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- Birth nameConrad Joseph Gozzo
- Conrad Gozzo was born on February 6, 1922 in New Britain, Connecticut, USA. Conrad is known for Touch of Evil (1958), Two Weeks Notice (2002) and Peter Gunn (1958). Conrad died on October 8, 1964 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Gozzo was highly acclaimed as a lead trumpeter and was much in demand as a studio musician; he also took part in sessions with Les Brown (1949), Jerry Gray (1949-53), Ray Antony (1951-8), Billy May (1951-64). Played on most Henry Mancini soundtracks.
- Gozzo, lead trumpeter on the Glen Gray, Stan Kenton, and Harry James "remakes", and in Dan Terry's 1954 Columbia sessions, recorded extensively with arrangers Van Alexander, Nelson Riddle, Billy May, Ray Conniff, Jerry Fielding and Shorty Rogers, and also with performers Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra.
- He was the lead chair with the NBC, Hollywood Studio Orchestra from 1955 until his death 1964.
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