It seems Senatore was destined to become a musician. It's in his DNA. His father grew up in Compania, Italy, singing Neapolitan folk songs in theaters. Pat followed a family tradition and studied violin as a child but it was not until he took up the bass and heard Scott LaFaro did he know for sure he wanted to be a jazz musician. His passion for jazz was so strong that he left the Julliard School of Music in New York after two years because it did not recognize jazz at the time.
He took his studies from the classroom to the rhythm section of various big bands. He toured the country with the Stan Kenton Orchestra. During his tenure with Kenton, he recorded Adventures in Blues, and Adventures in Jazz at Capitol Records. Having moved from Newark, New Jersey to Los Angeles, California he was happy to stay put in his new home long enough to work at the famed Coconut Grove with the Dick Stabile Orchestra. Then he joined the Les Brown Orchestra and went to Vietnam with Bob Hope. Upon returning, he performed with two weekly television shows: The Bob Hope Show and the Dean Martin Show.
Then he met Herb Alpert who asked him to join the original Tijuana Brass. In five years, they recorded nine albums, performed on all the major networks, including the legendary Ed Sullivan Show, did five TV Specials and numerous world tours, performing Command Performances for President Johnson, Queen Elizabeth II, and the King of Thailand.
After the Brass, Senatore continued performing throughout the world, performing with such artists as: Carmen McRae, Peggy Lee, Louis Bellson, Buddy Rich, Anita O'Day, Gabor Szabo, Theresa Graves, Hampton Hawes, Kai Winding, Frank Sinatra... to mention a few. Read more...
01. Anthropology (Parker-Gillespie) 4:52
02. Miyako (Wayne Shorter) 6:27
03. Road Song (Wes Montgomery) 5:25
04. Laura (David Raksin) 3:57
05. Song of the Jet (Antonio Carlos Jobim) 7:10
06. The Duke (Dave Brubeck) 3:49
07. Fun Ride (Bill Evans) 4:07
08. Georgia on my Mind (Hoagy Carmichael) 6:09
09. The Theme (Miles Davis) 6:34
10. Two for the Road (Henry Mancini) 3:17
Pat Senatore (bass)
Tom Ranier (piano, bass clarinet on #6)
Christian Euman (drums)
Guest:
Larry Koonse (guitar on #8)
Herb Alpert (trumpet on #4 & 8)
Recorded at Vibrato Grill Jazz, California, October & November 2016
