Jazz Articles about Joseph Daley

Joseph Daley Earth Tones Ensemble: The Seven Deadly Sins

by Raul d'Gama Rose
April 3, 2011

The Seven Deadly Sins comprises some of the most monumental music to have been composed and recorded in quite some time. Significantly, this does not only refer to the seven-part suite of the title, but also the second track “Ballade of the Fallen African Warrior," another extended piece with multiple sections. Joseph Daley, master of the tuba and composer extraordinaire--who wrote and arranged all of this music--has been a member of the brass sections of several important bands, including those ...