Mike Magnelli - Mike Magnelli & Friends (2010)

After receiving a BME degree from the Boston Conservatory of Music, Mike worked as a guitarist on Broadway for such hit shows as Promises Promises, Fiddler On The Roof, as well as numerous off Broadway productions. Following many years of touring with the national company of "Grease" (with a then unknown John Travolta in the cast,) with vocalists such as Frank Sinatra, Jr. and his Orchestra and others, Mike returned to NY.

He started working as a booking agent for the Willard Alexander Agency, and office then well known for it's representation of famous big-bands. While working as an agent he continued to work as a guitarist and occasional trumpet doubler for NY society dance orchestras such as Lester Lanin, Ray Bloch as well as with various jaz groups.

He started his own agency in 1988 which continues today, booking and managing many well known touring big-bands. Mike also managed the legendary jazz guitarist Joe Pass for many years until his untimely passing. In addition to running the agency he performs at jazz clubs, festivals and clinics. His hobbies include deep sea fishing (watch out for those hooks!) cooking, (specializing in Italian seafood dishes) and draughts (checkers) of which he has been the winner of many tournaments.

Tracklist:

01. Sweet Georgia Brown
02. The Shadow Of Your Smile
03. Flight Of The Bumble Bee
04. In A Mellow Tone
05. 21 Hungarian Dances
06. Easy Living
07. Lester Leaps In
08. Recuardos De La Alhambra
09. Chicken A La Swing
10. (You Are) Always In My Heart
11. The Turkish March
12. Lover Man (Oh Where Can You Be )
13. Strike Up The Band
14. Czardas
15. Lover
16. Minute Waltz [opus 64 No. 1]
17. Guitar Boogie Blues
18. Nuages
19. Hora Stacatto

Personnel:

Mike Magnelli, guitar, (trumpet-Nuages)
Bronek Suchanek bass
Ken Hadley drums
Tony Schultz 2nd guitar, recording engineer, producer