Jazz Articles about Tony Purrone

About Tony Purrone

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Let’s get right to the nitty gritty. To quote modern parlance, Tony Purrone is one of the “baddest” guitarists that you’ve probably never heard of, and in this case “bad” means something very good indeed. When Mark Gardner’s liners to this latest affair suggest that Purrone has “impeccable technique,” he’s surely engaging in some form of underestimation. Content in the past to play the role of sideman and teacher, the former being a role that he enjoyed for over a ...

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Tony Purrone: Six-String Delight

by C. Andrew Hovan
February 1, 2000

One of today's unsung heroes of the jazz guitar, Tony Purrone got his first break at the age of 23, when he was featured with saxophonist Jimmy Heath's band. After spending 17 years with Heath, Purrone decided to break out on his own and his two appearances on SteepleChase with Heath led to his own contract with the label. Adding considerably to the legacy already established by his first two SteepleChase classics, Set 'Em Up and In the Heath Zone, ...