RIP Tootie Camarata.

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Young folks probably don't remember Tootie, but he was a great arranger of the 40's 50's until rock came on the scene. He did arrangements for Jimmy Dorsey (also played trumpet for him) and did arrangements for a great number of people, including Sinatra. He was 93.

[Fran]

But wasn't it spelled Tutti?

[B. Goren.]

But wasn't it spelled Tutti?

You are right, it spelled Tutti.

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Salvador Camarata, 91, Music Arranger, Is Dead

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Published: April 19, 2005

BURBANK, Calif., April 18 (AP) - Salvador Camarata, a big-band arranger and trumpeter who worked with stars like Bing Crosby, Billie Holiday and Annette Funicello, died here on Wednesday. He was 91.

His death followed a brief illness, said his son, Paul Camarata.

In addition to his big-band work in the 1930's and 40's, Mr. Camarata, who went by the nickname Tutti, was the musical conductor for several television series, including "Startime," "The Vic Damone Show" and "The Alcoa Hour."

While living in Britain in the late 1940's, Mr. Camarata helped start London Records with Sir Edward Lewis. The label's goal was to make classical and pop recordings for American distribution, and among its best-known artists were the Rolling Stones.

Returning to the United States in the 1950's, Mr. Camarata joined Walt Disney to establish Disneyland Records, which recorded Disney stars like Ms. Funicello and Hayley Mills. He helped Ms. Funicello, the former "Mickey Mouse Club" Mouseketeer, develop the vocal style that briefly made her a pop star in the mid-1960's. In 1960 he opened the Sunset Sound recording studio, which his son now runs.

Mr. Camarata studied music at the Juilliard School in New York. He was the lead trumpeter and the arranger for Jimmy Dorsey's band, arranging hits like "Tangerine," "Green Eyes" and "Yours."

He left Dorsey in the early 1940's to work as an arranger for Glen Gray and the Casa Loma Orchestra and for Benny Goodman's band. He also arranged music for Ella Fitzgerald, Crosby, Holiday and others.

His own recordings include "Tutti's Trumpets" (1957), considered a classic for trumpet composition. In the 1970's, he orchestrated and conducted albums for the London label that showcased the work of Bach, Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninoff.