John Adriano Acea


John Adriano Acea was an American jazz pianist. He was born in Philadelphia to Adriano Acea of Cuba and Leona Acea of Virginia. One of six children, he was expected to die during his first decade of life from rheumatic fever, as did his youngest sister, Anna.

Session musician collaborations

During the 1930s, Acea started out as a trumpeter and saxophonist. After his military service in 1946, he switched to playing the piano. He later became a session musician with jazz veterans, including:

Compositions

Acea is listed as co-composer on "Nice 'N' Greasy" - the closing track to Lou Donaldson's 1962 album, The Natural Soul. He is also credited as a composer on recordings by Gillespie, Jacquet and Moody.

Discography

As sideman

With Grant Green
With Dodo Greene
With Roy Haynes
  • Busman's Holiday
With Illinois Jacquet
With Joe Newman
With Leo Parker
With Jesse Powell
With Don Wilkerson