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{{short description|American jazz musician}}
<ref>[http://articles.philly.com/2000-10-04/news/25584730_1_jazz-guitarist-rufus-harley-saxophonist-brother Oct. 4, 2000 Obituary in Philadelphia Inquirer]</ref>'''Dennis Sandole''' ''(né'' '''Dionigi Sandoli''';<ref>Naturalization Records: Joseph Sandoli (Dennis' father), 15 September 1909, [[United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania]], [[National Archives and Records Administration]]</ref> 29 September 1913 — 30<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2000/10/08/nyregion/dennis-sandole-jazz-guitarist-and-an-influential-teacher-87.html Obituary in New York Times]</ref> September 2000 [[Philadelphia]]) was an [[United States|American]] virtuoso jazz guitarist, composer, and music educator from [[Philadelphia]]. He was [[John Coltrane|John Coltrane's]] mentor from 1946 until the early 1950s, introducing him to theory beyond chords and scales and exposing him to the music of other cultures. Mr. Sandole taught advanced harmonic techniques that were applicable to any instrument, using exotic scales and creating his own. Sandole taught privately until the end of his life. His other students over half a century included saxophonists [[James Moody (saxophonist)|James Moody]], [[Michael Brecker]], Rob Brown, and Bobby Zankel; pianists [[Matthew Shipp]] and Sumi Tonooka; guitarists [[Jim Hall (musician)|Jim Hall]], [[Joe Diorio]], [[Pat Martino]], Joe Federico, Jon Herington, Larry Hoffman, and Harry Leahey<ref name="NYTs Obit">Ben Ratliff, Dennis Sandole, ''Jazz Guitarist And an Influential Teacher, 87,'' ''The New York Times,'' October 8, 2000</ref><ref>{{cite web
 
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'''Dennis Sandole''' (29 September 1913 — 30 September 2000) born '''Dionigi Sandoli''', was an American jazz guitarist, composer, and music educator from [[Philadelphia]].<ref>Naturalization Records: Joseph Sandoli (Dennis' father), 15 September 1909, [[United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania]], [[National Archives and Records Administration]]</ref><ref>[http://articles.philly.com/2000-10-04/news/25584730_1_jazz-guitarist-rufus-harley-saxophonist-brother Oct. 4, 2000 Obituary in Philadelphia Inquirer]</ref><ref name="NYTs Obit" />
|title = ''Dennis Sandole: Coltrane's Mentor Was Legendary Jazz Teacher''
 
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==Biography==
|accessdate=2007-10-15}}</ref> and other musicians such as [[Rufus Harley]], [[Bob deVos]] and Frank Gerrard.<!-- Please leave link to Bob deVos article intact if possible, as that article would be orphaned otherwise.--> Dennis Sandole recorded ''Modern Music From Philadelphia,'' with his brother, Adolph Sandole (1922–1959), which was released by Fantasy in 1956.<ref name="NYTs Obit" /><ref>''Brothers Sandole — Modern music from Philadelphia,'' [[Fantasy Records]], 1955 {{OCLC|29617817}}</ref>▼
Sandole was [[John Coltrane|John Coltrane's]] mentor from 1946 until the early 1950s, introducing him to [[music theory]] beyond chords and scales and exposing him to the music of other cultures. Sandole taught advanced harmonic techniques that were applicable to any instrument, using exotic scales and creating his own.
 
He taught privately until the end of his life. His students included saxophonists [[James Moody (saxophonist)|James Moody]], [[Benny Golson]], [[Michael Brecker]], [[Rob Brown (saxophonist)|Rob Brown]] and Bobby Zankel; trumpeter [[Art Farmer]]; pianists [[Matthew Shipp]] and [[Sumi Tonooka]]; guitarists [[Jim Hall (musician)|Jim Hall]], [[Joe Diorio]], [[Pat Martino]], Joe Federico, Kenneth Pyle, Tony DeCaprio, [[Jon Herington]], [[Bob DeVos]], Howard Alden, Larry Hoffman, and [[Harry Leahey]]<ref name="NYTs Obit">{{cite news |author1=Ben Ratliff |author-link1=Ben Ratliff |title=Dennis Sandole, Jazz Guitarist And an Influential Teacher, 87 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2000/10/08/nyregion/dennis-sandole-jazz-guitarist-and-an-influential-teacher-87.html |url-access=subscription |access-date=1 April 2022 |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=8 October 2000 |page=1 46}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jazzhouse.org/gone/lastpost2.php3?edit=971426621|title = ''Dennis Sandole: Coltrane's Mentor Was Legendary Jazz Teacher''|publisher = The Scotsman|accessdate=2007-10-15}}</ref> and other musicians such as [[Rufus Harley]] and Frank Gerrard.<!-- Please leave link to Bob deVos article intact if possible, as that article would be orphaned otherwise.-->
 
▲|accessdate=2007-10-15}}</ref> and other musicians such as [[Rufus Harley]], [[Bob deVos]] and Frank Gerrard.<!-- Please leave link to Bob deVos article intact if possible, as that article would be orphaned otherwise.--> Dennis Sandole recorded ''Modern Music Fromfrom Philadelphia,'' with his brother, AdolphAdolf Sandole (1922–1959), which was released by [[Fantasy Records]] in 1956 and credited to The Sandole Brothers.<ref name="NYTs Obit" /><ref>''Brothers Sandole —– Modern musicMusic from Philadelphia,'' [[Fantasy Records]], 1955 {{OCLC|29617817}}</ref>
 
==Death and interment==
Sandole died on September 30, 2000, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and was interred at [[West Laurel Hill Cemetery]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Dennis Sandole |url=https://www.remembermyjourney.com/Search/27?q=dennis%20sandole&searchCemeteryId=&birthYear=&deathYear=#deceased=445550 |website=www.remembermyjourney.com |access-date=5 March 2024}}</ref>
 
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