"A One Night Stand with the Big Bands" (As originally broadcast
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13 - February, 1972 - Conrad Gozzo  Conrad J. Gozzo (1922-1964)
was an American trumpet player. Gozzo was a member of the NBC
Hollywood staff orchestra at the time of his death in October,
1964.  Gozzo, lead trumpeter on the Glen Gray and Harry James
"remakes", recorded extensively with arrangers such as Van
Alexander, Nelson Riddle, Billy May, Ray Conniff, Jerry Fielding
and Shorty Rogers, as well as accompanying Frank Sinatra. Gozzo
always played lead trumpet on all of the recordings of his close
friend, Henry Mancini. He was heard on many major live
television shows aired on the NBC network, originating from
Hollywood, including the Dinah Shore Show, between 1955 and
1964. Gozzo also played on several movie soundtracks, such as
The Glenn Miller Story, The Benny Goodman Story, Bye Bye Birdie,
Call Me Madom, Ben Hur, and Cleopatra.  "The Goz," as he is
often called was known for ha