“One of the outstanding cellists working in the vanguard arena”
(All About Jazz New York)
“Very much the man to watch”
(The Penguin Guide to Jazz)
Joe Giardullo Open Ensemble
Joe Giardullo - alto flute, bass clarinet, sopranino saxophone
Laurie Freedman - bass clarinet, clarinet
Michael Snow - violin
Rosie Hertlein - violin
Daniel Levin - cello
Rich Rosenthal - guitar
David Arner - xylophone
Gordon Allen - trumpet
Joe McPhee - pocket trumpet, valve trombone
David Prentice - violin
Martha Colby - cello
Steve Lantner - piano
Dom Minasi - guitar
Brian Mellick - percussion
1. OPB
2. OPG
3. 2T(m)
4. Memory Root
5. OPD
6. NFRTT-1
7. Q-2G(e)
8. Calabar
9. Hikori
10. Red Morocco
Released in 2008 on RogueArt
Recorded April 5th, 2005 by Tom Mark at Make Believe Ballroom Studio, Shokan, New York and February 5th, 2006 by Michael Snow at Wakamba, Marbletown, NY
Mastered by Tedd Orr at Sertso Studio, Woodstock, NY
Liner Notes by John Szwed
Photographs by Bartosz Winiarski and Fionn Reilly
Cover Design by Max Schoendorff
Cover Realization by David Bourguignon, URDLA
Produced by Joe Giardullo