Released in December 2007, RED MOROCCO is the first realization of Joe's G2 music for large ensembles since GRAVITY was released in 1979.

Since 1975, Joe has worked with certain ideas for large ensembles. At first purely theoretical, the charts came to the attention of pianist Paul Bley, who was also the force behind the Improvising Artists record label, and a recording of the music was completed in 1979.

That recording GRAVITY (Breeze Records) disappeared into oblivion, but not before Downbeat Magazine called it "the most intensely democratic music" it had ever encountered, comparing it to the Paris music of Anthony Braxton and Leo Smith. Writer Francis Davis said it would take the vocabularies of mathematics, physics, geology and painting to fully describe the music.

Critics on RED MOROCCO:

This is music " that is different from what everyone else in modern creative music is doing. It's a fascinating display of what still lies ahead.." Michael G. Nastos ALL MUSIC GUIDE 4 Stars

"...the Open Ensemble is lean, sleek and yet somehow full-bodied. The recording is extremely vivid, each note and gesture allowed to breathe in just the right way to foster clarity and impact, as this music thrives on both." Marc Medwin All About Jazz

Red Morocco has " a poisonous beauty ." Luca Buti JAZZ Magazine, Italy

"This wide-ranging, colorful, resourceful group does a spectacular job.." Jason Bivins Cadence magazine

" ...offers daring new revelations with every listen." Peter Aaron ROLL Magazine

"Listening to this music is like gazing at a large canvas and slowly observing the many wonders of shades, colors and textures. Something new is revealed each time we listen to this gem. This might be Giardullo's best disc yet." Downtown Music Gallery