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{{short description|American musician}}
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'''Joe Daley''' (July 30, 1918 – March 5, 1994) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist, composer, and music teacher. Daley was part of the Chicago jazz scene for 40 years. Musicians who studied with Daley include Grammy winners [[David Sanborn]] and [[Paul Winter]], Emmy winner [[James DiPasquale]], Richard Corpolongo, [[Chuck Domanico]], and [[John Klemmer]].<ref name="chicagotribune">{{cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1994/03/08/joe-daley-innovator-avant-garde-jazzman/|title=Joe Daley, Innovator, Avant-garde Jazzman -|last=Reich|first=Howard|date=March 8, 1994|website=Chicago Tribune|publisher=|access-date=2014-06-12}}</ref>


== Joe Daley ==
==In Detroit==
Joe Daley (July 30, 1918 - March 5, 1994) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist, composer, and music teacher. Though Joe never won the widespread recognition of fellow avant-gardists such as Ornette Coleman, his contributions to music in Chicago, and to modern jazz in general, won him peer recognition throughout the jazz world. His legacy has continued through the successful musical contributions of his many students, such as David Sanborn, Paul Winter, Rich Corpolongo, John Klemmer and Emmy winner Jim DiPasquale.


Joseph Albert Daley was born July 30, 1918, in Salem, Ohio.<ref name=chicagotribune /> He moved to Detroit, Michigan as a child. At age 18, Daley got his first saxophone. He started with an alto sax but soon gravitated to a tenor sax.
'''In Detroit'''


Daley was drawn to the jazz bands of [[Count Basie]], [[Duke Ellington]], [[Cab Calloway]], [[Larry Clinton]], [[Tommy Dorsey]], and [[Artie Shaw]], and his early models for playing were [[Coleman Hawkins]], [[Georgie Auld]], and [[Lester Young|Lester "Pres" Young]]. He studied with orchestral saxophonist [[Larry Teal]] and others, but wanting to expand beyond them into jazz, Daley was forced to become mostly self-taught.
Born in Salem, Ohio, he moved to Detroit, Michigan as a child. In 1936 at age 18, Joe saw a friend garner attention with a saxophone, so Joe got his own and began to play. He was drawn to the jazz bands of Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Cab Calloway, Larry Clinton, Tommy Dorsey and Artie Shaw.


In the late 1930s Daley played with small combos in Detroit and did some touring, including to New York. He appreciated that the New York and Detroit branches of the [[American Federation of Musicians]] were [[Racial segregation in the United States|racially integrated]] (it would not be until 1974 that all locals would be so), which gave Daley the opportunity to experience a unique musical and cultural crossover, a rarity for the times.
Joe’s first sax was an alto, but he soon gravitated to a tenor sax. He doubled on clarinet, and later, flute. He studied with Larry Teal http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Teal
and others, but wanting to expand beyond them he became mostly self-taught. When he later began to teach, Joe was determined to do it more comprehensively.


Joe worked in Detroit until World War II. His early models for playing were Coleman Hawkins, Georgie Auld, and Lester “Pres” Young. Joe played with small combos locally in Detroit and a little touring, including New York.
When World War II began, he enlisted in the Army Air Corps and became a pilot. He played sax in the Air Corps Band. After his discharge, he moved to Chicago.
He later commented that he especially appreciated that only the New York and Detroit branches of the American Federation of Musicians were racially integrated. It would not be until 1974 that all locals would be so. This gave Joe the opportunity to experience a unique musical and cultural crossover, a rarity for the times.


==In Chicago==
When World War II began, Joe enlisted in the Army Air Corps and became a pilot. He was stationed in Montgomery, Alabama. He played in the Air Corps Band entertaining the troops. After discharge, he moved to Chicago.


Wanting to expand his musicianship with a classical musical education, he used the GI Bill to enroll in the prestigious Chicago Musical College and earned a Bachelors Degree in Music. He went on to pursue a Masters Degree in Composition.
After the war when [[Bebop]] music emerged and [[Charlie "Bird" Parker]] came on the scene, Daley, like many jazz musicians, was impressed by Parker’s style, which took Daley in a more experimental direction musically. To expand his musicianship with a classical musical education, he earned a Bachelor's Degree in Music from [[Chicago Musical College]] (now part of [[Roosevelt University]]). He further pursued a Master's degree in Composition.


In 1950-51 Daley toured with [[Woody Herman]] in the Third Herd band with Urbie Green on trombone, Sonny Igoe on drums, and Red Mitchell on bass. He also performed about 30 uncredited sides for [[Pat Boone]] on [[Dot Records]]. Daley worked as a jobbing musician and as a music teacher at Chicago’s Rizzo School of Music.
'''In Chicago'''


As early as 1955, he was inspired by the work of [[Ornette Coleman]] to take up what became known as "free" jazz. Although not commercially viable at the time, he later focused on this style with his bands, The Joe Daley Trio and The Joe Daley Quorum.
After the war when Charlie “Bird” Parker emerged, Joe was completely bowled over by his style, and he began to emulate him while developing his own jazz chops.


The Joe Daley Trio formed in 1959 with percussionist [[Hal Russell]] and bassist Russell Thorne. In 1963 they played at the [[Newport Jazz Festival]], and RCA Records later released ''The Joe Daley Trio At Newport ’63.'' At the [[Down Beat]] Jazz Festival in 1965, bassist Thorne had been replaced with Clyde Flowers. In 1972, The Joe Daley Quorum was formed with Richard Corpolongo on alto sax and piccolo, Bobby Lewis on trumpet, Bobby Roberts on electric bass (later [[Steve LaSpina]]), and [[Hal Russell]] (later Dan Martin) on percussion.
Joe worked as a jobbing musician and music teacher at Chicago’s Rizzo School of Music while he went to college. He took a leave of absence to tour with Woody Herman’s band in 1950-51 [After April 1950 and BEFORE July 1951 need citation]with Urbie Green on trombone, Sonny Igoe on drums, and Red Mitchell on bass, among others. Joe also performed about 30 sides (uncredited) for Pat Boone on Dot Records, just for the paycheck.


Daley played dates in many Chicago clubs and hotels of the era, including [[Mr. Kelly’s]], The Lemon Tree, [[Playboy Club|The Playboy Club]], The Happy Medium, The Downbeat, [[London House (Chicago)|The London House]], The BackRoom, and [[The Jazz Showcase]], among others. From 1971 to 1974 he had a society music job in the house band at the [[Mill Run Playhouse]], a renowned dinner theatre outside Chicago. He played behind [[Frank Sinatra]], [[Tony Bennett]], [[Sammy Davis Jr.]] and [[Ella Fitzgerald]]. In 1968 Daley performed a jazz composition in concert for [[The Chicago Symphony Orchestra]].{{citation needed|date=June 2014}} He occasionally played commercials and did some promotions for [[Selmer Instruments]].
Joe was an early adopter of Be-Bop a la Bird, and appreciated John Coltrane and Sonny Rollins. He was inspired by Ornette Coleman to eventually get into what became known as “free” jazz as early as 1955, playing outside the changes, pure and atonal playing. He committed himself to this style with his own bands, The Joe Daley Trio and The Joe Daley Quorum.


From 1978 to 1987, he played a regular weekly session at Chicago’s Orphan’s nightclub, with a rotating cast of local jazz players and some of Daley’s own students. He paid the rhythm section out of his own pocket when nights were slow.
The Joe Daley Trio was formed in 1959 with percussionist Hal Russell http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hal_Russell
*{{cite web|url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1987-05-05/features/8702030213_1_avant-garde-free-jazz-jazz-fans|title=Hal Russell Is Standing Garde In Jazz - Chicago Tribune|publisher=articles.chicagotribune.com|accessdate=2014-06-12}}
and bassist Russell Thorne http://madisonjazz.org/russell-thorne-to-make-rare-appearance/.
The Trio played at the Newport Jazz Festival in 1963, and later released The Joe Daley Trio At Newport ’63 on RCA Records. Russell Thorne was later replaced with bassist Clyde Flowers by the time of the 1965 Down Beat Jazz Festival; the trio continued to play together until 1966 (?). The Joe Daley Quorum was formed in 1972, with Rich Corpolongo on alto sax and piccolo, Bobby Lewis on trumpet, Bobby Roberts on electric bass (later Steve LaSpina), and Hal Russell (later Dan Martin) on percussion.


Early in his career, Daley played a Selmer saxophone. By the 1950s he played a vintage 1920’s Conn "New Wonder" sax. In the 1970s and 1980s he played a King Super 20 sax, with a Berg Larsen 95/2 mouthpiece. Daley also doubled on clarinet, and in the 1960s he added flute to his instruments.
Out of financial necessity, in 1971–1974 Joe accepted a regular gig in the house band at the Mill Run Playhouse, a dinner theatre in Niles, just outside Chicago from He played behind visiting musical notables such as Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Ella Fitzgerald, and many others.
*{{cite web|url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mill_Run_Playhouse|title=Mill Run Playhouse - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia|publisher=en.wikipedia.org|accessdate=2014-06-12}}


==Teaching==
From 1979 (?) to 1987, Joe played a regular session at a Chicago nightclub, Orphan’s, with local jazz players and some of Joe’s own music students. It was there he was free to blow his own way, and he loved it. He willing paid the rhythm section out of his own pocket when nights were slow.


Daley gave music lessons for 40 years. He trained saxophone students from the beginner level and up. For musicians who were already musically competent on saxophone or other instruments, including voice, he taught improvisation, composition, and how to expand their range. DePaul University’s School of Music invited Daley to teach jazz at the university. They accepted his requirement that students be sent to his home for lessons. Daley joined the faculty in 1984 and taught until he left Chicago in 1987. Notable students included: Richard Corpolongo,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://richardcorpolongo.com/rcdaley.html|title=Joe Daley|last=|first=|date=|website=richardcorpolongo.com|publisher=|access-date=2016-08-13}}</ref> [[Steve Duke]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.steveduke.net/about.shtml|title=Steve Duke : Saxophone - Feldenkrais Teacher|publisher=Steve Duke|accessdate=2014-06-12|archive-date=2016-03-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304064535/http://www.steveduke.net/about.shtml|url-status=dead}}</ref> Rich Fudoli,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.post-gazette.com/local/north/2006/08/20/After-lifetime-on-the-road-Butler-musician-Rich-Fudoli-is-back-in-old-neighborhood/stories/200608200149|title=After lifetime on the road, Butler musician Rich Fudoli is back in old neighborhood - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette|last=Byko|first=Maureen|date=2006-08-20|publisher=Post-gazette.com|accessdate=2014-06-14}}</ref> Kent Minor<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kentminor.com/bio.htm|title=Kent Minor - Saxophonist, Musician, Multi-instrumentalist, Music Teacher|publisher=kentminor.com|accessdate=2014-06-12}}</ref> and Abshalom Ben Shlomo.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.plazanoir.com/abshalom-ben-shlomo/|title=Abshalom Ben Shlomo &#124; Plaza Noir|publisher=plazanoir.com|accessdate=2014-06-12}}</ref>
'''Teaching'''


==Recordings==
Joe would teach saxophone students from beginner level and up; for those players of any other instruments, including voice, he would teach improvisation, composition, and how to expand their range. With his beginning students, at the first lesson Joe would ask them to sing---usually Take Me Out to the Ball Game---to test them for their “ear” to hear pitch and melody. Learning to play tunes in all 12 keys was mandatory. Typical novice sax pieces Joe assigned were Billie’s Bounce and Now’s The Time, seminal Charlie Parker tunes.
*''The Joe Daley Trio at Newport, ’63'', RCA Records LSP-2763, 1963
*''Sonic Blast'', Joe Daley and Richard Corpolongo, CODA#2001, Chicago, 1983
*''Chicago Shouts'', Dave Remington's Big Band (Author), et al., U-37596, Universal Records, 1968
*''Charlie Parker Memorial Concert'', Cadet 2CA-60002, the Kenny Dorham Sextet, with Daley’s fiery contributions on 'Just Friends', North Park Hotel, Chicago, 1970
*''Jazz Inside Out'', Guy Fricano, Forever Jazz Records, 1984
*''In The Forefront'', Bobby Lewis, Daley composer on 2 tracks, reissue of 1977 LP, S-SSD 0079 UPC: 700797007922: Southport Records, Chicago, August 2000
*''The Joe Daley Quartet live at Orphan's, 1981'', Eric Hochberg Bandcamp.com


==Semi-regular players with Daley==
Joe had a reputation as a fierce teacher who did not suffer fools or slackers gladly. He demanded commitment to practice. His form of praise was usually the absence of criticism; he expected the best from those he taught, and he got it. When students had trouble paying for lessons, he occasionally exchanged lessons for chores.


*Bill Harrison (bass)<ref>{{cite web|author=PlayJazzNowBlog |url=http://playjazznow.blogspot.com/2011/05/12-keys-joe-daley-and-practicing-jazz.html |title=PlayJazzNow Blog: 12 Keys, Joe Daley and Practicing the Jazz Vocabulary |publisher=Playjazznow.blogspot.com |date=2011-05-10 |accessdate=2014-06-14}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://doublebassblog.org/features/collaborators|title=Collaborators &#124; Jason Heath's Double Bass Blog|publisher=doublebassblog.org|accessdate=2014-06-12}}</ref>
DePaul University’s School of Music pursued Joe for years to teach jazz in their esteemed program. In an effort to put the pleas to rest, Joe tried insisting that the School would need to send students to his home for classes. To his utter shock, the School agreed with his requirements. Joe joined the faculty of De Paul University in 1985(?) until he left Chicago in 1987.
*[[Paul Wertico]] (percussion)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jazzinchicago.org/educates/journal/interviews/conversation-paul-wertico|title=A Conversation with Paul Wertico &#124; Jazz Institute of Chicago|publisher=jazzinchicago.org|accessdate=2014-06-12}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.paulwertico.com/interviews/cjm.php|title=Paul Wertico: Chicago Jazz Magazine - January/February 2008|publisher=paulwertico.com|accessdate=2014-06-12}}</ref>
*Bobby Lewis (trumpet)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jazzchicago.net/interviews/bobbylewis.html |title=Bobby Lewis Jazz Trumpet Master - Interview with Brad Walseth of |publisher=Jazzchicago.net |date= |accessdate=2014-06-14}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.trumpetherald.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=117877&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=20&sid=1c0ee3bbcb2047de7b5f04c1f3da1e58|title=Easy way to learn Bebop? - View topic: Trumpet Herald forum|publisher=trumpetherald.com|accessdate=2014-06-12}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chicagojazz.com/magazine/bobby-lewis-246.html|title=chicago jazz &#124; Bobby Lewis &#124; Chicago|publisher=chicagojazz.com|accessdate=2014-06-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714123310/http://www.chicagojazz.com/magazine/bobby-lewis-246.html|archive-date=2014-07-14|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*Kelly Sill (bass)
*Eric Hochberg (bass)
*[[John Campbell (jazz pianist)|John Campbell]] (piano)
*Larry Luchowski (piano)
*Steve LaSpina (bass)
*Joel Spencer (percussion)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.spencerdrums.com/index3.html|title=Joel Spencer Jazz Drums|publisher=spencerdrums.com|accessdate=2014-06-12}}</ref>
*Trumpters [[Cy Touff]] (trumpet) and Bobby Lewis' band ''Ears'' included a rotating cast drawn from the finest of Chicago’s jazz players that typically numbered around eight. Daley, Campbell, George Bean, Don Shelton, and a couple of guys from the Chicago Symphony were regulars.
*Rusty Jones (drums)
*Drummer Jerry Coleman’s band ''Nine Burner'' included Daley and Ron Kolber, baritone and alto sax.
*Drummer Greg Sergo’s band ''Ellington Dynasty'', dedicated to Duke Ellington’s small group writing, included Daley and Ron Kolber.


==References==
Joe’s students encompassed a full range of talent; they hailed from high school bands and from the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Many students became renowned professional musicians, and music teachers themselves at universities around the country.
{{Reflist|30em}}


== Further reading ==
'''Personal Life'''
''The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz''

Joseph Albert Daley was born July 30, 1918 in Salem, Ohio, the son of Esther (Meek) of Salem and James Daley of Girard, Ohio. The Meeks emigrated from England in 1719, the Daleys (originally Delie) from Italy in 1888. James was a billiards champion, Esther a domestic maid. A second son Glenn died at age 8 from diphtheria.

Joe was an A student in school. His early interests included technical drawing and baseball; he had a lifelong ability to remember baseball statistics perfectly. The family moved to Detroit in the 1920s and James found work at Chrysler as a crane operator. Later Joe did some assembly line work in the auto factory before he turned to music.

Joe met tenor saxophonist and future wife Jeannette “Jackie” Rombach while she was on tour in one of “all-girl” bands that proliferated during WWII. They married July 14, 1943 in Montgomery, Alabama where Joe was stationed. After the war they moved to Jackie’s hometown of Chicago. Both continued to work as professional jobbing musicians.

Joe and Jackie had two daughters, Robin Ellyn born 1950 and Rhea Elaine born 1952. The couple divorced in 1962. Joe married a second time to Joann [Yockey] Coyle in 1964. Robert Coyle, Jr. became Joe’s stepson. The couple divorced in 1973.

'''Trivia'''

In the early 1940s Joe wore a zoot suit and was a hipster. In the 1950s he was a Beatnik. Joe always used jive talk. He called everyone “baby” or “man.” Musicians were “cats.” A car was a “short,” an apartment a “pad,” a job a “gig,” and money “bread.”

If he hadn’t become a musician, Joe would have become an astronomer. He had a vast knowledge of astronomy.

From 1946 to 1956, Joe lived at 5960 S. Lowe Ave., Chicago, and would sometimes get mail intended for Mayor Richard J. Daley, who lived at 3536 S. Lowe.

'''Citations'''

Joe Daley Quorum: Tuesday, August 28, 1979 Chicago Jazz Festival 1979
*{{cite web|url=http://www.jazzinchicago.org/files/chicagojazzfestival1979-2008.pdf|date=21 August 2008|title=Chicago Jazz Festival 1979-2004|accessdate=2014-06-12}}

Profile: Joe Daley, by Larry Birnbaum, Downbeat 02/22/79 online at The Jazz Institute of Chicago:
*{{cite web|url=http://www.jazzinchicago.org/educates/journal/interviews/conversation-joe-daley|title=A Conversation with Joe Daley &#124; Jazz Institute of Chicago|publisher=jazzinchicago.org|accessdate=2014-06-12}}

Obituary, Chicago Tribune, 3/08/94:
*{{cite web|url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1994-03-08/news/9403080136_1_mr-daley-music-world-post-bop-eras|title=Joe Daley, Innovator, Avant-garde Jazzman - Chicago Tribune|publisher=articles.chicagotribune.com|accessdate=2014-06-12}}

Joe Daley. (saxophonist)(Final Bar) (Obituary) (NEED TO FIND THIS)
Article from: Down Beat | June 1, 1994 | Corbett, John | Copyright

Internet Archives:
*{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/Joe-Daley-Trio_Live-Newport-63|title=Live Newport 1963 : Free Download &amp; Streaming : Internet Archive|publisher=archive.org|accessdate=2014-06-12}}


'''Recordings'''

The Joe Daley Trio at Newport, ’63, RCA Records

Sonic Blast, Joe Daley and Rich Corpolongo, Coda#2001, 1983

Chicago Shouts Dave Remington's Big Band (Author), et al, Universal Records
U-37596

Charlie Parker Memorial Concert, Chicago, 1970, Cadet 2CA-60002 as part of the Kenny Dorham Sextet, North Park Hotel, Chicago, Cadet, released 08/20/70 http://www.shout.net/~jmh/articles/kd-disc.html Joe Daley being featured for fiery contributions on 'Just Friends'.

Jazz Inside Out, Guy Fricano, Forever Jazz Records, 1984

In The Forefront, Bobby Lewis, Joe Daley composer 2 tracks, reissue of 1977 LP, Southport Records, Chicago, August 2000 S-SSD 0079 UPC: 700797007922

S-SSD 0079

UPC: 700797007922

'''Printed References'''

The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz
Edited by Leonard Feather, Ira Gitler, Professor of Jazz History Manhattan School of Music, Lorraine Feather, Oxford University Press, 1999: biography, page 163
Edited by Leonard Feather, Ira Gitler, Professor of Jazz History Manhattan School of Music, Lorraine Feather, Oxford University Press, 1999: biography, page 163


The Later Swing Era, 1942 to 1955
''The Later Swing Era, 1942 to 1955''
Lawrence McClellan, Greenwood Press, 2004: article, page 187
Lawrence McClellan, Greenwood Press, 2004: article, page 187


Free Jazz and Free Improvisation: An Encyclopedia, Volume 1
''Free Jazz and Free Improvisation: An Encyclopedia, Volume 1''
Todd S. Jenkins, Greenwood Press, 2004: article page 119
Todd S. Jenkins, Greenwood Press, 2004: article page 119


Adventures of an American Composer: An Autobiography
''Adventures of an American Composer: An Autobiography''
Edited by Neal Colgrass, Ulla Colgrass, Meredith Music Publications, 2010: mention, page 43, Joe giving “the glare.”
Edited by Neal Colgrass, Ulla Colgrass, Meredith Music Publications, 2010: mention, page 43, Joe giving "the glare."


== External links ==
'''Noted Students of Joe Daley'''
''Joe Daley Quorum'': Tuesday, August 28, 1979 Chicago Jazz Festival 1979
*{{cite web|url=http://www.jazzinchicago.org/files/chicagojazzfestival1979-2008.pdf|date=21 August 2008|title=Chicago Jazz Festival 1979-2004|accessdate=2014-06-12|archive-date=2019-06-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190614061320/http://www.jazzinchicago.org/files/chicagojazzfestival1979-2008.pdf|url-status=dead}}


Joe Daley, saxophonist, Final Bar (obituary): Down Beat, June 1, 1994, John Corbett
John Klemmer (sax): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Klemmer


Internet Archives:
David Sanborn (sax): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Sanborn
*{{cite web|url=http://www.davidsanborn.com/|title=David Sanborn &#124; Official Website|publisher=davidsanborn.com|accessdate=2014-06-12}}
*{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/Joe-Daley-Trio_Live-Newport-63|title=Live Newport 1963 : Free Download & Streaming : Internet Archive|date=January 1963 |accessdate=2014-06-12}}

Richard Corpolongo (sax): remembrances of Joe: http://richardcorpolongo.com/rcdaley.html
*{{cite web|url=http://richardcorpolongo.com/|title=Richard Corpolongo|publisher=richardcorpolongo.com|accessdate=2014-06-12}}

James Di Pasquale (sax):
*{{cite web|url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Di_Pasquale|title=James Di Pasquale - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia|publisher=en.wikipedia.org|accessdate=2014-06-12}}

Paul Winter (sax): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Winter

Michael Brecker (sax): (only one lesson/consult) http://www.trumpetherald.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=117877&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=20&sid=1c0ee3bbcb2047de7b5f04c1f3da1e58

Mark Feldman (violin) : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Feldman
*{{cite web|url=http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=24324#.U1aTSCgzLcM|title=Mark Feldman: His Own Music, His Own Sound, His Own Aesthetic|publisher=allaboutjazz.com|accessdate=2014-06-12}}

Dan Hesler (sax) and author of Practicing The Jazz Vocabulary, based on Joe Daley’s teaching style:
*{{cite web|url=http://playjazznow.blogspot.com/2011/05/12-keys-joe-daley-and-practicing-jazz.html|title=PlayJazzNow Blog: 12 Keys, Joe Daley and Practicing the Jazz Vocabulary|publisher=playjazznow.blogspot.com|accessdate=2014-06-12}}
*{{cite web|url=http://jazzvocabulary.com/|title=Practicing the Jazz Vocabulary, a book of excercises for the improvising musician.|publisher=jazzvocabulary.com|accessdate=2014-06-12}}

Steve Duke (sax):
*{{cite web|url=http://www.steveduke.net/about.shtml|title=Steve Duke : Saxophone - Feldenkrais Teacher|publisher=steveduke.net|accessdate=2014-06-12}}

Joseph Ott (sax) : http://www.julius-keilwerth.com/en/artistes/artiste/joseph-ott

Eric Allison (sax):
http://www.jazzconnect.com/ericallison/info.htm http://www.panmiami.org/artists_a.asp

Jeff Newell (sax) : http://www.brooklynmusicschool.org/about/music-department/114?tmpl=component

James Sunseri (sax, clarinet): http://www.jazz.com/encyclopedia/sunseri-james-j

Chuck Wasekanes (sax): http://www.fsjazz.com/personnel/former/wasekanes.htm

Mike Frost (sax):
*{{cite web|url=http://www.frostsounds.com/MFP/|title=Mike Frost Project: Straight Ahead Jazz|publisher=frostsounds.com|accessdate=2014-06-12}}

Nick Bisesi (sax): http://bloomschoolofjazz.com/nick-bisesi/

Rich Fudoli (sax): http://www.post-gazette.com/local/north/2006/08/20/After-lifetime-on-the-road-Butler-musician-Rich-Fudoli-is-back-in-old-neighborhood/stories/200608200149

Scott Mason (bass): http://www.roosevelt.edu/CCPA/MusicConservatory/DegreePrograms/Jazz/Faculty.aspx

Paul Mertens (sax, flute): http://www.roosevelt.edu/CCPA/MusicConservatory/DegreePrograms/Jazz/Faculty.aspx

Bobby Baker (clarinet, flute, sax): http://www.mcmahonjazzmedicine.com/selections/selection0234.html

Marlene Rosenberg (bass): http://marlenemusic.com/education/

Ike Levin (sax): http://www.charleslestermusic.com/musician/il.htm

Greg Fishman (sax): http://www.gregfishman.com/about.html

Herman Reyes (sax, flute): http://www.bellaangelmusic.com/herman-reyes.html

Diane Delin (violin): http://articles.southbendtribune.com/2008-08-08/news/26887663_1_jazz-clifford-brown-and-freddie-trumpet-players

*{{cite web|url=http://dianedelin.com/|title=http://dianedelin.com/|publisher=dianedelin.com|accessdate=2014-06-12}}

Jim Gailloreto (sax): http://www.roosevelt.edu/CCPA/MusicConservatory/DegreePrograms/Jazz/Faculty.aspx

*{{cite web|url=http://jazzstringquintet.com/review_01_09_12.html|title=Jim Gailloreto's Jazz String Quintet|author=ycArt design studio|publisher=jazzstringquintet.com|accessdate=2014-06-12}}

Frank Portolese (bass):
*{{cite web|url=http://public.elmhurst.edu/music/134759548.html?popup=true|title=Trustees Bio|publisher=public.elmhurst.edu|accessdate=2014-06-12}}

Kent Minor (sax):
*{{cite web|url=http://www.kentminor.com/bio.htm|title=Kent Minor - Saxophonist, Musician, Multi-instrumentalist, Music Teacher|publisher=kentminor.com|accessdate=2014-06-12}}

Tony Grasso (trumpet): http://manghiskhan.com/band.htm

Wo Romanowski (sax): http://www.thebusinesslive.com/bandbios2.html

Michael Kocour (piano): http://www.michaelkocour.com/

Jun (sax): http://powerplayfyi.com/jun

Vince Salerno (sax): http://www.playersbenchmusic.com/musiclessons_Main.html

Russ Nolan (sax): http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/12/prweb11430659.htm

Athanasios Zervas (sax): http://zervasmusic.com/bio.html

Abshalom Ben Shlomo (sax):
*{{cite web|url=http://www.plazanoir.com/abshalom-ben-shlomo/|title=Abshalom Ben Shlomo &#124; Plaza Noir|publisher=plazanoir.com|accessdate=2014-06-12}}

Jack Grassel (guitar): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Grassel

Bob Kolb (sax, clarinet): http://bobkolbjazz.com/teaching

Jim Peterson (trumpet): http://www.davidjenningsmusic.com/bios_jim.htm
*{{cite web|url=http://www.centerstagechicago.com/music/whoswho/JimPeterson.html|title=WhosWho Chicago: Jim Peterson : CenterstageChicago.com - Chicago City Life in Chicago, Illinois|author=Centerstage Media, LLC|publisher=centerstagechicago.com|accessdate=2014-06-12}}

Chris Moravek (sax, guitar): http://chrismoravek.vpweb.com/

Alfonso Pontecelli (guitar): http://archive.guitarsessions.com/jan05/interview.html

Chuck Burdelik (sax): http://www.dramonline.org/performers/burdelik-chuck

Terry Connell (trumpet, flugelhorn):
*{{cite web|url=http://www.chicagojazz.com/TerryConnell|title=Terry Connell &#124; Chicago Jazz|publisher=chicagojazz.com|accessdate=2014-06-12}}

Ray Herrmann (sax): http://rayherrmann.com/page2.html

Ron Friedman (flugelhorn and trumpet): http://secretjazz.com/ron.htm

Ed Kennedy (trumpet): http://www.linkedin.com/pub/ed-kennedy/45/405/769

Jeff Stitely (percussion):
*{{cite web|url=http://stitelyentertainment.wordpress.com/tag/jazz-musician/|title=Jazz musician &#124; Stitely Entertainment Blog|publisher=stitelyentertainment.wordpress.com|accessdate=2014-06-12}}


'''Semi-Regular Players and Bands with Joe Daley'''

Bill Harrison (bass) http://playjazznow.blogspot.com/2011/05/12-keys-joe-daley-and-practicing-jazz.html
*{{cite web|url=http://doublebassblog.org/features/collaborators|title=Collaborators &#124; Jason Heath&#039;s Double Bass Blog|publisher=doublebassblog.org|accessdate=2014-06-12}}

Paul Wertico (percussion):
*{{cite web|url=http://www.jazzinchicago.org/educates/journal/interviews/conversation-paul-wertico|title=A Conversation with Paul Wertico &#124; Jazz Institute of Chicago|publisher=jazzinchicago.org|accessdate=2014-06-12}}

*{{cite web|url=http://www.paulwertico.com/interviews/cjm.php|title=Paul Wertico: Chicago Jazz Magazine - January/February 2008|publisher=paulwertico.com|accessdate=2014-06-12}}

Bobby Lewis (trumpet): http://www.jazzchicago.net/interviews/bobbylewis.html
*{{cite web|url=http://www.trumpetherald.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=117877&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=20&sid=1c0ee3bbcb2047de7b5f04c1f3da1e58|title=Easy way to learn Bebop? - View topic: Trumpet Herald forum|publisher=trumpetherald.com|accessdate=2014-06-12}}

*{{cite web|url=http://www.chicagojazz.com/magazine/bobby-lewis-246.html|title=chicago jazz &#124; Bobby Lewis &#124; Chicago|publisher=chicagojazz.com|accessdate=2014-06-12}}

Kelly Sill (bass): http://www.kellysill.com/home

John Campbell (piano):
*{{cite web|url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Campbell_(jazz_pianist)|title=John Campbell (jazz pianist) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia|publisher=en.wikipedia.org|accessdate=2014-06-12}}

Joel Spencer (percussion):
*{{cite web|url=http://www.spencerdrums.com/index3.html|title=Joel Spencer Jazz Drums|publisher=spencerdrums.com|accessdate=2014-06-12}}

The band Ears, co-led by Cy Touff (trumpet) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cy_Touff and trumpeter Bobby Lewis, included a rotating cast drawn from the finest of the town’s jazz players that typically numbered around eight. John Campbell, George Bean, Don Shelton, Joe Daley and a couple of guys from the Chicago Symphony were regulars.
Drummer Jerry Coleman’s band Nine Burner included Joe Daley and Ron Kolber, the baritone and alto player.

Drummer Greg Cirgo led the band Ellington Dynasty, a fine small band dedicated to Duke’s small group writing. It included Joe Daley Ron Kolber.


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Tenor saxophonist Sandy Mosse’s band Pieces of Eight http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandy_Mosse


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Charlie Parker Memorial Concert, an LP two-record set on Cadet Records was recorded August 1970 at Chicago's North Park Hotel.
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This article is about the jazz saxophonist who was based in Chicago. For the New York-based jazz musician, see Joseph Daley (jazz musician).
Joe Daley
Born(1918-07-30)July 30, 1918
Salem, Ohio
DiedMarch 5, 1994(1994-03-05) (aged 75)
NationalityAmerican
OccupationMusician

Joe Daley (July 30, 1918 – March 5, 1994) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist, composer, and music teacher. Daley was part of the Chicago jazz scene for 40 years. Musicians who studied with Daley include Grammy winners David Sanborn and Paul Winter, Emmy winner James DiPasquale, Richard Corpolongo, Chuck Domanico, and John Klemmer.[1]

In Detroit

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Joseph Albert Daley was born July 30, 1918, in Salem, Ohio.[1] He moved to Detroit, Michigan as a child. At age 18, Daley got his first saxophone. He started with an alto sax but soon gravitated to a tenor sax.

Daley was drawn to the jazz bands of Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Cab Calloway, Larry Clinton, Tommy Dorsey, and Artie Shaw, and his early models for playing were Coleman Hawkins, Georgie Auld, and Lester "Pres" Young. He studied with orchestral saxophonist Larry Teal and others, but wanting to expand beyond them into jazz, Daley was forced to become mostly self-taught.

In the late 1930s Daley played with small combos in Detroit and did some touring, including to New York. He appreciated that the New York and Detroit branches of the American Federation of Musicians were racially integrated (it would not be until 1974 that all locals would be so), which gave Daley the opportunity to experience a unique musical and cultural crossover, a rarity for the times.

When World War II began, he enlisted in the Army Air Corps and became a pilot. He played sax in the Air Corps Band. After his discharge, he moved to Chicago.

In Chicago

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After the war when Bebop music emerged and Charlie "Bird" Parker came on the scene, Daley, like many jazz musicians, was impressed by Parker’s style, which took Daley in a more experimental direction musically. To expand his musicianship with a classical musical education, he earned a Bachelor's Degree in Music from Chicago Musical College (now part of Roosevelt University). He further pursued a Master's degree in Composition.

In 1950-51 Daley toured with Woody Herman in the Third Herd band with Urbie Green on trombone, Sonny Igoe on drums, and Red Mitchell on bass. He also performed about 30 uncredited sides for Pat Boone on Dot Records. Daley worked as a jobbing musician and as a music teacher at Chicago’s Rizzo School of Music.

As early as 1955, he was inspired by the work of Ornette Coleman to take up what became known as "free" jazz. Although not commercially viable at the time, he later focused on this style with his bands, The Joe Daley Trio and The Joe Daley Quorum.

The Joe Daley Trio formed in 1959 with percussionist Hal Russell and bassist Russell Thorne. In 1963 they played at the Newport Jazz Festival, and RCA Records later released The Joe Daley Trio At Newport ’63. At the Down Beat Jazz Festival in 1965, bassist Thorne had been replaced with Clyde Flowers. In 1972, The Joe Daley Quorum was formed with Richard Corpolongo on alto sax and piccolo, Bobby Lewis on trumpet, Bobby Roberts on electric bass (later Steve LaSpina), and Hal Russell (later Dan Martin) on percussion.

Daley played dates in many Chicago clubs and hotels of the era, including Mr. Kelly’s, The Lemon Tree, The Playboy Club, The Happy Medium, The Downbeat, The London House, The BackRoom, and The Jazz Showcase, among others. From 1971 to 1974 he had a society music job in the house band at the Mill Run Playhouse, a renowned dinner theatre outside Chicago. He played behind Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Sammy Davis Jr. and Ella Fitzgerald. In 1968 Daley performed a jazz composition in concert for The Chicago Symphony Orchestra.[citation needed] He occasionally played commercials and did some promotions for Selmer Instruments.

From 1978 to 1987, he played a regular weekly session at Chicago’s Orphan’s nightclub, with a rotating cast of local jazz players and some of Daley’s own students. He paid the rhythm section out of his own pocket when nights were slow.

Early in his career, Daley played a Selmer saxophone. By the 1950s he played a vintage 1920’s Conn "New Wonder" sax. In the 1970s and 1980s he played a King Super 20 sax, with a Berg Larsen 95/2 mouthpiece. Daley also doubled on clarinet, and in the 1960s he added flute to his instruments.

Teaching

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Daley gave music lessons for 40 years. He trained saxophone students from the beginner level and up. For musicians who were already musically competent on saxophone or other instruments, including voice, he taught improvisation, composition, and how to expand their range. DePaul University’s School of Music invited Daley to teach jazz at the university. They accepted his requirement that students be sent to his home for lessons. Daley joined the faculty in 1984 and taught until he left Chicago in 1987. Notable students included: Richard Corpolongo,[2] Steve Duke,[3] Rich Fudoli,[4] Kent Minor[5] and Abshalom Ben Shlomo.[6]

Recordings

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  • The Joe Daley Trio at Newport, ’63, RCA Records LSP-2763, 1963
  • Sonic Blast, Joe Daley and Richard Corpolongo, CODA#2001, Chicago, 1983
  • Chicago Shouts, Dave Remington's Big Band (Author), et al., U-37596, Universal Records, 1968
  • Charlie Parker Memorial Concert, Cadet 2CA-60002, the Kenny Dorham Sextet, with Daley’s fiery contributions on 'Just Friends', North Park Hotel, Chicago, 1970
  • Jazz Inside Out, Guy Fricano, Forever Jazz Records, 1984
  • In The Forefront, Bobby Lewis, Daley composer on 2 tracks, reissue of 1977 LP, S-SSD 0079 UPC: 700797007922: Southport Records, Chicago, August 2000
  • The Joe Daley Quartet live at Orphan's, 1981, Eric Hochberg Bandcamp.com

Semi-regular players with Daley

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  • Bill Harrison (bass)[7][8]
  • Paul Wertico (percussion)[9][10]
  • Bobby Lewis (trumpet)[11][12][13]
  • Kelly Sill (bass)
  • Eric Hochberg (bass)
  • John Campbell (piano)
  • Larry Luchowski (piano)
  • Steve LaSpina (bass)
  • Joel Spencer (percussion)[14]
  • Trumpters Cy Touff (trumpet) and Bobby Lewis' band Ears included a rotating cast drawn from the finest of Chicago’s jazz players that typically numbered around eight. Daley, Campbell, George Bean, Don Shelton, and a couple of guys from the Chicago Symphony were regulars.
  • Rusty Jones (drums)
  • Drummer Jerry Coleman’s band Nine Burner included Daley and Ron Kolber, baritone and alto sax.
  • Drummer Greg Sergo’s band Ellington Dynasty, dedicated to Duke Ellington’s small group writing, included Daley and Ron Kolber.

References

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  1. ^ a b Reich, Howard (March 8, 1994). "Joe Daley, Innovator, Avant-garde Jazzman -". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2014-06-12.
  2. ^ "Joe Daley". richardcorpolongo.com. Retrieved 2016-08-13.
  3. ^ "Steve Duke : Saxophone - Feldenkrais Teacher". Steve Duke. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2014-06-12.
  4. ^ Byko, Maureen (2006-08-20). "After lifetime on the road, Butler musician Rich Fudoli is back in old neighborhood - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette". Post-gazette.com. Retrieved 2014-06-14.
  5. ^ "Kent Minor - Saxophonist, Musician, Multi-instrumentalist, Music Teacher". kentminor.com. Retrieved 2014-06-12.
  6. ^ "Abshalom Ben Shlomo | Plaza Noir". plazanoir.com. Retrieved 2014-06-12.
  7. ^ PlayJazzNowBlog (2011-05-10). "PlayJazzNow Blog: 12 Keys, Joe Daley and Practicing the Jazz Vocabulary". Playjazznow.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2014-06-14.
  8. ^ "Collaborators | Jason Heath's Double Bass Blog". doublebassblog.org. Retrieved 2014-06-12.
  9. ^ "A Conversation with Paul Wertico | Jazz Institute of Chicago". jazzinchicago.org. Retrieved 2014-06-12.
  10. ^ "Paul Wertico: Chicago Jazz Magazine - January/February 2008". paulwertico.com. Retrieved 2014-06-12.
  11. ^ "Bobby Lewis Jazz Trumpet Master - Interview with Brad Walseth of". Jazzchicago.net. Retrieved 2014-06-14.
  12. ^ "Easy way to learn Bebop? - View topic: Trumpet Herald forum". trumpetherald.com. Retrieved 2014-06-12.
  13. ^ "chicago jazz | Bobby Lewis | Chicago". chicagojazz.com. Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2014-06-12.
  14. ^ "Joel Spencer Jazz Drums". spencerdrums.com. Retrieved 2014-06-12.

Further reading

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The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz Edited by Leonard Feather, Ira Gitler, Professor of Jazz History Manhattan School of Music, Lorraine Feather, Oxford University Press, 1999: biography, page 163

The Later Swing Era, 1942 to 1955 Lawrence McClellan, Greenwood Press, 2004: article, page 187

Free Jazz and Free Improvisation: An Encyclopedia, Volume 1 Todd S. Jenkins, Greenwood Press, 2004: article page 119

Adventures of an American Composer: An Autobiography Edited by Neal Colgrass, Ulla Colgrass, Meredith Music Publications, 2010: mention, page 43, Joe giving "the glare."

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Joe Daley Quorum: Tuesday, August 28, 1979 Chicago Jazz Festival 1979

Joe Daley, saxophonist, Final Bar (obituary): Down Beat, June 1, 1994, John Corbett

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