LINER NOTES with David Bixler featuring Joe Magnarelli

For nearly forty years, trumpeter Joe Magnarelli
has been a fixture on the New York City jazz scene, gracing the
bandstands of icons like Brother Jack McDuff,
Lionel Hampton, Toshiko
Akiyoshi, and Harry Connick Jr. While
playing with these legends, he continued to hone his skills in a
variety of small groups, both as a sideman and a leader.


His latest work, Concord, is a testament to that
unyielding drive. The title, a word defined as "agreement
or harmony between people or groups," is a fitting
reflection of the music on this album. This new recording, his
third for the SteepleChase label, finds
Magnarelli in a quartet setting, featuring  pianist
Victor Gould, bassist Paul
Sikivie, and drummer Rodney Green.