Joe Lovano

Joe Lovano

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Joe Lovano is an American jazz saxophonist of Sicilian origin and the son of Tony 'Big T' Lovano who was responsible for teaching his son the elements of stagecraft and musicianship. Lovano Jr. began playing alto sax from a young age before eventually settling on the tenor sax as his primary instrument. In addition to the saxophone he also plays flute, clarinet and drums.

During the early stages of his career he played with artists such as Woodie Herman, Mel Lewis and Lonnie Smith. As a bandleader he has recorded almost thirty albums with his 1994 album 'Quartets: Live at Village Vanguard' and his Grammy Award-winning '52nd Street Themes' being amongst the most highly regarded by jazz enthusiasts.

As well as his own material he has been closely associated with the late Paul Motian with whom he played for many years, recording 17 albums with the highly respected drummer and bandleader. Lovano's most recent album has been the critically-acclaimed 'Trio Tapestry' which he released in 2019.

Top tracks

05
Lady Day
Joe Lovano
Paramount Quartet
07:59
Composers: Wayne Shorter
01
Song To An Old Friend
Jakob Bro
Song To An Old Friend
06:09
Composers: Jakob Bro
03
Monk's Mood
Joe Lovano
I'm All For You (Ballad Songbook)
03:58
Composers: Thelonious Monk
01
Love in the Garden
Joe Lovano
Homage
04:13
Composers: Zbigniew Seifert
08
Early Autumn
Joe Lovano
I'm All For You (Ballad Songbook)
07:29
Composers: Ralph Burns - Johnny Mercer - Woody Herman
09
The Riot Act
Paul Motian
I Have The Room Above Her
04:41
Composers: Paul Motian
05
Stella By Starlight
Joe Lovano
I'm All For You (Ballad Songbook)
05:44
Composers: Victor P. Young - Ned Washington
01
a raft, the sky, the wild sea: Movement I
Joe Lovano
a raft, the sky, the wild sea
11:14
Composers: Douglas J. Cuomo
04
I'll Remember April
Magnus Lindgren
Bird Lives
05:14
Composers: Ray Noble - Charlie Parker - George Gershwin - Ira Gershwin - Dubose Heyward - Gene Paul - Don Raye - David Raksin - Barry Harris - Gene DePaul
06
I Waited For You
Joe Lovano
I'm All For You (Ballad Songbook)
09:24
Composers: Dizzy Gillespie - Gil Fuller
07
Central Park West
Joe Lovano
From The Soul
06:00
Composers: John Coltrane
07
Henderson / Ellington: That Doo-wah Thing (Excerpt, Fugue)
Lena Horne
American Music
09:07
Writer: Irving Mills / Composers: Duke Ellington - Luther Henderson
04
Giving Thanks
Joe Lovano
Homage
02:25
Composers: Joe Lovano
05
I Have The Room Above Her
Paul Motian
I Have The Room Above Her
05:31
Writer: Oscar Hammerstein II / Composers: Jerome Kern
01
Osmosis Part III
Paul Motian
I Have The Room Above Her
05:55
Composers: Paul Motian
09
Left Behind
Joe Lovano
From The Soul
03:13
Composers: Silverman
03
Emperor Jones
Joe Lovano
Landmarks
05:14
Composers: Joe Lovano
02
Sketches
Paul Motian
I Have The Room Above Her
02:32
Composers: Paul Motian
05
This Side - Catville
Joe Lovano
Homage
12:00
Composers: Joe Lovano
10
The Bag Man
Paul Motian
I Have The Room Above Her
05:33
Composers: Paul Motian
07
Dance
Paul Motian
I Have The Room Above Her
04:02
Composers: Paul Motian
01
I'm All For You
Joe Lovano
I'm All For You (Ballad Songbook)
07:48
Composers: Joe Lovano
11
One In Three
Paul Motian
I Have The Room Above Her
07:07
Composers: Paul Motian
03
Odd Man Out
Paul Motian
I Have The Room Above Her
04:13
Composers: Paul Motian
01
Chapel Song
Joe Lovano
Garden of Expression
06:05
Composers: Joe Lovano
01
Seeds Of Change
Joe Lovano
Seeds Of Change
05:13
Composers: Joe Lovano
12
Dreamland
Paul Motian
I Have The Room Above Her
05:50
Composers: Thelonious Monk
08
Harmony
Paul Motian
I Have The Room Above Her
07:03
Composers: Paul Motian
08
These Foolish Things
Baptiste Trotignon
You've Changed
06:50
Writer: Holt Marvell - Jack Strachey / Composers: Holt Marvell - Jack Strachey
06
Osmosis Part I
Paul Motian
I Have The Room Above Her
03:28
Composers: Paul Motian
02
Don't Blame Me
Joe Lovano
I'm All For You (Ballad Songbook)
07:50
Composers: Dorothy Fields - Jimmy McHugh
04
Shadows
Paul Motian
I Have The Room Above Her
03:28
Composers: Paul Motian
01
Glimmer Of Hope
Marcin Wasilewski Trio
Arctic Riff
08:33
Composers: Marcin Wasilewski
04
Our Daily Bread
Joe Lovano
Our Daily Bread
06:34
Composers: Joe Lovano
02
On A Misty Night
Joe Lovano
52nd Street Themes
05:01
Composers: Tadd Dameron
04
Sartael
John Zorn
Stolas: Book of Angels, Vol. 12
04:50
Writer: John Zorn / Composers: John Zorn

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  • Discography
Albums
Paramount Quartet
â„— 2026 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
29-05-2026
Paramount Quartet
01
First Song
Joe Lovano
Paramount Quartet
07:24
Composers: Charlie Haden
02
Amsterdam
Joe Lovano
Paramount Quartet
06:30
Composers: Joe Lovano
03
The Call
Joe Lovano
Paramount Quartet
05:43
Composers: Joe Lovano
04
Fanfare for Unity
Joe Lovano
Paramount Quartet
04:12
Composers: Joe Lovano
05
Lady Day
Joe Lovano
Paramount Quartet
07:59
Composers: Wayne Shorter
06
The Great Outdoors
Joe Lovano
Paramount Quartet
06:38
Composers: Joe Lovano
07
Congregation
Joe Lovano
Paramount Quartet
05:36
Composers: Joe Lovano
a raft, the sky, the wild sea
â„— 2026 Blue Cloud Music Ltd.
06-02-2026
a raft, the sky, the wild sea
01
a raft, the sky, the wild sea: Movement I
Joe Lovano
a raft, the sky, the wild sea
11:14
Composers: Douglas J. Cuomo
02
a raft, the sky, the wild sea: Movement II
Joe Lovano
a raft, the sky, the wild sea
09:08
Composers: Douglas J. Cuomo
03
a raft, the sky, the wild sea: Movement III
Joe Lovano
a raft, the sky, the wild sea
09:51
Composers: Douglas J. Cuomo
Homage
â„— 2025 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
25-04-2025
Homage
01
Love in the Garden
Joe Lovano
Homage
04:13
Composers: Zbigniew Seifert
02
Golden Horn
Joe Lovano
Homage
10:20
Composers: Joe Lovano
03
Homage
Joe Lovano
Homage
08:00
Composers: Joe Lovano
04
Giving Thanks
Joe Lovano
Homage
02:25
Composers: Joe Lovano
05
This Side - Catville
Joe Lovano
Homage
12:00
Composers: Joe Lovano
06
Projection
Joe Lovano
Homage
02:03
Composers: Joe Lovano
Our Daily Bread
â„— 2023 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
05-05-2023
Our Daily Bread
01
All Twelve
Joe Lovano
Our Daily Bread
04:36
Composers: Joe Lovano
02
Grace Notes
Joe Lovano
Our Daily Bread
08:42
Composers: Joe Lovano
03
Le petit opportun
Joe Lovano
Our Daily Bread
03:44
Composers: Joe Lovano
04
Our Daily Bread
Joe Lovano
Our Daily Bread
06:34
Composers: Joe Lovano
05
One for Charlie
Joe Lovano
Our Daily Bread
02:31
Composers: Joe Lovano
06
The Power of Three
Joe Lovano
Our Daily Bread
04:41
Composers: Joe Lovano
07
Rhythm Spirit
Joe Lovano
Our Daily Bread
05:50
Composers: Joe Lovano
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Once Around the Room: A Tribute to Paul Motian
â„— 2022 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
04-11-2022
Once Around the Room: A Tribute to Paul Motian
01
As It Should Be
Jakob Bro
Once Around the Room: A Tribute to Paul Motian
05:28
Composers: Joe Lovano
02
Sound Creation
Jakob Bro
Once Around the Room: A Tribute to Paul Motian
05:33
Composers: Joe Lovano - Larry Grenadier - Thomas Morgan - Joey Baron - Jorge Rossy
03
For The Love Of Paul
Jakob Bro
Once Around the Room: A Tribute to Paul Motian
10:04
Composers: Joe Lovano
04
Song To An Old Friend
Jakob Bro
Once Around the Room: A Tribute to Paul Motian
06:09
Composers: Jakob Bro
05
Drum Music
Jakob Bro
Once Around the Room: A Tribute to Paul Motian
06:04
Composers: Paul Motian
06
Pause
Jakob Bro
Once Around the Room: A Tribute to Paul Motian
05:52
Composers: Jakob Bro
Heritage/Evolution, Vol. 2
2021 PRISM Quartet, Inc.
13-08-2021
Heritage/Evolution, Vol. 2
01
Forbidden Drive
Prism Quartet
Heritage/Evolution, Vol. 2
13:19
Composers: Matthew Levy
02
Improvisations: Improvisation 1
Prism Quartet
Heritage/Evolution, Vol. 2
02:45
Composers: Chris Potter
03
Improvisations: Interlude 1
Chris Potter
Heritage/Evolution, Vol. 2
02:23
Composers: Chris Potter
04
Improvisations: Improvisation 2
Prism Quartet
Heritage/Evolution, Vol. 2
03:25
Composers: Chris Potter
05
Improvisations: Interlude 2
Prism Quartet
Heritage/Evolution, Vol. 2
05:05
Composers: Chris Potter
06
Improvisations: Improvisation 3
Prism Quartet
Heritage/Evolution, Vol. 2
02:38
Composers: Chris Potter
07
Improvisations: Interlude 3
Prism Quartet
Heritage/Evolution, Vol. 2
04:07
Composers: Chris Potter
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Garden of Expression
â„— 2021 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
29-01-2021
Garden of Expression
01
Chapel Song
Joe Lovano
Garden of Expression
06:05
Composers: Joe Lovano
02
Night Creatures
Joe Lovano
Garden of Expression
06:45
Composers: Joe Lovano
03
West of the Moon
Joe Lovano
Garden of Expression
05:47
Composers: Joe Lovano
04
Garden of Expression
Joe Lovano
Garden of Expression
07:33
Composers: Joe Lovano
05
Treasured Moments
Joe Lovano
Garden of Expression
05:03
Composers: Joe Lovano
06
Sacred Chant
Joe Lovano
Garden of Expression
03:14
Composers: Joe Lovano
07
Dream on That
Joe Lovano
Garden of Expression
03:06
Composers: Joe Lovano
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Arctic Riff
â„— 2020 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
29-05-2020
Arctic Riff
01
Glimmer Of Hope
Marcin Wasilewski Trio
Arctic Riff
08:33
Composers: Marcin Wasilewski
02
Vashkar
Marcin Wasilewski Trio
Arctic Riff
05:56
Composers: Carla Bley
03
Cadenza
Marcin Wasilewski Trio
Arctic Riff
09:12
Composers: Joe Lovano - Marcin Wasilewski - Slawomir Kurkiewicz - Michal Miskiewicz
04
Fading Sorrow
Marcin Wasilewski Trio
Arctic Riff
06:01
Composers: Marcin Wasilewski
05
Arco
Marcin Wasilewski Trio
Arctic Riff
04:00
Composers: Joe Lovano - Marcin Wasilewski - Slawomir Kurkiewicz - Michal Miskiewicz
06
Stray Cat Walk
Marcin Wasilewski Trio
Arctic Riff
02:32
Composers: Joe Lovano - Marcin Wasilewski - Slawomir Kurkiewicz - Michal Miskiewicz
07
L’amour Fou
Marcin Wasilewski Trio
Arctic Riff
08:52
Composers: Marcin Wasilewski
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Street Talk: Saxophone Summit
Werner Aldinger & Nadja Weber
27-09-2019
Street Talk: Saxophone Summit
01
Intro
Dave Liebman
Street Talk: Saxophone Summit
00:38
Composers: Dave Liebman - Joe Lovano - Greg Osby
02
Street Talk
Dave Liebman
Street Talk: Saxophone Summit
07:36
Composers: Joe Lovano
03
Point
Dave Liebman
Street Talk: Saxophone Summit
07:01
Composers: Phil Markowitz
04
Loudly
Dave Liebman
Street Talk: Saxophone Summit
07:33
Composers: Dave Liebman
05
A Portrait
Dave Liebman
Street Talk: Saxophone Summit
05:26
Composers: Cecil McBee
06
Carousel
Dave Liebman
Street Talk: Saxophone Summit
07:08
Composers: Greg Osby
07
Tolli's Dance
Dave Liebman
Street Talk: Saxophone Summit
08:43
Composers: Billy Hart
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Roma (Live)
â„— 2019 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
06-09-2019
Roma (Live)
01
Interiors (Live)
Enrico Rava
Roma (Live)
15:03
Composers: Enrico Rava
02
Secrets (Live)
Enrico Rava
Roma (Live)
09:47
Composers: Enrico Rava
03
Fort Worth (Live)
Enrico Rava
Roma (Live)
12:32
Composers: Joe Lovano
04
Divine Timing (Live)
Enrico Rava
Roma (Live)
09:57
Composers: Joe Lovano
05
Drum Song / Spiritual / Over The Rainbow (Live)
Enrico Rava
Roma (Live)
18:49
Writer: John Coltrane - Harold Arlen - Yip Harburg / Composers: Joe Lovano - John Coltrane - Harold Arlen - Yip Harburg
Trio Tapestry
â„— 2019 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
25-01-2019
Trio Tapestry
01
One Time In
Joe Lovano
Trio Tapestry
03:41
Composers: Joe Lovano
02
Seeds Of Change
Joe Lovano
Trio Tapestry
05:13
Composers: Joe Lovano
03
Razzle Dazzle
Joe Lovano
Trio Tapestry
03:40
Composers: Joe Lovano
04
Sparkle Lights
Joe Lovano
Trio Tapestry
04:07
Composers: Joe Lovano
05
Mystic
Joe Lovano
Trio Tapestry
08:25
Composers: Joe Lovano
06
Piano/Drum Episode
Joe Lovano
Trio Tapestry
03:40
Composers: Joe Lovano
07
Gong Episode
Joe Lovano
Trio Tapestry
02:01
Composers: Joe Lovano
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Compassion: The Music of John Coltrane
2017 Resonance Records
16-06-2017
Compassion: The Music of John Coltrane
01
Locomotion
Dave Liebman
Compassion: The Music of John Coltrane
06:11
Composers: John Coltrane
02
Central Park West / Dear Lord
Dave Liebman
Compassion: The Music of John Coltrane
08:09
Composers: John Coltrane
03
Olé
Dave Liebman
Compassion: The Music of John Coltrane
08:46
Composers: John Coltrane
04
Reverend King
Dave Liebman
Compassion: The Music of John Coltrane
05:20
Composers: John Coltrane
05
Equinox
Dave Liebman
Compassion: The Music of John Coltrane
06:39
Composers: John Coltrane
06
Compassion
Dave Liebman
Compassion: The Music of John Coltrane
17:18
Composers: John Coltrane
Standards Plus One
â„— 2015 Winter and Winter
01-05-2015
Standards Plus One
01
They Didn't Believe Me
Paul Motian
Standards Plus One
04:22
Composers: Jerome Kern
02
How Deep Is the Ocean?
Paul Motian
Standards Plus One
06:50
Composers: Irving Berlin
03
You and the Night and the Music
Paul Motian
Standards Plus One
05:35
Composers: Arthur Schwartz
04
You Took the Words Right Out of My Heart
Paul Motian
Standards Plus One
07:58
Composers: Ralph Rainger
05
Someone to Watch Over Me
Paul Motian
Standards Plus One
09:21
Composers: George Gershwin
06
Just One of Those Things
Paul Motian
Standards Plus One
06:17
Composers: Cole Porter
07
It Might as Well Be Spring
Paul Motian
Standards Plus One
05:55
Composers: Richard Rodgers
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Cross Culture
â„— 2013 Blue Note Records
01-01-2013
Cross Culture
01
Blessings In May
Joe Lovano
Cross Culture
06:18
Composers: Joe Lovano
02
Myths And Legends
Joe Lovano
Cross Culture
04:59
Composers: Joe Lovano
03
Cross Culture
Joe Lovano
Cross Culture
06:35
Composers: Joe Lovano
04
In A Spin
Joe Lovano
Cross Culture
04:29
Composers: Joe Lovano
05
Star Crossed Lovers
Joe Lovano
Cross Culture
07:36
Composers: Duke Ellington - Billy Strayhorn
06
Journey Within
Joe Lovano
Cross Culture
05:41
Composers: Joe Lovano
07
Drum Chant
Joe Lovano
Cross Culture
04:22
Composers: Joe Lovano
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Thomas : Hamlet
Malibran-Music
08-12-2010
Thomas : Hamlet
01
Hamlet: Acte I, introduction - Que nos chants montenet jusqu'aux cieux
Charles Cambon
Thomas : Hamlet
02:54
Writer: Michel Carré - Jules Barbier / Composers: Ambroise Thomas
02
Hamlet: Acte I - Doute de la lumière
Charles Cambon
Thomas : Hamlet
06:28
Writer: Michel Carré - Jules Barbier / Composers: Ambroise Thomas
03
Hamlet: Acte I, entrée et récit de Laërte - Salut au prince Hamlet
Charles Cambon
Thomas : Hamlet
02:19
Writer: Michel Carré - Jules Barbier / Composers: Ambroise Thomas
04
Hamlet: Acte I, invocation - Spectre infernal!
Charles Cambon
Thomas : Hamlet
03:53
Writer: Michel Carré - Jules Barbier / Composers: Ambroise Thomas
05
Hamlet: Acte II, scène et air du livre - Sa main depuis hier
Charles Cambon
Thomas : Hamlet
08:01
Writer: Michel Carré - Jules Barbier / Composers: Ambroise Thomas
06
Hamlet: Acte II, Ne pars pas, Ophélie
Charles Cambon
Thomas : Hamlet
03:05
Writer: Michel Carré - Jules Barbier / Composers: Ambroise Thomas
07
Hamlet: Acte II, chanson bachique - O vin, dissipe la tristesse
Charles Cambon
Thomas : Hamlet
03:43
Writer: Michel Carré - Jules Barbier / Composers: Ambroise Thomas
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