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Jeff Barone: Open Up
by John Barron
With ample chops and a firm grasp on tradition, New York-based jazz guitarist Jeff Barone proves a capable leader, bringing fresh ideas to the straight-ahead realm. Open Up showcases the Syracuse native's relaxed approach on a hard-swinging set of standards and originals. Barone displays strong compositional skills on the up-tempo modal opener “Duban's Groove," the Brazilian ...
Joe Magnarelli: Persistence
by Jim Santella
Trumpeter Joe Magnarelli is a purist who applies natural qualities to his music and eschews gimmicks; his musical conversations can be understood anywhere. Magnarelli studied with James Moody and Tommy Turrentine, began his professional career with Lionel Hampton and Brother Jack McDuff and was a semifinalist in the Thelonious Monk International Trumpet Competition ...
Joe Magnarelli: Persistence
by Nicholas F. Mondello
Joe Magnarelli Persistence Reservoir Music 2008 The stark black and white cover photo of trumpeter Joe Magnarelli peering out at you from the cover of Persistence emits a brooding and a blandness that is light years away from the robust, enjoyable musical experience offered by ...
Hoop Dreams
Label: Criss Cross
Released: 2006
Track listing: Genet; Division Street; Paris In The Spring; Ask Me Now; Hoop Dreams; I Mean You; Old Folks; Dance Only With Me; Monk's Mood; Barretto's Beat.
Joe Magnarelli: Hoop Dreams
by David A. Orthmann
Over the past dozen years trumpeter Joe Magnarelli has gradually transformed a bebop-derived vocabulary into a highly personal style. Utilizing a full-bodied tone that never turns strident, Magnarelli invites the listener to focus on the substantive dimensions of his playing, rather than drawing attention to technique, velocity and influences. Beautifully crafted melodies spring from his horn ...
New York-Philly Junction
Label: Criss Cross
Released: 2004
Track listing: 1 New York-Philly Junction 6:36; 2 Giants 6:33; 3 My Old Flame 7:24; 4 Lou Ann 7:02; 5 From Now On
7:19; 6 Eagles 7:50; 7 They Say It's Wonderful 6:25; 8 If Ever I Would Leave You 10:39.
Thought Trains
By Mike Holober
Label: Sons of Sound
Released: 2004
Track listing: Jump Down Spin Around, Big Sky, Waltz Medium, Thought Trains, Form x Mood, Let's Get Nice, Heart of the Matter, I
Can See My Desk From Here
Joe Magnarelli/John Swana: New York-Philly Junction
by Russ Musto
This encore date by the two-trumpet team of Joe Magnarelli and John Swana is (like their first meeting) more collaborative in nature than competitive, and the results are similarly satisfying. Beginning with the title track, a co-written composition from the pair, the twosome show that they would rather work together than try to cut one another. ...
Mr. Mags
Label: Criss Cross
Released: 2001
Track listing: 215 #1; Our Song; Passage; I Should Care; Mean What You Say; Oh' Suzanne; Blue Opus; Mississippi Jazz Club.
Joe Magnarelli: Mr. Mags
by C. Andrew Hovan
At a time when many contemporary jazz trumpeters seem to be pushing to the extremes (i.e. Russell Gunn’s rap/world beat groove or Dave Douglas’ avant stance), a player like Joe Magnarelli might seem more like a throw back to the past. A great reader and reliable sideman, Magnarelli can run down the bebop or blow pretty, ...
