Lower Register: Bobby Gordon Plays Joe Marsala (2007) more music like this

by Bobby Gordon

It makes sense that Bobby Gordon would want to record a tribute to Joe Marsala, who took him under his wing as a young man, taught him a bit about the clarinet, and opened a few doors for him. Although Marsala achieved fame in his heyday, his contributions have been somewhat overlooked, particularly as a composer. Gordon rectifies this oversight ...

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1936-1942 (1936) more music like this

by Joe Marsala

All 21 of clarinetist Joe Marsala's early recordings as a leader are on this enjoyable CD. An excellent swing clarinetist who was flexible enough to play hot on Dixieland records, Marsala's six sessions reflect his versatile musical tastes. Among his more celebrated sidemen on these formerly rare selections are trumpeters Marty Marsala (his ...

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Strike It, Rich! (2008) more music like this

by Buddy Rich

Center stage drummer Buddy Rich was given a rousing posthumous salute with the premiere release in the Limited Edition Proper Deluxe Series, a promising if pointedly finite project that was inaugurated in 2008. Rather than slim-lining, the producers of the Proper reissue label more or less opted for a return to their earlier hefty four-CD jewel ...

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