Richard J. Mango (15 July 1912 in
Pennsylvania
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– 8 June 1975 in
Olmsted County, Minnesota
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Histor ...
) was an American
jazz
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saxophonist and composer.
[''Dick Mango Orchestra,'' '']Down Beat
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,'' Vol. 24 (1957), pps. 5, 38, & 52 He attended Vandergrift High School in 1927-28 as a Freshman.
Selected compositions and arrangements
* ''You're the Answer'', William S. Mango (Dick's brother; 1914–2001) & Richard J. Mango © Sept 14, 1944 (41433)
[''Catalog of Copyright Entries'', pt. 3, n. s. vol 39, U.S. Copyright Office]
Former members of the Dick Mango Orchestra
* Bob Olsen ''(né'' Robert George Olsen; born 1929) — trumpet
[Biography: ]
Bob Olsen, 2001 inductee to the Nebraska Music Hall of Fame
'' Nebraska Music Hall of Fame Foundation, Jim Casey (founder & president)
Olsen photos
) (accessed 24 October 2013)
References
American jazz saxophonists
American male saxophonists
1912 births
1975 deaths
20th-century American saxophonists
20th-century American male musicians
American male jazz musicians
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