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Fest Focus: Al Belletto

May 1, 2000 by: Jon Pult

Al Belletto tells good stories. Interesting stories. Some of them are poignant, some are funny. Some have a fairy tale quality. Al Belletto has lots of stories to tell. Like working at his father’s vegetable stand and using the money to make the two dollar payment on the clarinet he bought at Werlein’s. That was 60 years ago. He’ll also tell you about the first time he heard Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie, and how the harmonies, those strange harmonies, grabbed hold of him and changed his...

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