Bone-A-Fide Brass – Joseph Alessi and the Imperial Brass

Catalog number: 480

Tracks:

	01 Trombonology comp: Tommy Dorsey
	02 Autumn Leaves comp: Prevert, Kosma
	03 My Refuge comp: Bruce Broughton
	04 Veritas comp: Bramwell Tovey
	05 You Only Live Twice comp: John Barry
	06 A Time for Piece comp: Peter Graham
	07 The Green Bee comp: Tommy Newsome
	08 Stardust comp: Hoagy Carmichael
	09 Home on the Range comp: trad.
	10 Someone Cares comp: John Larsson
	11 Air Varie comp: Arthur Pryor
	12 Here's That Rainy Day comp: Jimmy Van Heusen
	13 Concertino for Band and Trombone comp: Erik Leidzen
	14 I'm Getting Sentimental Over You comp: George Bassman
	15 Holiday for Trombones comp: David Gose

Joseph Alessi has been the New York Philharmonic’s Principal Trombonist since 1985. A graduate of the Curtis Institute, he has been a guest artist with the Lincoln Symphony, the Colorado Symphony Orchestra, the New Japan Philharmonic, the Orchestra of Teatro Bellini in Catania, Sicily, the Mannheim National Theater Orchestra, and the National Repertory Orchestra. Currently, he is on the faculty of the Juilliard School. Alessi is an active soloist, recitalist, and chamber music performer. In April 1990, he made his solo debut with the New York Philharmonic, performing Creston’s Fantasy for Trombone, and in 1992 premiered Christopher Rouse’s Pulitzer Prize-winning Trombone Concerto with the Philharmonic, which commissioned the work for its 150th anniversary celebration. His most recent appearance with the orchestra as soloist was in performances of James Pugh’s Trombone Concerto in March of 2000.

Imperial Brass was founded in January 1991. Since that time it has performed extensively in the metropolitan New York/New Jersey area, where it is based. The band won First Place at the Northeastern Brass Band Competition held at West Point Military Academy in 1994 and 1995. This project is a bona-fide brass band CD from top to bottom-an album designed for trombonists and non-trombonists alike. Whether you are a trombone player or not, it will be a treat to sit back and enjoy listening to Bone-A-Fide Brass

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