Jack Costanzo(1919-2018)
- Actor
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Composer, conductor and drumnmer who began his career as a dance
instructor. He joined the orchestras of, first, Stan Kenton (first
bongo drummer) and later that of Nat King Cole. He played in night
clubs and hotels with Peggy Lee, Xavier Cugat, Frank Sinatra, Danny
Kaye, and Eddie Fisher, and he later organized his own band, and made
many records. Joining ASCAP in 1957, his chief musical collaborators
included Eddie Cano and Paul Lopez. His popular-song and instrumental
compositions include "I Want (Quiere)", "Bongo Blues", "Drumarama", "Go
Bongo", and "El Diablito".
