Meco
Best known for his disco take on the Stars Wars theme tune, jazz
trombonist-cum-producer and arranger Meco Monardo started out as an army
bandsman, playing with the West Point Army Band. Prior to the West Point gig
Meco, a student from the Eastman School Of Music in Rochester, honed his playing
skills alongside fellow alumni and future jazz stars Chuck Mangione and Ron
Carter (of Miles Davis Quintet fame) in a three piece jazz combo. In the late
1960s Meco began to build a reputation as session player and arranger. During
this period he became involved with arranging and performi...
