Joe Giglio-Jazz Guitarist/Vocalist/Composer...

Jack Wilkins & Joe Giglio

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Donna Lee

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Joe/Diorio/Joe/Giglio 5/28/04 N/Y/C

	Wine & Roses	Play	Download
	You or No. 1	Play	Download

"Sound Scape"

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I believe that the first time I played with Jimmy Halperin was in the early 1980’s. I had a weekly gig at a Mexican restaurant in Pelham, NY & Jimmy would make the gig from time to time. It was then as it is now - 20+ years later - a total gas to make music with him. I have said in the past that I was able to inhabit musical places otherwise unavailable to me, when playing for, & with my teacher & mentor Sal Mosca. I experience the same phenomenon when playing with Jimmy, & have since our first musical encounter. Jimmy Halperin evinces that perfect combination of immense talent, combined with unwavering dedication, focus, & hard work. After a 10+ year gap in playing together – for no other reason than our being in different orbits - Jimmy & I began playing together again in January 2007, this time as a duo in an Upper Westside Manhattan venue. Strange though it may sound, I think that we began playing telepathically before the actual gig night - this I believe to be the result of an unconscious awareness of each other’s playing, in anticipation of again making music together. Playing our first tune of the evening was akin to resuming a conversation started years ago, as if there had been no pause. Happily, our saxophone – guitar duo is a positive example of the ‘less is more’ concept. I toyed with the idea of titling this CD “Small Big Band”, because while we benefit from the musical intimacy of a duo, we create a lot of sound, & make use of textures & spatial relationships to create from a broad palette. About the music... We improvise - we de-construct & re-build harmonic structures from the ‘Great American Songbook’...we generally do not state the melodies, but instead allow our deep awareness & knowledge of those very melodies to inform our improvising from within. Please note that on ‘Round Midnight we play not only the brilliant Thelonious Monk melody, but the classic intro & outro associated with this tune. We are both improvising at all times - when I accompany Jimmy’s solos, I am improvising the background, & reacting to, & commenting on what he is saying. When I am soloing I can feel his acute listening, & know that what I am playing will impact his next statement. We play simultaneous improvised lines... This is perhaps my favorite aspect of playing together & is the fullest realization of spontaneous musical discussion. A note of love & remembrance.... Love For Sal & Carla-la are offered respectively & respectfully, in memory of Sal Mosca & Carla White. Their music, wisdom & love live on... Joe Giglio NYC-October ‘07

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1.	Hope Fiends	Play	Download	Hope Fiends Credits Joe Giglio-guitar Jimmy Halperin Saxophone Composition by Giglio/Halperin Copyright 2007 Info
2.	Love For Sal	Play	Download	Love For Sal Credits Joe Giglio-guitar Jimmy Halperin Saxophone Composition by Giglio/Halperin Copyright 2007 Info
9.	Blues Guise	Play	Download	Blues Guise Credits Joe Giglio-guitar Jimmy Halperin Saxophone Composition by Giglio/Halperin Copyright 2007 Info

Joe Giglio & Ron McClure @ 107WEST-9/30/05

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1.	Just Friends	Play	Download			Just Friends Credits Joe Giglio-guitar & Ron McClure-bass Info
5.	Have You Met Miss Jones	Play	Download			Have You Met Miss Jones Credits Joe Giglio-guitar & Ron McClure-bass Info

Playing with Ron McClure is a total gas!

Every note he plays is imbued with the history of modern jazz.

I've said in the past that I played music at my lessons with Sal Mosca that I seemed to be unable to play elsewhere, well now I play music with Ron McClure that I can't otherwise access. Scary, but thrilling!

Joe Giglio, Joe Cohn & Bob Arthurs @ 107WEST-10/21/05

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4.	Donna Lee	Play	Download			Donna Lee Credits Joe Giglio, Joe Cohn & Bob Arthurs @ 107WEST-10/21/05 Info
6.	Medely: Three Little Words/Recordame	Play	Download			Medely: Three Little Words/Recordame Credits Joe Giglio & Joe Cohn @ 107WEST-10/21/05 Info

Bob Arthurs a great trumpet player, & longtime colleague of mine graced us with his wonderful music during our second set @ 107WEST on October 21st, 2005.

LIVE @ 107WEST March 18th, 2005 - Joe Giglio & Howard Alden-guitars

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2.	Yardbird Suite	Play	Download	Yardbird Suite Credits Joe Giglio & Howard Alden-guitars. Set I @ 107WEST-NYC-March 18th, 2005 Info
6.	317 E. 32nd St.	Play	Download	317 E. 32nd St. Credits Joe Giglio & Howard Alden-guitars. Set I @ 107WEST-NYC-March 18th, 2005 Info
7.	Embraceable You	Play	Download	Embraceable You Credits Joe Giglio & Howard Alden-Guitars Info

Live @ 107WEST-Joe Giglio & Jack Wilkins-guitars

6.	I'm In The Mood For Love	Play	Download	I'm In The Mood For Love Credits Joe Giglio & Jack Wilkins-guitars-1/17/03 Info
8.	Embraceable You	Play	Download	Embraceable You Credits Joe Giglio & Jack Wilkins-guitars-1/17/03 Info
10.	If I Had You	Play	Download	If I Had You Credits Joe Giglio & Jack Wilkins-guitars-1/17/03 Info

Live @ 107WEST-Joe Giglio & John Stowell-guitars

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Out Of Nowhere

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Joe Giglio Trio 2000-2001

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Have You Met Miss Jones

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Joe Giglio Trio 1998-1999

2.	T-4-2	Play	Download
3.	Blues Madness (Blues)	Play	Download

These three songs are live Trio performances from 1998-99. (Joe Giglio Trio). All performances (p) 1999 Joe Giglio.

Joe Giglio Jazz Guitarist/Vocalist

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