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All Genres > Jazz > Big Band > AL GALLODORO: Saxophone Contrasts/For your Listening Pleasure/Al Gallodoro No matter where he goes, or how far out he goes, the KING OF DOUBLE AND TRIPLE TONGUING AL GALLODORO International master of SAXOPHONE and CLARINET, takes his audiences and listeners with him! ANNOUNCING THE RELEASE OF The long-awaited SAXOPHONE CONTRASTS (1951)/ GALLODORO Merri (1958) albums both on one incredible CD. PRESS REVIEWS Jimmy Dorsey (from the book, Living in a Great Big Way) on Gallodoro, "the best saxophone player that ever lived!" Benny Golson on Gallodoro's April 29th, 2005 Living Legend Concert in New York. "Amazing! The world should know Al Gallodoro, he is a hero in my eyes and in the eyes of the many others who know him." On Al's past, "I felt an effervescence inside, when I heard this guy. This guy from the past turned me upside down! Rudy Weidoeft, Marcel Mule, Dick Stabile, Al Gallodoro, these guys were technicians. Al Gallodoro was probably the best I ever heard in my life, my entire life. This guy was unreal, he must have been from Mars!" Benny Golson, in the book, CATS OF ANY COLOR, published 1994. Paquito D’Rivera “With deep, very deep admiration, your NUMBER ONE FAN!†"I was inspired as a boy by Al’s Saxophone Contrasts album." "Everywhere he performs or works, the living legend continues. And although legends tend to grow in size, once you hear this artist the stories of his greatness are, indeed understated" "In all aspects of saxophone performance whether it be tonguing, articulation, interpretation or musicality, Al Gallodoro is the consummate master" "His thoughts for musical improvisations are as prolific as his technical wizardry is prodigious" Saxophone Journal Mar 2001. "Art Tatum, Charlie Parker, Heifetz, Perlman and Gallodoro are UNEQUALLED & may be for years to come" Buddy DeFranco, The Clarinet, 6/99. "Phenomenal technique, he’s swinging" Eddie Daniels, The Clarinet, 12/99 “He’s too arresting to be easy-listening, because there is nothing easy about such formidable technique!" Newsday, Long Island, New York December 1999. Gallodoro’s performance with JoAnn Chmielowski at Saratoga’s Caffè Lena was enthusiastically reviewed by Albany’s Metroland Newpaper. "Another hot chorus that went stratospheric...hot novelty licks...and he’s going stronger than ever" Live (title of article, Living Room Lingo) Metroland, Albany, NY, August 15, 2002. "On the Daybreak CD his playing has the poignancy and depth of great experience and emotional strength, but also astonishing dexterity, imaginativeness and playful energy" Daily Gazette Capital Region, 5/30, 2003. And not to forget this very important review from Saratoga’s Caffè Lena ………†By the way, there is more graffiti in the Caffè Lena women’s bathroom about Al than about any other performer. Let him know that. And it’s all effusively loving.†Check out the artist's website: http://www.algallodoro.com Track List: 1. Summertime 2. Liza 3. Hora Staccato 4. Jalousie 5. Indian Summer 6. Alt Wien 7. Dark Eyes 8. Czardas 9. Carnival of Venice 10. I Heard You Cried Last Night 11. Hora Staccato 12. Romance 13. Gigue 14. Stardust 15. Harlem Nocturne 16. Caprice 17. Czardas 18. Latinata 19. Gypsy Rondo Other Genres:
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