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Joe Giardullo 4tet

Now Is

By Joe Giardullo 4tet

Label: Drimala Records
Released: 2003
Track listing: Now Is; Spin; Conference; SCINT; O.A.O.L.; Spring Theory; Close.

Joe Giardullo 4tet: Now Is

by Frank Rubolino
October 11, 2003

Spirited improvisation marks the offering of soprano saxophonist Joe Giardullo and his quartet on Now Is. Master brass and reed authority Joe McPhee is on board, as is stellar bassist Mike Bisio and fiery drummer Toni Tabbal. Together, the four artists stretch it out in free time with music that provides a kick through its high ...

Joe Giardullo 4tet: Now Is

by Rex Butters
October 8, 2003

Listening to Joe Giardullo’s Now Is, it’s hard to believe the multi-instrumentalist/composer spent twelve years honing his craft in private, convinced no one was interested in his artistic output. After his Gravity Music for Chamber for Creative Chamber Group tanked commercially in ’79 (despite a four star review from Downbeat ), Giardullo resigned himself to working ...

Joe Giardullo 4tet: Now Is

by Mark Corroto
August 25, 2003

Spontaneity in music doesn’t have to come at the cost of order. In other words, Janis Joplin was wrong when she sang “Freedom is just another word for nothing left to lose.” Saxophonist Joe Giardullo’s return to music 12 years ago at the urging of his friend and musical partner Joe McPhee has resulted in the ...