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Joe Maini

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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 Mark Murphy

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
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