John Cipolla

John Cipolla and Doc Livingston: Misbehavin

by C. Michael Bailey
April 16, 2007

Listeners entertained by the Buddy DeFranco/Dave McKenna Concord recordings, You Must Believe in Swing (1997) and Do Nothing Till You Hear From Us! (1999), will be delighted with John Cipolla and Doc Livingston's Misbehavin'. Cipolla is the erstwhile leader on this duet recital with pianist/clarinetist Doc Livingston at Bowling Green's Western Kentucky University, where Cipolla is an assistant professor of music.

The recital is made up of twelve standards, all from the earlier part of the 20th Century. To his ...