing in professional settings by the time he was ten years old.
As a teenager he switched to trumpet and worked in the late 1930s with Mildred Bailey and Red Norvo before joining Glenn Miller's ensemble in 1938-1939.
During World War II he played in the bands of Bob Chester, Hal McIntyre, Claude Thornhill, and Benny Goodman.
In the first half of the 1950s he worked as a house musician for CBS and also recorded with Buddy DeFranco and Artie Shaw; later in the decade he worked with Miles Davis, Helen Merrill, and John LaPorta.
His association with Davis lasted into the early 1960s; he also played with Kenny Burrell in 1964.