Pat Senatore

Pat Senatore
Born	(1935-08-19)August 19, 1935 Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
Died	September 8, 2026(2026-09-08) (aged 91)
Genre	Jazz
Occupation	Musician
Instrument	Bass
Website	patsenatore.com

Pat Senatore (August 19, 1935 – September 8, 2026) was an American jazz bassist born in Newark, New Jersey.

Life and career

Pat Senatore was born on August 19, 1935. He attended the Juilliard School of Music in New York for two years but left because it did not offer jazz at that time. Senatore then toured the country with the Stan Kenton Orchestra and recorded Adventures in Blues, and Adventures In Jazz at Capitol Records. He was the bassist for Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass from mid-1965 through 1969. Senatore produced CD's for Hi-Brite and Moo Records including: two volumes of the VIP Trio with Cedar Walton, Billy Higgins and himself; Pasquale, with himself, Billy Childs, Billy Higgins, Paul Hanson (bassoon), Pedro Eustache (flute), Mike Barone (trombone), featuring several of his original compositions.

Senatore was the artistic director for Herb Alpert's Vibrato Grill Jazz in Bel Air, CA, where he performed regularly.

Senatore died on September 8, 2026, at the age of 91.

Selected discography

As a leader

• Pasquale (Moo, 1997)
• Ascensione (Fresh Sounds, 2008)

As sideman

• Stan Kenton: 1961–1964; Albums included Adventures in Standards Adventures in Blues, Adventures In Jazz on Capitol Records
• Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass: 1964–1968; Albums included South of the Border, SRO, Herb Alpert's Ninth, Christmas Album, all on the A&M Records label
• Cedar Walton: 1988–1991; Standard Album (Vol 2) on Hi Brite

External links

• Pat Senatore discography at Discogs
• Pat Senatore at IMDb
• Johnson, Wendell (2003). "Wendell Johnson Interview with Pat Senatore". tijuanabrass.com. Retrieved May 28, 2015.
• "Senatore, Pat". jazz.com. Archived from the original on August 31, 2012. Retrieved May 28, 2015.
• STEWART, ZAN (August 12, 1990). "Fond Memories of His Own Jazz Club Keep Plucking Bassist Pat Senatore's Heartstrings". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 28, 2015.
• STEWART, ZAN (July 24, 1997). "Content With No Keys: Veteran bassist favors a trio without the dominating piano". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 28, 2015.
• Lohr, Matt R. (April 18, 2015). "Overdue Ovation for Pat Senatore: "So much experience and so much knowledge"". jazztimes.com. Retrieved May 28, 2015.