Joe Magnarelli
Trumpet Solo on
Green Dolphin Street

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Joe Magnarelli's trumpet solo is the 2nd of 3 on this recording, following Stephen Riley's tenor sax and followed by Jay Anderson on acoustic bass. Spanning four choruses of the 32-bar ABAB' form at a medium-up 187 BPM with a latin feel in E♭, the solo runs approximately 2:38. The recording captures the working relationship between Riley and Magnarelli, whose contrasting approaches to the same harmonic material create a compelling dialogue across their back-to-back solos. Stephen Riley's performance of Bronislaw Kaper's "On Green Dolphin Street" on the 2018 album Oleo features some of the most extended blowing on the record. Joe Magnarelli was 57 to 58 years old at the time of this 2018 recording.

Joe Magnarelli was 57 to 58 years old at the time.