Eddie Nuccilli Big Band

Eddie Nuccilli's Plural Circle is 19 circles united- nineteen of Detroit's most well-known and strongest players keeping the big band tradition alive with a mean rhythm section adding the modern grimy element of Deeetroit funk until you want to scream.
The band features mostly jazz standards by the likes of Donald Byrd and Herbie Hancock all given Nuccilli's custom tailoring. Ed is uniquely qualified to put this kind of band together, as a big band veteran, a leading arranger of Motor Town(and Motown) pop and soul record dates, and a sensitive and inventive small group trumpet improviser (as evidenced by his recorded work in "Sphere" with Larry Nozero).
The soloists are:
-Wendell Harrison, who is arguably Detroit's best tenor player. Wendell has two albums demonstrating his large talent on his Tribe label. He also publishes Tribe Magazine, a Detroit Quarterly of Black Awareness.
-Marcus Belgrave, trumpet. Marcus is a veteran of the Ray Charles small band (remember Ray Charles' "Live" cut in Atlanta, Ga.?) and has an album entitled "Gemini II" on the Tribe label. He also teaches music at Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan.
-Phil Ranelin, trombone, also has a recent release on Tribe, "The Time Is Now" which audibly demonstrates that he is a composer of subtlety and originality as well as an exciting soloist.
--John Trudell is the lead trumpet player and one of the contemporary heirs of that special Detroit trumpet expertise. He's a much sought-after session and show man and is himself the leader of the "Top Brass."
The lead alto player is Jack Kripl who besides his strong jazz work has one of the largest classical saxophone repertoires in the world.
Plural Circle represents a large part of the backbone of Detroit's commercial music scene. This outrageous big band setting gives you a chance to hear their more creative side.

- Bill Adler