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{{short description|American musician, singer, actor (born 1935)}}
A pseudonym for [[Stan Getz]], the American jazz saxophonist.
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{{infobox person
| image= April Stevens and Nino Tempo 1965 (cropped).jpg
| caption = Tempo in 1965
| name= Nino Tempo
| birth_name = Antonino LoTempio
| birth_place = [[Niagara Falls, New York]], U.S.
| birth_date = {{birth_date and age|January 6 1935}}
| occupation = {{Hlist | Musician | singer | actor}}
| family = [[April Stevens]] (elder sister)
}}
'''Nino Tempo''' (born '''Antonino LoTempio'''; January 6, 1935) is an American musician, singer, and actor. He was a duet partner with his older sister [[April Stevens]] as well as the frontman for a 1970s funk band, 5th Ave. Sax.

==Biography==
===Early life===
Antonino LoTempio was born in [[Niagara Falls, New York]] (U.S.). A musical prodigy, he learned to play the [[clarinet]] and the [[tenor saxophone]] as a child. He was a talent show winner at four years of age and appeared on television with [[Benny Goodman]] at age seven. When his family relocated to California, he was featured on the [[Horace Heidt]] radio show, performing a Benny Goodman clarinet solo.

===Film===
A child actor, he appeared in ''[[The Red Pony (1949 film)|The Red Pony]]'' and in ''[[The Glenn Miller Story]]'' featuring [[James Stewart]].

===Music career===
He was a sought-after session musician, working as a member of the famous session band the [[The Wrecking Crew (music)|Wrecking Crew]], also working with [[Elkie Brooks]], and recording with [[Maynard Ferguson]] (''Live at the Peacock'', 1956). Via a [[Bobby Darin]] recording session, Tempo made connections with [[Atlantic Records]] and contracted with its subsidiary [[Atco Records]].

However, Nino Tempo is known best for his 1963 duet "[[Deep Purple (song)|Deep Purple]]" on Atco with his sister Caroline (singing under the stage name April Stevens), which scored [[Hot 100 No. 1 Hits of 1963 (USA)|No.1]] on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]. The song won the 1964 [[Grammy Awards of 1964|Grammy Award]] for [[Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Song|Best Rock And Roll Recording]], selling more than one million copies and earning a [[music recording sales certification|gold disc]].<ref name="The Book of Golden Discs">{{cite book
| first= Joseph
| last= Murrells
| year= 1978
| title= The Book of Golden Discs
| edition= 2nd
| publisher= Barrie and Jenkins Ltd
| location= London
| page= [https://archive.org/details/bookofgoldendisc00murr/page/167 167]
| isbn= 0-214-20512-6
| url-access= registration
| url= https://archive.org/details/bookofgoldendisc00murr/page/167
}}</ref>

During late 1973, a little less than ten years after "Deep Purple" had topped the Hot 100, Tempo formed Nino Tempo and 5th Ave. Sax, which had the hit "Sister James," reaching #53 on the Hot 100 on October 27. Recorded at [[A&M Records]] studio with the backing, writing, producing, and arranging of [[Jeff Barry]], "Sister James" became one of the first instrumental disco records to score the national charts. "Sister James" is often classified as an example of [[Northern Soul]].

During 1975, Tempo played saxophone on [[John Lennon]]'s album ''[[Rock 'n' Roll (John Lennon album)|Rock 'n' Roll]]'', and was a featured soloist on ''The Kenny Rankin Album'' (1976).

===Voice work===
In the 1980s he was a voice actor for multiple [[Garfield]] TV specials.{{Citation needed|date=January 2023|reason=IMDb is *not* a reliable source (see [[WP:IMDB]], [[WP:IMDB/RS]] and [[WP:IMDB-EL]]).}}

==Discography==
{{expand section|date=June 2012}}

===Singles===
{| class="wikitable"
!rowspan="2"|Year
!rowspan="2"|Titles (A-side, B-side)
!colspan="3"|Chart positions
!rowspan="2"|Album
|-
!width="40"|<small>[[Billboard Hot 100|US]]</small>
!width="40"|<small>[[Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks|US<br />AC]]</small>
!width="40"|<small>[[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|US R&B]] </small>
|-
|1958
|align="left"|"Loonie 'Bout Junie"<br /><small>b/w "15 Girl Friends"</small>
|align="center"|
|align="center"|
|align="center"|
|align="left" rowspan="5"|Non-album tracks
|-
|1959
|align="left"|"Ding-A-Ling"<br /><small>b/w "When You Were Sweet Sixteen"</small>
|align="center"|
|align="center"|
|align="center"|
|-
|rowspan="2"|1960
|align="left"|"Jack The Ripper"<small> (with Pete Rugolo & His Orchestra)</small><br /><small>B-side by Pete Rugolo, His Orchestra and Chorus: "Main Theme From 'Jack The Ripper'"</small>
|align="center"|
|align="center"|
|align="center"|
|-
|align="left"|"Lipstick On Your Lips"<br /><small>b/w "What Is Love To A Teenager"</small>
|align="center"|
|align="center"|
|align="center"|
|-
|1967
|align="left"|"Boys Town<small> (Where My Broken Hearted Buddies Go)</small>"<br /><small>b/w Instrumental "Sing Along" version of A-side</small>
|align="center"|
|align="center"|
|align="center"|
|-
|1973
|align="left"|"Sister James"<br /><small>b/w "Clair De Lune (In Jazz)" (Non-album track)<br />Nino Tempo & 5th Ave. Sax</small>
|align="center"|53
|align="center"|18
|align="center"|78
|align="left" rowspan="4"|''Come See Me 'Round Midnight''
|-
|rowspan="3"|1974
|align="left"|"Roll It"<br /><small>b/w "Hawkeye" (Non-album track)<br />Nino Tempo & 5th Ave. Sax</small>
|align="center"|
|align="center"|
|align="center"|
|-
|align="left"|"Come See Me Round Midnight"<br /><small>b/w "High On The Music"<br />Nino Tempo & 5th Ave. Sax</small>
|align="center"|
|align="center"|
|align="center"|
|-
|align="left"|"Don't Stop Now"<br /><small>b/w "Gettin' Off"<br />Nino Tempo & 5th Ave. Sax</small>
|align="center"|
|align="center"|
|align="center"|
|-
|1980
|align="left"|"I Know Where You're Goin'"<br /><small>A-side by Tommy Dee: "Here Is My Love"</small>
|align="center"|
|align="center"|
|align="center"|
|align="left"|Non-album tracks
|-
|}

===As sideman===
'''With [[Maynard Ferguson]]'''
*''[[Dimensions (Maynard Ferguson album)|Dimensions]]'' ([[EmArcy]], 1955)
'''With the [[Modern Jazz Quartet]]'''
*''[[MJQ & Friends: A 40th Anniversary Celebration]]'' ([[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]], 1994)

==See also==
*[[Nino Tempo & April Stevens]].

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb name|id= 854799|name=Nino Tempo}}
*[http://www.ninoandapril.com/ Nino & April Official website]

{{Authority control}}
{{The Wrecking Crew}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Tempo, Nino}}
[[Category:1935 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Musicians from Niagara Falls, New York]]
[[Category:American male child actors]]
[[Category:American male film actors]]
[[Category:American male singers]]
[[Category:American male saxophonists]]
[[Category:American people of Italian descent]]
[[Category:Grammy Award winners]]
[[Category:American session musicians]]
[[Category:Atco Records artists]]
[[Category:RCA Victor artists]]
[[Category:The Wrecking Crew (music) members]]
[[Category:21st-century American saxophonists]]
[[Category:21st-century American clarinetists]]
[[Category:21st-century American male musicians]]

Latest revision as of 20:40, 10 November 2024

Nino Tempo
Tempo in 1965
Born
Antonino LoTempio

(1935-01-06) January 6, 1935 (age 89)
Niagara Falls, New York, U.S.
Occupations
  • Musician
  • singer
  • actor
FamilyApril Stevens (elder sister)

Nino Tempo (born Antonino LoTempio; January 6, 1935) is an American musician, singer, and actor. He was a duet partner with his older sister April Stevens as well as the frontman for a 1970s funk band, 5th Ave. Sax.

Biography

[edit]

Early life

[edit]

Antonino LoTempio was born in Niagara Falls, New York (U.S.). A musical prodigy, he learned to play the clarinet and the tenor saxophone as a child. He was a talent show winner at four years of age and appeared on television with Benny Goodman at age seven. When his family relocated to California, he was featured on the Horace Heidt radio show, performing a Benny Goodman clarinet solo.

Film

[edit]

A child actor, he appeared in The Red Pony and in The Glenn Miller Story featuring James Stewart.

Music career

[edit]

He was a sought-after session musician, working as a member of the famous session band the Wrecking Crew, also working with Elkie Brooks, and recording with Maynard Ferguson (Live at the Peacock, 1956). Via a Bobby Darin recording session, Tempo made connections with Atlantic Records and contracted with its subsidiary Atco Records.

However, Nino Tempo is known best for his 1963 duet "Deep Purple" on Atco with his sister Caroline (singing under the stage name April Stevens), which scored No.1 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song won the 1964 Grammy Award for Best Rock And Roll Recording, selling more than one million copies and earning a gold disc.[1]

During late 1973, a little less than ten years after "Deep Purple" had topped the Hot 100, Tempo formed Nino Tempo and 5th Ave. Sax, which had the hit "Sister James," reaching #53 on the Hot 100 on October 27. Recorded at A&M Records studio with the backing, writing, producing, and arranging of Jeff Barry, "Sister James" became one of the first instrumental disco records to score the national charts. "Sister James" is often classified as an example of Northern Soul.

During 1975, Tempo played saxophone on John Lennon's album Rock 'n' Roll, and was a featured soloist on The Kenny Rankin Album (1976).

Voice work

[edit]

In the 1980s he was a voice actor for multiple Garfield TV specials.[citation needed]

Discography

[edit]

Singles

[edit]
Year Titles (A-side, B-side) Chart positions Album
US US
AC 		US R&B
1958 "Loonie 'Bout Junie"
b/w "15 Girl Friends" 		Non-album tracks
1959 "Ding-A-Ling"
b/w "When You Were Sweet Sixteen"
1960 "Jack The Ripper" (with Pete Rugolo & His Orchestra)
B-side by Pete Rugolo, His Orchestra and Chorus: "Main Theme From 'Jack The Ripper'"
"Lipstick On Your Lips"
b/w "What Is Love To A Teenager"
1967 "Boys Town (Where My Broken Hearted Buddies Go)"
b/w Instrumental "Sing Along" version of A-side
1973 "Sister James"
b/w "Clair De Lune (In Jazz)" (Non-album track)
Nino Tempo & 5th Ave. Sax 		53 18 78 Come See Me 'Round Midnight
1974 "Roll It"
b/w "Hawkeye" (Non-album track)
Nino Tempo & 5th Ave. Sax
"Come See Me Round Midnight"
b/w "High On The Music"
Nino Tempo & 5th Ave. Sax
"Don't Stop Now"
b/w "Gettin' Off"
Nino Tempo & 5th Ave. Sax
1980 "I Know Where You're Goin'"
A-side by Tommy Dee: "Here Is My Love" 		Non-album tracks

As sideman

[edit]

With Maynard Ferguson

With the Modern Jazz Quartet

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Murrells, Joseph (1978). The Book of Golden Discs (2nd ed.). London: Barrie and Jenkins Ltd. p. 167. ISBN 0-214-20512-6.
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