Don Menza

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Don Menza is an American jazz saxophonist born on April 22, 1936, in Buffalo, New York. After attending Grover Cleveland High School and serving in the U.S. Army, he joined the Maynard Ferguson Orchestra in 1960, worked briefly with Stan Kenton, and resided in Germany from 1964 to 1968. Upon returning to the United States, he became a member of the Buddy Rich band in 1968, recorded a noted solo on "Channel One Suite", and performed with The Tonight Show Band during the 1970s. Menza has recorded leader albums including Morning Song (1966), First Flight (1977), Horn of Plenty (1979), and Ballads (1987) with Frank Strazzeri. He has collaborated with Louie Bellson and Elvin Jones, earning induction into the Buffalo Music Hall of Fame in 2005.

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04	Put the Blame on Mame	Nicole Herzog	That's Life (Nicole Herzog Meets Don Menza) [feat. Johannes Herrlich, Oliver Kent, Jesper Lundgaard & Bernd Reiter)			05:27
	Autore: Allan Roberts / Compositori: Doris Fisher

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Live at Le Pirate

℗ 2026 GLM Music: 08-09-2026

Live at Le Pirate

01	All the Things You Are (Live)	Don Menza	Live at Le Pirate			09:45
	Compositori: Jerome Kern
02	These Foolish Things (Live)	Don Menza	Live at Le Pirate			07:14
	Compositori: Jack Strachey
03	Newk'd (Live)	Don Menza	Live at Le Pirate			08:07
	Compositori: Sonny Rollins
04	Solid (Live)	Don Menza	Live at Le Pirate			09:06
	Compositori: Sonny Rollins
05	I Can't Get Started (Live)	Don Menza	Live at Le Pirate			06:42
	Compositori: Vernon Duke
06	Another Who? (Live)	Don Menza	Live at Le Pirate			12:44
	Compositori: Sonny Rollins

First Flight

2024 Catalyst Records: 23-08-2024

First Flight

01	Collage	Don Menza	First Flight			05:01
	Compositori: Don Menza
02	Mz. Liz	Don Menza	First Flight			06:37
	Compositori: Alan Broadbent
03	Groove Blues	Don Menza	First Flight			06:02
	Compositori: Don Menza
04	Ballad of the Matador	Don Menza	First Flight			07:42
	Compositori: Frank Strazzeri
05	Samba De Rollins	Don Menza	First Flight			08:35
	Compositori: Don Menza
06	Magnolia Rose	Don Menza	First Flight			08:20
	Compositori: Don Menza
07	April's Fool	Don Menza	First Flight			07:17
	Compositori: Don Menza

First Flight (feat. Frank Rosolino)

℗ 2024 Catalyst Records: 23-08-2024

First Flight (feat. Frank Rosolino)

01	Collage (feat. Frank Rosolino)	Don Menza	First Flight (feat. Frank Rosolino)			05:01
	Compositori: Don Menza
02	Mz. Liz (feat. Frank Rosolino)	Don Menza	First Flight (feat. Frank Rosolino)			06:37
	Compositori: Alan Broadbent
03	Groove Blues (feat. Frank Rosolino)	Don Menza	First Flight (feat. Frank Rosolino)			06:02
	Compositori: Don Menza
04	Ballad of the Matador (feat. Frank Rosolino)	Don Menza	First Flight (feat. Frank Rosolino)			07:42
	Compositori: Frank Strazzeri
05	Samba De Rollins (feat. Frank Rosolino)	Don Menza	First Flight (feat. Frank Rosolino)			08:35
	Compositori: Don Menza
06	Magnolia Rose (feat. Frank Rosolino)	Don Menza	First Flight (feat. Frank Rosolino)			08:20
	Compositori: Don Menza
07	April's Fool (feat. Frank Rosolino)	Don Menza	First Flight (feat. Frank Rosolino)			07:17
	Compositori: Don Menza

Steppin'

2023 Fresh Sound Records: 26-05-2023

Steppin'

01	Something Old, Something Blue	Don Menza	Steppin'			16:18
	Compositori: Mark Levine
02	Lover Man	Don Menza	Steppin'			09:11
	Compositori: Davis - Ramirez - Sherman
03	Spanish Boots	Don Menza	Steppin'			15:47
	Compositori: Don Menza
04	Paddelin' Maddeline	Don Menza	Steppin'			14:05
	Compositori: Don Menza
05	These Are Things I Love	Don Menza	Steppin'			07:39
	Compositori: Jimmy Scott
06	Steppin'	Don Menza	Steppin'			16:29
	Compositori: Don Menza

Somewhere over the Rainbow (Live in Italy)

(P) 2021 Blau Records: 26-03-2021

Somewhere over the Rainbow (Live in Italy)

01	Non Dimenticar (Live)	Don Menza	Somewhere over the Rainbow (Live in Italy)			13:41
	Compositori: Michele Galdieri
02	Somewhere Over The Rainbow (Live)	Don Menza	Somewhere over the Rainbow (Live in Italy)			12:27
	Compositori: Harold Arlen
03	All Of Me (Live)	Don Menza	Somewhere over the Rainbow (Live in Italy)			13:13
	Compositori: Gerald Marks - Seymour Simons
04	Embraceable You (Live)	Don Menza	Somewhere over the Rainbow (Live in Italy)			11:57
	Compositori: George Gershwin
05	There Will Never Be Another You (Live)	Don Menza	Somewhere over the Rainbow (Live in Italy)			14:31
	Compositori: Mark Gordon - Harry Warren

That's Life (Nicole Herzog Meets Don Menza) [feat. Johannes Herrlich, Oliver Kent, Jesper Lundgaard & Bernd Reiter)

℗ 2016 Musiques Suisses: 20-01-2017

That's Life (Nicole Herzog Meets Don Menza) [feat. Johannes Herrlich, Oliver Kent, Jesper Lundgaard & Bernd Reiter)

01	I'm Hip	Nicole Herzog	That's Life (Nicole Herzog Meets Don Menza) [feat. Johannes Herrlich, Oliver Kent, Jesper Lundgaard & Bernd Reiter)			06:27
	Autore: Blossom Dearie / Compositori: Blossom Dearie
02	I'll Be Around	Nicole Herzog	That's Life (Nicole Herzog Meets Don Menza) [feat. Johannes Herrlich, Oliver Kent, Jesper Lundgaard & Bernd Reiter)			06:33
	Autore: Alec Wilder / Compositori: Alec Wilder
03	I'm Just a Lucky So and So	Nicole Herzog	That's Life (Nicole Herzog Meets Don Menza) [feat. Johannes Herrlich, Oliver Kent, Jesper Lundgaard & Bernd Reiter)			07:14
	Autore: Duke Ellington - Mack David / Compositori: Duke Ellington - Mack David
04	Put the Blame on Mame	Nicole Herzog	That's Life (Nicole Herzog Meets Don Menza) [feat. Johannes Herrlich, Oliver Kent, Jesper Lundgaard & Bernd Reiter)			05:27
	Autore: Allan Roberts / Compositori: Doris Fisher
05	That's Life	Nicole Herzog	That's Life (Nicole Herzog Meets Don Menza) [feat. Johannes Herrlich, Oliver Kent, Jesper Lundgaard & Bernd Reiter)			07:45
	Autore: Kelly Gordon - Dean Kay / Compositori: Kelly Gordon - Dean Kay
06	Blah, Blah, Blah	Nicole Herzog	That's Life (Nicole Herzog Meets Don Menza) [feat. Johannes Herrlich, Oliver Kent, Jesper Lundgaard & Bernd Reiter)			07:07
	Autore: Ira Gershwin / Compositori: George Gershwin
07	Mood Indigo	Nicole Herzog	That's Life (Nicole Herzog Meets Don Menza) [feat. Johannes Herrlich, Oliver Kent, Jesper Lundgaard & Bernd Reiter)			06:51
	Autore: Irving Mills / Compositori: Barney Bigard - Duke Ellington

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First Flight - Complete Recordings

: 22-03-2016

First Flight - Complete Recordings

01	Bones Blues	Don Menza	First Flight - Complete Recordings			07:35
02	Mz. Liz	Don Menza	First Flight - Complete Recordings			06:39
03	April's Fool	Don Menza	First Flight - Complete Recordings			07:19
04	Magnolia Rose	Don Menza	First Flight - Complete Recordings			08:21
05	Intrigue	Don Menza	First Flight - Complete Recordings			04:33
06	Spanish Boots	Don Menza	First Flight - Complete Recordings			09:53
07	Groove Blues	Don Menza	First Flight - Complete Recordings			06:03

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In New Orleans

2016 Leisure Music Group: 11-01-2016

In New Orleans

01	Another Who (Live)	Don Menza	In New Orleans			17:07
	Compositori: Don Menza
02	Faviana (Live)	Don Menza	In New Orleans			16:16
	Compositori: Don Menza
03	Cedar's Blues (Live)	Don Menza	In New Orleans			15:13
	Compositori: Cedar Walton

Don Menza Sextet. Live at Carmelo's

: 02-12-2015

Don Menza Sextet. Live at Carmelo's

01	The Third Eye	Don Menza	Don Menza Sextet. Live at Carmelo's			07:38
02	Opals #1	Don Menza	Don Menza Sextet. Live at Carmelo's			09:46
03	I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance	Don Menza	Don Menza Sextet. Live at Carmelo's			05:21
04	Don't Scuffle, Just Shuffle	Don Menza	Don Menza Sextet. Live at Carmelo's			11:19
05	Why the Dreams	Don Menza	Don Menza Sextet. Live at Carmelo's			05:27
06	Hip Pocket	Don Menza	Don Menza Sextet. Live at Carmelo's			08:48
07	Steppin'	Don Menza	Don Menza Sextet. Live at Carmelo's			07:36

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Menza, Don: Voyage

℗ 2007 SWR Classic: 01-01-2007

Menza, Don: Voyage

01	Rebel Rousers	Don Menza	Menza, Don: Voyage			09:01
	Compositori: Don Menza
02	Another Who?	Don Menza	Menza, Don: Voyage			05:39
	Compositori: Don Menza
03	Emily (Arr. D. Menza)	Don Menza	Menza, Don: Voyage			08:36
	Compositori: Johnny Mercer - Johnny Mandel
04	Voyage (Arr. D. Menza)	Don Menza	Menza, Don: Voyage			07:46
	Compositori: Kenny Barron
05	The Wizard of Oz: If I Only Had a Brain (Arr. D. Menza)	Don Menza	Menza, Don: Voyage			06:38
	Compositori: Harold Arlen - Edgar Yip Harburg
06	Royal	Don Menza	Menza, Don: Voyage			06:58
	Compositori: Don Menza
07	Shuffle Brothers	Don Menza	Menza, Don: Voyage			07:59
	Compositori: Don Menza

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Morning Song

Edel Germany GmbH: 07-06-2004

Morning Song

01	Cinderella's Waltz	Don Menza	Morning Song			06:08
	Compositori: Don Menza
02	Morning Song	Don Menza	Morning Song			06:51
	Compositori: Don Menza
03	Oliver's Twist	Don Menza	Morning Song			06:02
	Compositori: Don Menza
04	When Jonny Comes Marchin' Home	Don Menza	Morning Song			03:44
	Compositori: Don Menza - Traditional
05	New Spanish Boots	Don Menza	Morning Song			07:18
	Compositori: Don Menza
06	Devil's Desciples	Don Menza	Morning Song			06:11
	Compositori: Don Menza

Live at Claudio's

(P) 2015 Delmark: 24-08-1991

Live at Claudio's

01	Confirmation (Live)	Don Menza	Live at Claudio's			08:47
	Compositori: Charlie Parker
02	Rose Tattoo (Live)	Don Menza	Live at Claudio's			07:59
	Compositori: Don Menza
03	I Mean You (Live)	Don Menza	Live at Claudio's			07:37
	Compositori: Coleman Hawkins - Thelonious Monk
04	These Foolish Things (Live)	Don Menza	Live at Claudio's			08:44
	Compositori: Harry Link - Holt Marvell - Jack Strachey
05	Pete's Blues (Live)	Don Menza	Live at Claudio's			07:48
	Compositori: Pete Magadini
06	On a Misty Night (Live)	Don Menza	Live at Claudio's			09:18
	Compositori: Tadd Dameron
07	2080 Blues (Live)	Don Menza	Live at Claudio's			06:38
	Compositori: Pete Magadini

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I Can't Get Started

℗ 2026 GLM Music: 28-07-2026

I Can't Get Started

01	I Can't Get Started (Live)	Don Menza	I Can't Get Started			06:42
	Compositori: Vernon Duke
02	Solid (Live)	Don Menza	I Can't Get Started			09:06
	Compositori: Sonny Rollins
03	Newk'd (Live)	Don Menza	I Can't Get Started			08:07
	Compositori: Sonny Rollins

Solid

℗ 2026 GLM Music: 23-06-2026

Solid

01	Solid (Live)	Don Menza	Solid			09:06
	Compositori: Sonny Rollins
02	Newk'd (Live)	Don Menza	Solid			08:07
	Compositori: Sonny Rollins
03	These Foolish Things (Live)	Don Menza	Solid			07:14
	Compositori: Jack Strachey

Newk'd

℗ 2026 GLM Music: 19-05-2026

Newk'd

01	Newk'd (Live)	Don Menza	Newk'd			08:07
	Compositori: Sonny Rollins
02	These Foolish Things (Live)	Don Menza	Newk'd			07:14
	Compositori: Jack Strachey
03	All the Things You Are (Live)	Don Menza	Newk'd			09:45
	Compositori: Jerome Kern