Kurz-Bio:
Der Saxophonist, Sänger, Bandleader und Songwriter Nino Tempo wurde am 6. Jänner 1935 in Niagara Falls, New York, als Antonino LoTempio geboren. Bereits in seiner Jugend erlernte er Klarinette und Tenorsaxophon und das Saxophon wurde sein bevorzugtes Instrument. Ab 1960 bildete er mit seiner älteren Schwester
April Stevens (links klicken), ziviler Name: Carol LoTempio, ein Gesangsduett und damit wurden beide weltweit populär.
Nino Tempo auf 45er-Single in den USA und bei uns:
LONDON (D)
07 57....DL 20 106....NINO TEMPO
and His Band..Tempo's Tempo/June's Blues (
LIBERTY LP 3023)
RCA Victor (USA)
12 58....47-7424....NINO TEMPO
HENRY MANCINI and his Orchestra..15 Girl Friends (J2PW-1396)/Loonie 'Bout Junie (J2PW-1370)
07 59....47-7563....TONY SHEPPERD
Orchestra conducted by Bob Thompson..Zach (Zack) (K2PW-0280)/Blue Eyed Baby (K2PW-0267)
12 59....47-7647....NINO TEMPO
Orchestra and Chorus cond. by Jimmie Haskell..Ding-A-Ling (K2PW 4897)/When You Were Sweet Sixteen (K2PW 4898)
02 60....47-7694....NINO TEMPO WITH PETE RUGOLO AND HIS ORCH. ..Jack The Ripper (L2PW-0403)/PETE RUGOLO, HIS ORCH. AND CHO. ..Main Theme From Jack The Ripper (L2PW-0401)
UNITED ARTISTS (USA)
09 60....U A 2 5 6....NINO TEMPO..Lipstick On Your Lips (ZTSP 62259)/What Is Love To A Teenager (ZTSP 62260)
12 60....U A 2 7 2....APRIL STEVENS AND NINO TEMPO..High School Sweetheart (ZTSP 66202)/Ooeah! (That's What You Do To Me) (ZTSP 66203)
CAPITOL
01 61....4517....CAROL AND ANTHONY..Big John (45-35172)/A Letter On A Train (45-35173)
ATCO (USA)
04 62....45-6224....APRIL STEVENS & NINO TEMPO..True Love
(Means More Than Anything) (A 5999)/Sweet And Lovely (A 6000) (
Delta-Nr.: 42612/-x)
ATLANTIC (D)
08 62....ATL 70.087....APRIL STEVENS & NINO TEMPO..True Love
(Means Morte Than Anything)/Sweet And Lovely (
ATCO 6224)
11 62....ATL 70.096....APRIL STEVENS & NINO TEMPO..Paradise/Indian Love Call (
danach USA: ATCO 6248)
ATCO (USA)
01 63....45-6248....APRIL STEVENS & NINO TEMPO
Arr. & Cond. by Jimmie Haskell..Paradise (62C-6564)/Indian Love Call (62C-6562)
05 63....45-6263....APRIL STEVENS & NINO TEMPO..(We'll Always Be) Together (63C-6833)/Baby Weemus (63C-6834)
ATLANTIC (D)
?? 63....ATL 70.105....APRIL STEVENS & NINO TEMPO..Baby Weemus/(We'll Always Be) Together ([]ATCO 6263[/u])
ATCO (USA)
08 63….45-6273….NINO TEMPO & APRIL STEVENS..Deep Purple (62C-6566)/I’ve Been Carrying A Torch For You So Long That I Burned A Great Big Hole In My Heart (62C-6002)
ATLANTIC (D)
10 63....Atl. 70.113....APRIL STEVENS & NINO TEMPO..Deep Purple/I've Been Carrying A Torch For You So Long That I've Burned A Great Big Hole In My Heart (
ATCO 6273)
10 63....Atl. 70.114....APRIL STEVENS & NINO TEMPO..Baby Weemus/I've Been Carrying A Torch For You So Long That I've Burned A Great Big Hole In My Heart (
ATCO 6263/6273)
12 63....Atl. 70.118....APRIL STEVENS & NINO TEMPO..Purpur-rot
(Deep Purple)/I've Been Carrying A Torch For You So Long That I've Burned A Great Big Hole In My Heart (
ATCO deutsch/6273)
ATCO (USA)
12 63….45-6281….NINO TEMPO & APRIL STEVENS..Whispering (63C-7358)/Tweedlee Dee (63C-7240)
ATLANTIC (D)
01 64....Atl. 70.119....APRIL STEVENS & NINO TEMPO..Whispering/Tweedlee Dee (
ATCO 6281)
ATCO (USA)
02 64….45-6286….NINO TEMPO & APRIL STEVENS..1 - 45 (63C-7423)/NINO TEMPO & APRIL STEVENS
Tenor Sax by NINO TEMPO..Stardust (63C-7359)
04 64….45-6294….NINO TEMPO & APRIL STEVENS
Arr. & Cond. by Jimmie Haskell..I’m Confessin’
(That I Love You) (64C-7656)/Tea For Two (64C-7653)
07 64….45-6306….NINO TEMPO & APRIL STEVENS..Who (64C-7988)/I Surrender Dear (64C-7989)
08 64….45-6314….NINO TEMPO & APRIL STEVENS..Ooh La La (64C-8054)/Melancholy Baby (64C-8041)
11 64….45-6325….NINO TEMPO & APRIL STEVENS
Arr. & Cond. by Jimmie Haskell..Our Love (64C-8233)/Honeysuckle Rose (64C-7654)
01 65….45-6337….NINO TEMPO & APRIL STEVENS
Arr. & Cond. by Jimmie Haskell..The Coldest Night Of The Year (64C-8454)/These Arms Of Mine (64C-8452)
04 65….45-6350….NINO TEMPO & APRIL STEVENS..Swing Me (65C-8766)/Tomorrow Is Soon A Memory (65C-7419)
06 65….45-6360….NINO TEMPO & APRIL STEVENS..I’m Sweet On You (65C-9016)/Think Of You (65C-8453)
09 65….45-6375….NINO TEMPO & APRIL STEVENS..I Love How You Love Me (65C-9210)/Tears Of Sorrow (63C-7241)
12 65….45-6391….NINO TEMPO & APRIL STEVENS..Hey Baby (64C-7548)/Poison Of Your Kisses (63C-7524)
?? 65….45-6397….EDDIE CANO — NINO TEMPO
The Eddie Cano Quartet & The Saxophone Artistry of Nino Tempo..From Whom The Bell Tolls (65C-9823)/On Broadway (65C-9555)
02 66….45-6410….NINO TEMPO & APRIL STEVENS..Bye Bye Blues (66C-9869)/NINO TEMPO ORCHESTRA
Saxophone: Nino Tempo..King Kong (66C-9870)
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Gerd