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His cool tone and very advanced style (influenced by Lennie Tristano) seemed to be making him the Lee Konitz of the clarinet.

He had played with the big bands of Bob Chester (1942-1944) and Woody Herman (1944-1946), but more importantly, he recorded with Lennie Tristano in 1947.

The clarinetist recorded with Mingus in 1954 before the bassist changed directions and LaPorta led sessions for Debut, Fantasy, and Everest during 1954-1958.

However, John LaPorta chose to pursue a career as a teacher (at the Manhattan School of Music and Berklee) and performed infrequently after his exodus to acedemics.

LaPorta did return to recording in 1999 for a session that was released under the title Life Cycle.

His 1956 LP, Conceptions, was re-issued by Fantasy with over a dozen unreleased tracks as Themes and Variations.

A legend of the jazz vanguard and an influence on countless students during his 40 year teaching tenure, John LaPorta passed away in May of 2004 at the age of 84.

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His cool tone and very advanced style (influenced by Lennie Tristano ) seemed to be making him the Lee Konitz of the clarinet.

His 1956 LP, Conception, was re-issued by Fantasy with over a dozen unreleased tracks as Themes and Variations.

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