Hoop Dreams

Joe Magnarelli | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 23, 2006)
• Original Release Date: 2006
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Criss Cross
• ASIN: B000ERU2DE
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #590,939 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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2 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Genial hard bop trumpet, not a lot of surprises though..., June 6, 2006

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N. Dorward "obsessive reviewer" (Toronto, ON Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hoop Dreams (Audio CD)

This is very much the familiar Criss Cross hard-bop date--some nice, if not too ear-catching, originals, some Monk, some picks from the less-travelled corners of the standards book (only "Old Folks" is anything like a frequently played tune). Magnarelli is an eloquent if slightly bland trumpeter/fluegelhornist, with enviably rounded chops; I found myself most often listening to the excellent rhythm section: bassist Paul Gill and drummer Tony Reedus keep the time-feel supple & grooving, but it's pianist Gary Versace who really grabs the ear, with an ear for unexpected harmonic and rhythmic angles. Peter Bernstein turns up to contribute guitar on a few tracks, notably the two ballad duets on Monk's "Ask Me Now" and "Monk's Mood". A solid, if not outstanding album--I think I'll be hunting down some of Versace's own projects in future, though (he's more usually an organist, incidentally).