Johnny Carisi

John E. Carisi (Feb. 23, 1922 - Oct. 3, 1992) was an American trumpeter and composer.

Carisi was member of Herbie Fields's Orchestra (1938-1943) and Glenn Miller's Airforce Band. After the war he worked with Ray McKinley, Claude Thornhill, Charlie Barnet, Urbie Green, and Benny Goodman.

He was trained by acclaimed composer Stefan Wolpe. His minor-blues composition "Israel" has been performed and recorded by noted jazz artists such as Miles Davis (Birth of the Cool), Bill Evans, and Gil Evans. Another renowned Carisi piece, "Springsville", was famously recorded by Miles (arranged by Gil Evans) on Miles Ahead.

He worked with Cecil Taylor on an album for Impulse! in 1961, and arranged Marvin Stamm's 1968 album Machinations.

Selected discography

 * Miles Davis & Gil Evans Orchestra: Miles Ahead (Columbia, 1957)
 * Gil Evans: Gil Evans & Ten (Prestige, 1957)
 * Gil Evans: Into the Hot (Impulse! Records; 1961)
 * John Carisi, Eddie Sauter, Christian Wolff, Stefan Wolpe: Counterpoise (hat(now)ART; 2000)

Literature

 * Hentoff, Nat: Liner Notes to Into The Hot (Impulse!, 1961)
 * Morton, Richard & Cook, Brian: The Penguin Guide To Jazz on CD, Second Edition, 1994 & Sixth Edition, London, Penguin, 2002 ISBN 0-14-051521-6