Tony Fruscella (Vinyl LP) Hip Hop

Tony Fruscella (Vinyl LP) Hip HopTony Fruscella was an under recorded mellow, lyrical, cool jazz trumpeter (think Chet Baker). He unfortunately lived a similarly addictive lifestyle that led to his tragically premature death in 1969. His cool tone, influenced by Miles Davis and swing era veteran Joe Thomas, made him a sideman in the early '50s for artists like Lester Young, Gerry Mulligan, and Stan Getz. In 1955, the same year he recorded with Getz, Fruscella led the only session

sweetly soft then snarling

Jazz and baroque pop from the early 70s

After the messy and uninspired Humanz

A unique blend of hip-hop with multiple genres

There is cool jazz on 'Wet Walnuts and Whipped Cream'

The Yagana EP is an emotionally-charged offering

Following up the energetic

" his sturdy

"Everybody's Going To The Moon"

timeless quality in the sounds and words these songs were made from

all-analog

an otherworldly naivety coupled with the weight of an old soul