{"id":7424,"date":"2020-04-09T14:21:28","date_gmt":"2020-04-09T21:21:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.afm47.org\/press\/?p=7424"},"modified":"2020-04-09T14:31:26","modified_gmt":"2020-04-09T21:31:26","slug":"final-note-pat-longo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/afm47.org\/press\/final-note-pat-longo\/","title":{"rendered":"Final Note: Pat Longo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/afm47.org\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/pat-longo.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-7427\" src=\"https:\/\/afm47.org\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/pat-longo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"340\" height=\"456\" srcset=\"https:\/\/afm47.org\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/pat-longo.jpg 536w, https:\/\/afm47.org\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/pat-longo-224x300.jpg 224w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 340px) 100vw, 340px\" \/><\/a>Life Member. Alto\/Tenor Saxophone<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>9\/11\/1929 &#8211; 3\/26\/2020<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Big band leader and alto sax great Pat Longo died on March 26, 2020 of the coronavirus. He was 90 years old. Pat was a first rate musician who lived a long life and made a lot of great music. Among the highlights of his career, Pat was lead alto on the Harry James Band. With Harry\u2019s blessing, Pat founded and directed the Pat Longo Super Big Band and the Pat Longo Hollywood Big Band, performing and recording with L.A.\u2019s best.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>At the age of 85 Pat and his wife Ann decided to leave southern California and return to their home in New Jersey. But Pat wasn&#8217;t done yet! He immediately started the Pat Longo East Coast Hollywood Big Band and kept swingin&#8217; until just two weeks before he succumbed to the virus.<\/p>\n<p>Those of you who knew Pat know just how sick he had to be to decide to go to the hospital. 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