PHIL KELLY
And The NW Prevailing Winds
Sweet Georgia Upside Down
From longtime television, film, and commercial arranger Phil Kelly comes Convergence Zone, his first album as a leader. Since a relocation to the Pacific Northwest in 1998, Kelly has worked with a number of regional jazz figures, culminating in the grouping of the NW Prevailing Winds big band playing here. The album is full of works of big-band majesty, able to emulate the high points of Woody Herman and Count Basie with ease as well as covering new ground in the traditions of the '60s cinematic orchestras. Kelly's compositions and arrangements are the primary stars of the album, with the ability to "simultaneously sound loose and tight," as one critic paradoxically put it. One encounters a more relaxed form of swing and an adaptation of "Sweet Georgia Brown" originally written for Doc Severinsen's Tonight Show Band. Trumpeter Jay Thomas makes a stirring tribute to his mentor, Conte Candoli, in a tribute by Joe La Barbera, Kelly is one f my favorite current big band arrangers
Phil Kelly-Arranger, Composer, Primary Artist, Producer
Craig Nelson-Bass (Electric)
Gerald Stockton-Bass (Electric)
Chuck Deardorf-Bass, Soloist
Gary Hobbs-Drums, Soloist
Paul Leim-Drums
Jay Thomas-Flugelhorn, Soloist, Trumpet
Brad Allison-Flugelhorn, Trumpet
Paul Baron-Flugelhorn, Trumpet
Mark Baldwin-Guitar
Pat Coil - Piano, Soloist - John Hanson
Pete Christlieb - Saxophone, Soloist, Woodwind
Jim Coile - Saxophone, Soloist, Woodwind
Bill Ramsay - Saxophone, Soloist, Woodwind
Travis Ranney - Saxophone, Soloist, Woodwind
Gary Smulyan - Saxophone
Andy Martin = Soloist, Trombone
Gary Shutes - Soloist, Trombone
Dan Marcus - Soloist, Tuba
Matthew Bennett - String Programming
Nelson Bell - Trombone (Bass)
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