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Frankie Ortega

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Genre
  
Jazz

Record label
  
Jubilee Records

Albums
  
At Dino's, 77 Sunset Strip, Sunset Stripper

Associated acts
  
Carl Frederick Tandberg, Al Viola

Similar
  
Sy Oliver, Carl Frederick, Edd Byrnes

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Frankie Ortega was a jazz piano player and bandleader with the Frankie Ortega Trio during the 1950s and 1960s. Ortega released Swingin' Abroad on Jubilee Records in 1958 and he composed the theme music for the TV series "King of Diamonds" in 1961. He may be best remembered for the trio's frequent appearances as the house band at Dino's Lodge on 77 Sunset Strip.

Contents

Albums

  • Twinkling Pinkies (1958)
  • Swingin' Abroad (1958)
  • At the Ember's (1958)
  • Cha Cha Jubilee (1959) compilation
  • 77 Sunset Strip (1959)
  • Jubilee Surprise Party (1959) compilation
  • The Piano Styling of Frankie Ortega
  • Frankie Ortega - piano
  • Al Viola - guitar
  • Carl Frederick Tandberg - bass
  • Walter Sage - drums
  • Tito Rivera - conga drums
  • The Frankie Ortega Trio at Dino's (1959) (Warner Brothers W-1385)
  • Smokin' (Dobre 1043)

    • Television appearances

  • 77 Sunset Strip
  • To Catch a Mink (1963)
  • The Texas Doll (1959)
  • Lovely Alibi (1959)
  • A Nice Social Evening (1958)
  • The Treehouse Caper (1959)
  • Out Of The Past (1959)
  • Surfside 6
  • A Piece of Tommy Minor (1962)

    • Frankie Ortega Trio

  • Frankie Ortega
  • Carl Frederick Tandberg (1910–1988), bass

    • Songs

    I Feel a Song Coming OnThe Essential Jazz Colllection: The Piano Styling of Frankie Ortega · 2008
    Cuban Love SongThe Essential Jazz Colllection: The Piano Styling of Frankie Ortega · 2008
    Sunset StripperThe Essential Jazz Colllection: 77 Sunset Strip · 2008

    References

    Frankie Ortega Wikipedia
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