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Joe Maini

January 01, 1970

Joe Maini (February 8, 1930 – May 7, 1964) was an American jazz alto saxophonist.

Maini was born February 8, 1930, in Providence, Rhode Island.[1] Early in his career Maini played in the big bands of Alvino Rey, Johnny Bothwell, and Claude Thornhill (1951). In the early 1950s he moved to Los Angeles, where he found work as a session musician and continued working in big bands, usually holding the lead alto chair. Some of the leaders he worked with were Terry Gibbs, Onzy Matthews, Gerald Wilson, Bill Holman, Louis Bellson, Dan Terry, and Shelly Manne. He recorded in small group settings with Clifford Brown and Max Roach (1954), Zoot Sims (1956), Jack Sheldon, Conte Candoli, Red Mitchell, Lin Halliday, Kenny Drew, and Jimmy Knepper.[1] He also worked with his close friend, comedian Lenny Bruce.

Maini died May 7, 1964, at age 34 in Los Angeles, California. Accounts of his death usually state that Maini died playing Russian roulette,[1][2] though his family and several witnesses contend that it was the result of a firearms accident.[3]

Forty-four years after Maini's death, Lone Hill Jazz issued a four-CD set with many of his small group recordings.[4]

Discography edit

As leader edit

  • The Small Group Recordings (Lone Hill Jazz, 2008)

As sideman edit

With Louis Bellson

With Clifford Brown

With Kenny Drew

With Terry Gibbs

  • More Vibes on Velvet (Mercury, 1958)
  • Launching a New Sound in Music (Mercury, 1959)
  • Swing Is Here (Verve, 1960)
  • The Exciting Terry Gibbs Big Band (Verve, 1961) reissued as Dream Band Vol. 4, Main Stem (Contemporary, 1990)
  • Explosion! (Mercury, 1961) reissued as Dream Band Vol. 5, The Big Cat (Contemporary, 1991)
  • Dream Band (Contemporary - rec. 1959, released 1986)
  • Dream Band, Vol. 2 (Contemporary - rec. 1959, released 1987)
  • Dream Band, Vol. 3, Flying Home (Contemporary - rec. 1959, released 1988)
  • Dream Band. Vol. 6, One More Time (Contemporary - rec. 1959, released 2002)

With Bill Holman

  • Bill Holman's Great Big Band (Capitol, 1962)

With Johnny Mandel

With Shelly Manne

With Red Mitchell

  • Red Mitchell (Bethlehem, 1955)

With Jack Montrose

With Gerald Wilson

References edit

  1. ^ a b c Scott Yanow, Joe Maini at Allmusic
  2. ^ Tobler, John (1992). NME Rock 'N' Roll Years (1st ed.). London: Reed International Books Ltd. p. 134. CN 5585.
  3. ^ Tina Maini, The Truth About Joe Maini's Death. Jazzwax.com
  4. ^ Joe Maini discography at AllMusic

January 01, 1970
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