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Vinnie Riccitelli (1926-2025)

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Marc Myers
Jul 14, 2025
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Vinnie Riccitelli, a jazz composer-arranger, pianist and alto saxophonist who recorded one superb album as a playing leader in 1956 and then became a leading fixture in Broadway pit bands and jazz combos that played gigs and events in New York's tri-state area, died on July 9. He was 99. [Photo above of Vinnie Riccitelli]

Riccitelli's desire to stay loca…

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