ISIS BIG BAND

ISIS BIG BAND

Mack The Knife

Very nice. I was attracted to this by the singer who is clearly channeling Lotte Lenya.

The Isis Big Band was founded in 1995 and became an association in 1997. The members are mostly enthusiastic amateur musicians and live in Szombathely Hungary and its area. The big band plays in the classic line-up so there are 5 saxophones, 4 trumpets, 4 trombones, piano, electric guitar, bass guitar, drums in the band.

LES ELGART

HAPPY BIRTHDAY 

LES ELGART

For the trombone players I insulted yesterday, here is a band that would not have been the same a bass trombone.

This band to me ranks as one of the few popular dance bands the still swung, along with Les Brown they had it all wrapped up.

BTW, yesterday was Larry’s birthday.

GIL EVANS

THE GIL EVANS ORCHESTRA 

Plays The Music Of Jimi Hendrix

If it weren’t for Gil Evans I'd run away and hide.

Jimi Hendrix was scheduled to record with Gil Evans' Orchestra but died before the session could take place. A few years later, Evans explored ten of Hendrix's compositions with his unique 19-piece unit, an orchestra that included two French horns, the tuba of Howard Johnson, three guitars, two basses, two percussionists and such soloists as altoist David Sanborn, trumpeter Marvin "Hannibal" Peterson, Billy Harper on tenor, and guitarists Ryo Kawasaki and John Abercrombie. Evans' arrangements uplift many of Hendrix's more blues-oriented compositions and create a memorable set that is rock-oriented but retains the improvisation and personality of jazz. Words by Scott Yanow

Credits

Bass - Don Pate, Michael Moore

Chimes, Percussion [Latin], Vibraphone - Warren Smith, Jr.

Clarinet - Howard Johnson (3)

Congas, Drums - Susan Evans

Drums - Bruce Ditmas

Electric Guitar - John Abercrombie , Ryo Kawasaki

Electric Piano, Synthesizer - David Horowitz

Flute [Alto], Saxophone [Soprano] - David Sanborn

French Horn - Peter Gordon

Guitar - Keith Loving

Horn, Synthesizer - Peter Levin

Leader, Piano - Gil Evans

Producer - Mike Lipskin

Saxophone [Tenor], Flute - Billy Harper

Saxophone, Flute, Saxophone [Tenor] - Trevor Koehler

Synthesizer, Trombone, Flute, Bass - Tom Malone

Trumpet - Lewis Soloff

Trumpet, Vocals - Marvin C. Peterson

Written-By - Jimi Hendrix

WAYNE BERGERON

WAYNE BERGERON

Plays Well With Others

Samba Brassiliero

By JACK BOWERS 

July 17, 2007

The "report card on trumpeter Wayne Bergeron is accurate—he definitely Plays Well with Others. While that alone would be enough to endorse Bergeron's second album as leader of his own big band, it is only one aspect of a superlative studio date on which the "others include a number of the Los Angeles area's busiest and most talented studio musicians and sidemen.

The ensemble is sharp and congenial, the charts amiable and inventive, the soloists resourceful and impressive. And to ice the cake, there's a guest appearance by Bergeron's idol and role model, the incomparable Maynard Ferguson, who jousts earnestly with the leader on Gordon Goodwin's playful "Maynard and Waynard. It's no accident that Bergeron's nickname is Waynard, as he is the heir-apparent to Ferguson, the undisputed "Monarch of the High C's for more than half a century before his passing in August '06.

Bergeron validates his high-note credentials immediately on pianist Wally Minko's tenaciously rhythmic "Endless Torture and either solos or plays lead on each of the album's other nine tracks. But he goes the extra mile not to hog the show, earmarking ample solo space for the "others including alto Dan Higgins ("Torture, "Scheherazade, piccolo on Geoff Stradling's "Samba Brassiliero, clarinet on his urbane composition, "The Hipster ), trombonist Andy Martin ("Torture, "Georgia ), tenors Pete Christlieb ("You Go to My Head, "Samba Brassiliero ), Bob Sheppard (Joey Sellers' "Requiems ) and Bill Liston ("You Hid What in the Sousaphone? ), pianist Christian Jacob ("Scheherazade, "Samba Brassiliero"), trumpeter Warren Luening ("Georgia ) and Bill Reichenbach (tuba on "You Hid What?, bass trombone on Tom Kubis' cleverly prescient "High Clouds and a Good Chance of Wayne ).

Kubis arranged "You Go to My Head, on which Bergeron trades trumpet for flugelhorn to show he can play gracefully as well as high (as in upper register, not stoned) before nailing some incredible screamers at the end. Liston's dynamic arrangement of "Georgia is a highlight, as is his whimsical "You Hid What? But why dwell on highlights when every number warrants an identical appraisal. This is quite simply a marvelous album from start to finish, and no more need be said. The proof is readily available for everyone to hear.

Personnel: Wayne Bergeron: trumpet, flugelhorn, leader; Gary Grant: trumpet; Larry Hall: trumpet; Larry Lunetta: trumpet; Maynard Ferguson: trumpet (2); Warren Luening: trumpet; Dan Fornero: trumpet; Deb Wagner: trumpet; Rick Baptist: trumpet; Dennis Farias: trumpet; Greg Huckins: alto, baritone sax; Sal Lozano: alto sax, flute, piccolo, clarinet, bass clarinet; Dan Higgins: alto sax, flute, piccolo, clarinet, bass clarinet; Brandon Fields: tenor sax; Pete Christlieb: tenor sax; Bill Liston: tenor sax, flute, clarinet; Rusty Higgins: tenor sax, flute, clarinet; Bob Sheppard: tenor sax, flute, clarinet; John Mitchell: baritone sax; Joel Peskin: baritone sax, flute, bass clarinet; Andy Martin: trombone; Charlie Loper: trombone; Bruce Otto: trombone; Alex Iles: trombone; Steve Holtman: trombone; Charlie Morillas: trombone; Craig Gosnell: bass trombone; Bill Reichenbach: bass trombone, tuba; Mike Lang, Christian Jacob: piano; Wally Minko: piano, Fender Rhodes; Dustin Higgins: guitar; Neil Stubenhaus: bass; Chuck Berghofer: bass; Trey Henry: bass; Kevin Axt: bass; Ken Wild: bass; Vinny Colaiuta: drums; Ray Brinker: drums; Michito Sanchez: Latin percussion.

GUNTHER SCHULLER

BILL EVANS ORHESTRA

Brandeis Jazz Festival

Modern Jazz Concert

As you will read in the review this is neither Bill Evan's band nor is there any live recording done. Who knows why Record rables dod what they do?

AllMusic Review by Ken Dryden  [-]

This oddly packaged CD compilation issued by the European label Gambit is a bit misleading, as it combines titles that appeared on several different releases, though none of the performances actually come from a concert. Most of the material is representative of third stream experiments popular for a time in the late '50s and early '60s, with Bill Evans in the role as a hired hand rather than leader, the role that falls either to conductors Gunther Schuller or George Russell, with most of the tracks originating from a Columbia LP titled Modern Jazz Concert and having reappeared in various incarnations with other selections in earlier reissues. Russell's impressive modern big band scoring of his "All About Rosie" is easily one of the highlights, with terrific ensembles and solos. Charles Mingus' "Revelations" is rather ominous, often suggesting the influence of Igor Stravinsky. The last three tracks are from an unrelated live Newport Jazz Festival Verve recording by mellophonist Don Elliott, who leads a quartet with Bill Evans, bassist Ernie Furtado, and drummer Al Beldini through merely average arrangements of three standards. The piecemeal gathering of these very dissimilar sessions for two different labels is troublesome, though the difficulty in acquiring this music make this edition a viable option for collectors

Alto Saxophone – John Laporta

Arranged By, Conductor – George Russell, Gunther Schuller

Baritone Saxophone – Teo Macero

Bass – Ernie Furtado (tracks: 7 to 9), Fred Zimmerman, Joe Benjamin (tracks: 1 to 4)

Bassoon – Manuel Zegler

Bongos – Don Elliott (tracks: 9)

Drums – Al Beldini (tracks: 7 to 9), Ted Sommer*

Flute – Robert DiDomenica

French Horn – Jimmy Buffington*

Guitar – Barry Galbraith

Harp – Margaret Ross

Mellophone – Don Elliott (tracks: 7, 9)

Piano – Bill Evans

Tenor Saxophone – Hal McKusick

Trombone – Jimmy Knepper

Trumpet – Art Farmer, Louis Mucci*

Vibraphone – Don Elliott (tracks: 7), Teddy Charles

Voice, Bass [Pizzicato] – Charles Mingus (tracks: 6)

RALPH MARTERIE
Peanut Vendor

Not Quite Kenton

In honor of all the players that Marterie fired over the years.

From 1963. Check out the drummer, John VonOhlen. Bari/Bass saxophone player. Both later to work with Stan Kenton players was also on an earlier Marterie Band. And the arranger was Bill Potts.

Marterie Plays Again : Ralph Marterie, John Howell, George Bean, Tony Rodriguez (tp) 3 unknown (tb) Jack Gayle (as,cl) Sandy Mosse, Rich Fudoli (ts) Ronald Kolber (bar) Art Quinn (p) Earl Backus (g) unknown (b) John von Ohlen (d) Manny Albam, Bill Potts (arr)

LOW RAWLS, ONZY MATTHEWS

Lou Rawls 

Onzy Matthew And His Orchestra

Roll ‘Em Pete:

When Lou Rawls started to become a star. From 1963. The big band charts were done by Onzy Matthew. The band that was put together was truly stellar. Matthew had several personal probems that prevented him from achieving the acclaim that could have come for his great writing

Bud Brisbois, Bob Rolfe, James Dalton Smith, Freddie Hill (tp)

Horace Tapscott, Lou Blackburn, Dick "Slyde" Hyde, Ron Smith (tb)

Joe Maini (as) Curtis Amy (sop,ts) Clifford Solomon (ts)

Clifford Scott, Jay Migliori (ts,fl) Sidney Miller (bar)

Onzy Matthews (p,arr,ldr) Richard "Groove" Holmes

THE SINGERS UNLIMITED WITH ROB McCONNELL

THE SINGERS UNLIMITED WITH ROB McCONNELL

And The Boss Brass

I have had this recording for some time and always wondered but never bothered to look up where the vocal tracks were recorded. It is typical Singers Unlimited overdubbing. Singers Unlimited did most everything in Germany working with one engineer and this was no exception

Instrumental tracks recorded in June, 1978 at (Nimbus 9) Sound Stage Studios, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Vocal tracks recorded in August, 1978 at MPS Studio, Villingen, Germany. Mixed Dec. 4-8, 78

Acoustic Bass, Electric Bass – Don Thompson (2)

Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar – Ed Bickert

Arranged By [Instrumental] – Rob McConnell

Bass Trombone – Ron Hughes

Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Baritone Saxophone – Gary Morgan (2)

Clarinet, Tenor Saxophone – Rick Wilkins

Drums – Terry Clarke

Flute, Clarinet, Alto Saxophone – Jerry Toth

Flute, Clarinet, Tenor Saxophone – Eugene Amaro

French Horn – Brad Warnaar, George Stimpson

Percussion – Marty Morell

Piano, Electric Piano – James Dale*

Piccolo Flute, Soprano Saxophone, Alto Saxophone – Moe Koffman

Trombone – Dave McMurdo

Trombone [Lead] – Bob Livingston (2), Ian McDougall

Trumpet [Lead], Flugelhorn – Arnie Chycoski, Erich Traugott

Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Bruce Cassidy, Guido Basso, Sam Noto

Vocals – Bonnie Herman, Don Shelton (2), Len Dresslar

Vocals, Producer, Arranged By [Vocals] – Gene Puerling

Jazz Orchestra of the Concertgebouw

(Give it a second, there is a little bit of dead air)

Jazz Orchestra of the Concertgebouw

Dutch jazz orchestra of the Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, founded in 1996 by Henk Meutgeert and Frans Van Geest(amongst others) as New Concert Big Band, changing their name in 1999 to Jazz Orchestra Of The Concertgebouw. Lead by Henk Meutgeert until 2014, followed up by Juan Martinez (9), with Dennis Mackrel as chief conductor since 2015.

KENNY RAMPTON BIG BAND

Kenny Rampton Big Band

"The Ray Charles Songbook”

I don’t know what Sister Sadie has to do with Ray Charles but that’s what it says.

Jazz at the Lincoln Center Orchestra Trumpeter Kenny Rampton presents the music of Ray Charles with guests the Raelettes, Diane Schuur, Bill Sims and Jamison Ross live from the Rose Theater, New York, July 1, 2016·

At age 21, trumpeter Kenny Rampton (now of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra) launched his touring career with a nine-month stint in Ray Charles' band. Earlier this year, Rampton honored his former bandleader by presenting the most authentic Ray Charles experience possible. The band was full of Ray Charles alumni (including backing vocalists The Raelettes), the set lists were faithful recreations of actual Ray Charles sets, and the charts were transcribed from the original tour music.

CLARE FISCHER

Clare Fischer Big Band

The Duke

Clare Fischer's big-band release was only briefly available as an Atlantic LP but it has finally reappeared in the CD era after a brief appearance under another title on LP some ten years after its first release. Fischer's potent originals and first-rate arrangements bring out the best in his musicians, which include Warne Marsh and Conte Candoli (featured on "Miles Behind"), Bill Perkins on a work trumpeter Stewart Fischer specially composed for the baritone saxophonist ("Calamus"), and alto saxophonist Gary Foster featured with Marsh on Lennie Tristano's "Lennie's Pennies." A well-conceived chart of Billy Strayhorn's "Upper Manhattan Medical Group" swings mightily. The leader even makes a rare appearance on alto sax in the brief "In Memoriam" dedicated to the assassinated Kennedy brothers.

Artist Credit

Clare Fischer

Arranger, Composer, Fender Rhodes, Keyboards, Piano, Piano (Electric), Primary Artist, Sax (Alto), Soloist

Chuck Domanico

Bass

Stewart Fischer

Composer, Trumpet

Larry Bunker

Drums

Gary Foster

Sax (Alto)

Kim Richmond

Sax (Alto)

Bill Perkins

Sax (Baritone), Soloist

John Lowe

Sax (Bass)

Warne Marsh

Sax (Tenor), Soloist

Louis Ciotti

Sax (Tenor)

Gilbert Falco

Soloist, Trombone

Conte Candoli

Soloist, Trumpet

Steve Huffsteter

Soloist, Trumpet

Morris Repass

Trombone (Bass)

Charles Loper

Trombone

David Sanchez

Trombone

John Audino

Trumpet

CLARK TERRY

CLARK TERRY’S

Big-B-a-d-Band 

Live At The Wichita Jazz Festival 1974

Recorded At – Wichita Jazz Festival

Bass – Wilbur Little

Drums – Ed Soph

Piano – Duke Jordan

Reeds – Arnie Lawrence, Charles Davis (2), Ernie Wilkins, Jimmy Heath, Phil Woods

Trombone – Chuck Connors, Jack Jeffers, Janice Robinson (2), Jimmy Wilkins, Sonny Costanza

Trumpet – Clark Terry, Greg Bobulinski, Jimmy Nottingham, Oscar Gamby, Richard Williams

TOSHIKO AKIYOSHI

TOSHIKO AKIYOSHI

Salted Ginko Nuts

I wish Toshiko would have stayed married to Charlie Mariano. Sure would have preferred hearing him play a lot more then Lew Tabackin

Salted Gingko Nuts [sic] is the sixth studio album released by the Toshiko Akiyoshi – Lew Tabackin Big Band. It is also known by the Japanese title, SHIO GIN NAN (塩銀杏 = salted ginkgo nuts). The album received the 1979 Silver Disk award from Japan's Swing Journal magazine

Larry Ford, Steve Huffsteter, Bobby Shew, Mike Price (tp) Bill Reichenbach, Rick Culver, Randy Aldcroft (tb) Phil Teele (b-tb) Dick Spencer (as) Gary Foster (as,sop,cl) Lew Tabackin (ts,fl) Tom Peterson (ts,cl) Bill Byrne (bar,b-cl) Toshiko Akiyoshi (p,arr) Mike Richmond (b) Peter Donald (d)

Los Angeles, November 15 & 16, 1978