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Tony Purrone
12+ albums
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Tony Purrone One of the world’s greatest jazz guitarists… Booking: Gary Scovil: 203-261-4045/cell: 203-610-0744/ info@vision-media.tv Professional Highlights: At a very young age, whilst still a student, Tony performed with the Don Elliott Quintet and the Gerry Mulligan Sextet. In 1978, he came to the attention of Jimmy Heath and was invited to join the Heath Brothers Band, going on to record five albums on CBS and ISLAND-ANTILLES in-between touring the world. In 1982, Tony left to carve his own impressive niche in the eclectic jazz world. He has performed with a Who's Who of Jazz, including: Frank Foster and the Count Basie Band, Paquito D'Rivera, Dave Leibman, Freddie Hubbard, Dizzy Gillespie, Randy Brecker, Jon Faddis, Donald Byrd, Lionel Hampton, the Jimmy Heath Big Band, Billy Eckstine and Lenny White. He completed an album in July of 1991 with Ed Thigpen on JUSTIN TIME records called "Mr. Taste". This received the accolade of a Downbeat magazine five-star rating. Tony participated in two Grammy nominated albums, "Heath Brothers Live at the Public Theater", (1980); and "Jimmy Heath-Little Man, Big Band" (1994). Tony has also recorded with Jimmy Heath on the LANDMARK, VERVE, and STEEPLECHASE labels, Ed Thigpen on the REACTION label and is the featured guitar soloist, along with bassist Stanley Clarke, on the song "Dark", co-written with Lenny White on Lenny's CD, "Present Tense" (HIP BOP records). In 1993 Tony released his debut CD as a leader and composer on the B&W l
