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Tony Purrone

The Label Head: Nils Winther

by B.D. Lenz
November 27, 2024

Talk to anyone from around the jazz business and they'll all tell you the same thing, there is no shortage of it. There is plenty of great music being made by plenty of great musicians. In fact, the supply is probably outpacing the demand. And yet independent jazz labels are having a tough time. Do they ...

Steve Herberman, Hristo Vitchev, Rick Stone and Harvey Valdes

by Dom Minasi
November 5, 2015

Welcome back to Guitarists Rendezvous, our third installment in a series that introduces readers to emerging or established guitarists who fly just under the radar of public recognition. Each will field the same four questions and we've included audio and video so you can sample their music. This installment includes a diverse group ...

Matt Criscuolo: Headin’ Out

by Alberto Bazzurro
August 5, 2015

Un ben amalgamato, efficiente quartetto con la chitarra di Tony Purrone (suoi anche due dei nove temi in scaletta, “Karma at Dharma" e “R 510 Select") come strumento armonico, firma questo nuovo album (dovrebbe trattarsi del sesto) di Matt Criscuolo. Non aspettatevi novità sconvolgenti, o tratti di particolare originalità, ma una musica del tutto onesta suonata ...

Temperament

By Tony Purrone

Label: SteepleChase Records
Released: 2000
Track listing: Joshua, But Beautiful, Tell Me a Bedtime Story, Three In One, ESP, Bossa, Fee Fi Fo Fum, Litha

Six-String Delight

By Tony Purrone

Label: SteepleChase Records
Released: 2000

Tony Purrone: Temperament

by C. Andrew Hovan
November 1, 2000

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 ...

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 ...

Expansion

By Tony Purrone

Label: TES
Released: 1979