Showing posts with label Brooks Tegler. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Brooks Tegler. Show all posts

Saturday, July 12, 2008

Saturday Swing Session play list for July 12, 2008

SATURDAY SWING SESSION - July 12, 2008 - 8 p.m.-11 p.m. E.S.T.
WQLN-FM, 8425 Peach Street, Erie, PA 16509 - 91.3FM

You can listen to this program at either www.wqln.org or 91.3FM

1. THEME - THE MINOR INFRACTION - Dan Barrett Octet
CD "Strictly Instrumental" (CONCORD RECORDS CCD-4331)

2. OPUS 1/2 - Benny Goodman Quartet
CD "Complete RCA Victor Small Group Master Takes"
(DEFINITIVE RECORDS DRCD-11169)

3. GROOVE MERCHANT - Five Play
CD "Five Play: What The World Needs Now"
(ARBORS RECORDS ARCD-19381)

4. THE GLIDER - Brooks Tegler Big Band
CD "That's It!" (MAXNGRUBER RECORDS MNG-899)

5. THAT GOOD OLD STUFF - Louis Mazetier
CD "Pianistically Yours"
(JAZZ CONNAISSEUR RECORDS JCCD-0242-2)

6. THE MOOCHE - Marty Grosz / Mike Peters
CD "Acoustic Heat" (SACKVILLE RECORDINGS SKCD2-2071)

7. BEAUTY REST - Jim Galloway's Wee Big Band
CD "Blue Reverie" (SACKVILLE RECORDINGS SKCD2-2068)

8. WHISPERING - Benny Goodman Trio
CD "Complete RCA Victor Small Group Master Takes"
(DEFINITIVE RECORDS DRCD-11169)

9. GROOVIN' HIGH - Daryl Sherman
CD "A Lady Must Live" (AFTER 9 RECORDS TWCD-2019)

10. FLIGHT OF THE HAWK - Antti Sarpila Quintet
CD "Bean: Bob Wilber's Tribute To Coleman Hawkins"
(ARBORS RECORDS ARCD-19144)

11. MEDLEY - Dave McKenna
SOON IT'S GONNA RAIN
HERE'S THAT RAINY DAY
STORMY WEATHER
ISN'T THIS A LOVELY DAY TO BE CAUGHT IN THE RAIN?
SINGIN' IN THE RAIN
RAIN
ON THE SUNNY SIDE OF THE STREET
COME RAIN OR COME SHINE
CD"Dave McKenna - Private Recordings"
(JUMP RECORDS JCD12-30)

12. TAKE FIVE - Dave Brubeck Quartet
CD "Time Out" (COLUMBIA/LEGACY RECORDS CK-65122)

13. WHEN I GROW TOO OLD TO DREAM - Nat Cole
CD "The Complete `After Midnight' Sessions"
(CAPITOL RECORDS 48328-2)

14. ONE ON THE HOUSE - Jim Galloway's Wee Big Band
CD "Blue Reverie" (SACKVILLE RECORDINGS SKCD2-2068)

BEGIN ROMANTIC INTERLUDE

15. THE MAN I LOVE - Benny Goodman Quartet
CD "Complete RCA Victor Small Group Master Takes"
(DEFINITIVE RECORDS DRCD-11169)

16. MOONLIGHT IN VERMONT - Johnny Smith Quintet
CD "Moonlight In Vermont"
(ROULETTE RECORDINGS RCD-59063)

17. HOW DEEP IS THE OCEAN? - Louis Mazetier
CD "Pianistically Yours"
(JAZZ CONNAISSEUR RECORDS JCCD-0242-2)

18. LOVE SONG - Marty Grosz / Ken Peplowski
CD "Acoustic Heat" (SACKVILLE RECORDINGS SKCD2-2071)

19. TENDERLY - Harry Allen Quintet
CD "Bean" Bob Wilber's Tribute To Coleman Hawkins"
(ARBORS RECORDS ARCD-19144)

END ROMANTIC INTERLUDE

20. JO-HOUSE BLUES - Five Play
CD "Five Play: What The World Needs Now"
(ARBORS RECORDS ARCD-19381)

21. GIVE ME THE SIMPLE LIFE - Daryl Sherman
CD "A Lady Must Live" (AFTER 9 RECORDS TWCD-2019)

22. OPUS 3/4 - Benny Goodman Quartet
CD "Complete RCA Victor Small Group Master Takes"
(DEFINITIVE RECORDS DRCD-11169)

23. SWEETIE CAKES - Brooks Tegler Big Band
CD "That's It!" (MAXNGRUBER RECORDS MNG-899)

24. ROUTE 66 - Nat Cole
CD "The Complete `After Midnight' Sessions"
(CAPITOL RECORDS 48328-2)

25. CRAZY RHYTHM - Bob Wilber
CD "Bean: Bob Wilber's Tribute To Coleman Hawkins"
(ARBORS RECORDS ARCD-19144)

26. SUITCASE BLUES - Louis Mazetier
CD "Pianistically Yours"
(JAZZ CONNAISSEUR RECORDS JCCD-0242-2)

27. ONE LIFE TO LIVE - Daryl Sherman
CD "A Lady Must Live" (AFTER 9 RECORDS TWCD-2019)

28. WASHBOARD BLUES - Marty Grosz / Mike Peters
CD "Acoustic Heat" (SACKVILLE RECORDINGS SKCD2-2071)

29. SLIPPED DISC - Five Play
CD "Five Play: What The World Needs Now"
(ARBORS RECORDS ARCD-19381)

30. BEI MIR BIST DU SCHOEN - Benny Goodman Quartet
CD "Complete RCA Victor Small Group Master Takes"
(DEFINITIVE RECORDS DRCD-11169)

31. SOMETIMES I'M HAPPY - Nat Cole
CD "The Complete `After Midnight' Sessions"
(CAPITOL RECORDS 48328-2)

32. HIGH FIVE - Jim Galloway's Wee Big Band
CD "Blue Reverie" (SACKVILLE RECORDINGS SKCD2-2068)

33. EXACTLY LIKE YOU - Benny Goodman Quartet
CD "Complete RCA Victor Small Group Master Takes"
(DEFINITIVE RECORDS DRCD-11169)

34. THE CLOTHED WOMAN - Louis Mazetier
CD "Pianistically Yours"
(JAZZ CONNAISSEUR RECORDS JCCD-0242-2)

35. THAT'S IT! - Brooks Tegler Big Band
CD "That's It!" (MAXNGRUBER RECORDS MNG-899)

36. I'M IN LOVE AGAIN - Daryl Sherman
CD "A Lady Must Live" (AFTER 9 RECORDS TWCD-2019)

37. KATHY'S WALTZ - Dave Brubeck Quartet
CD "Time Out" (COLUMBIA/LEGACY RECORDS CK-65122)

38. MOONGLOW - Benny Goodman Quartet
CD "Complete RCA Victor Small Group Master Takes"
(DEFINITIVE RECORDS DRCD-11169)

39. STUFFY - Bob Wilber
CD "Bean: Bob Wilber's Tribute To Coleman Hawkins"
(ARBORS RECORDS ARCD-19144)

40. ISFAHAN - Jim Galloway's Wee Big Band
CD "Blue Reverie" (SACKVILLE RECORDINGS SKCD2-2068)

41. COME SUNDAY - Louis Mazetier
CD "Pianistically Yours"
(JAZZ CONNAISSEUR RECORDS JCCD-0242-2)

Friday, March 14, 2008

Review - The Brooks Tegler Big Band - "That's It!"

The Brooks Tegler Big Band - "That's It!"
(MAXNGRUBER RECORDS MNG-899)
Collective Personnel: RHYTHM - Brooks Tegler - drums; Tommy Cecil - bass; Larry Eanet - piano on Tracks 3, 5, 6, 11, 12, 14 & 15; Robert Redd - piano on Tracks 1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 17 & 18 -also 4th trumpet on Tracks 3, 6, 11 & 15); Tom Mitchell - guitar on Tracks 2, 3, 4, 9, 12, 13 & 15. REEDS - Joe Midiri - solo clarinet on Tracks 3, 6, 11, 12 & 15; Marty Nau - lead alto sax, except on Track 14, also alto sax solos on Tracks 8 & 11, clarinet solo on Track 2; Bill Mulligan - alto sax on Tracks 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8 10, 11, 13, 15, 16, 17 & 18, also lead alto sax solo on Track 14; Leigh Pilzer - alto sax on Tracks 9 & 12, baritone sax on Tracks 3 & 5, baritone sax solos on Tracks 6 & 11; Scott Silbert - tenor sax on all tracks, tenor sax solos on Tracks 1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 12, 14 & 16, also clarinet solo on Track 5; Don Lerman - tenor sax on all tracks, tenor sax solos on Tracks 9 & 15, alto sax on Tracks 2 & 4; Jeff Suzda - baritone sax on Tracks 1, 2, 7, 8, 10, 13, 16, 17 & 18; John Doughten - tenor sax solos on Tracks 4 & 13, baritone sax solo on Track 10; Bruce Swaim -tenor sax solo on Track 18. TRUMPETS - Kenny McGee - lead trumpet on all tracks, also trumpet solos on Tracks 11 & 16; Randy Reinhart - trumpet on Tracks 1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 10, 13, 16, 17 & 18, and trumpet solos on Tracks 1, 8 & 17; Marc Weigel - trumpet on all tracks, trumpet solo on Track 7; Vince McCool - trumpet on Tracks 3, 5, 6, 9, 11 12, 14 & 15, trumpet solos on Tracks 6 & 9; Paul duBois - trumpet on Tracks 7, 8, 13, 16 & 17; Clyde Hunt - trumpet on Track 13. TROMBONES - John Jensen - trombone on all tracks, also trombone solos on Tracks 2 & 4; Jay Gibble - trombone on all tracks, also trombone solo on Track 11; Jen Krupa - trombone on Tracks 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, & 18, also trombone solos on Tracks 5, 14 & 17; Paul Midiri - trombone on Tracks 3, 6, 11, 12 & 15, also trombone solo on Track 12, also vibes solos on Tracks 3 & 11; Jim Lester - trombone on Tracks 7, 13, 16 & 18. VOCALS - Lynn McCune - vocal on Tracks 3 & 15; Jim Stephanson - vocals on Tracks 7, 13, 16 & 18. Recorded at Bias Studios, Springfield, Virginia in May, 2007. Recording engineer: Bob Dawson. Producer: Brooks Tegler. SONGS: Track 1 - "THAT'S IT!"; Track 2 - INGIE SPEAKS"; Track 3 -"GOODNIGHT MY LOVE"; Track 4 -"JOHN'S IDEA"; Track 5 - "JACK THE BEAR"; Track 6 - "THE GLIDER"; Track 7 - "NOW I KNOW"; Track 8 - "GYPSY MOOD"; Track 9 - "SLOW FREIGHT"; Track 10 - "PUSSY WILLOW"; Track 11 - "KEEPER OF THE FLAME"; Track 12 - "IF DREAMS COME TRUE"; Track 13 - "SWEETIE CAKES"; Track 14 - "HY'A, SUE"; Track 15 - "I HAVE EYES"; Track 16 - "SNAFU JUMP"; Track 17 - "SUCH SWEET THUNDER"; Track 18 - "ALRIGHT, OKAY, YOU WIN." Total playing time is 60:00.

I guess I could be called a product of the BIG BAND ERA, since I was born in 1928, started listening seriously to the radio in, probably, 1938. Slowly, but surely, I became quite aware of the then popular music, which was mainly big bands, with a sprinkling of vocals. The first big band I became aware of was, and I blush, that of Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians, which, upon looking back, did provide some wonderful music for dancing. Along about 1944 I became aware of the Bob Crosby Big Band, and, especially the band's recording of "South Rampart Street Parade." After hearing that number, there was no holding me back; big band music became my food and drink.

What a treat, then, to receive this fine compact disc. Each track has its joys, but please permit me to pick out a few tracks that really impress.

Back on March 16, 1949 the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra recorded Bill Finegan's composition and arrangement of "Pussy Willow." Until Brooks Tegler took it on, I can't remember any other band recording this terrific number. The original had, I believe, a short tenor sax solo by Boomie Richman. On the Tegler recording, there is a fine baritone sax solo by John Doughten.

It was a great treat to hear another band's version of Duke Ellington's recording of "Hy'A, Sue," which was recorded for Columbia away back on August 14, 1947 by The Duke and his band, with a wonderful "Tricky Sam" Nanton-influenced trombone solo by Tyree Glenn. On the Tegler band's version, trombonist Jen Krupa (a relative of Gene?) does the growl solo in fine style.

And I never thought that any other big band could duplicate the light, airy feeling of Woody Herman's December 30, 1948 recording of the Shorty Rogers composition and arrangement "Keeper Of The Flame." Hats off to the reed and rhythm sections. Marvelous!

Other joys are"Ingie Speaks," "Jack The Bear," "Slow Freight"and "John's Idea." And hats off, also, to the fine engineering of Bob Dawson; the music jumps right out of the speakers!

The literate album notes were composed by Jerry J. Brennan, a jazz historian/archivist/writer and collector from the U. K. Good job, and good reading.

Thank you, Brooks Tegler, and everyone else involved in bringing this superior big band recording to light. I hope there is a follow-up in the works. If not, there surely should be.

More information regarding this desirable compact disc can be found at http://www.capitalcombinations.com/

Bill Garts, the writer of this review, is a producer/host of the long-running radio program "Saturday Swing Session" on radio station WQLN-FM, Erie, PA. The program can be heard each Saturday evening from 8 p.m. until 11 p.m. EDT at http://www.wqln.org/

P. S. At a later date, I will be reviewing another fine Brooks Tegler offering: "It's Been So Long" recorded by Brooks Tegler's Capital Combinations. Information about this recording can be obtained at http://www.maxngruber.com/

Friday, February 29, 2008

Play List For Radio Program Saturday, March 1, 2008

SATURDAY SWING SESSION - March 1, 2008 - 8 p.m. - 11 p.m.
WQLN-FM, 8425 Peach Street, Erie, PA 16509 - 91.3FM

WQLN Radio - (814) 217-6025

1. THEME - THE MINOR INFRACTION - Dan Barrett Octet
CD "Strictly Instrumental" (CONCORD RECORDS CCD-4331)

2. AVALON - Chris Flory Quartet
CD "For All We Know" (CONCORD RECORDS CCD-4403)

3. BLUE BOY - George Wein's Newport All-Stars
CD "George Wein's Newport All-Stars"
(COLLECTABLE RECORDS COL-CD-6194)

4. THE GIRL FROM IPANEMA - Stan Getz
CD "Getz For Lovers" (VERVE RECORDS 5171942)

5. BUTTER AND EGG BOSSA NOVA - Bobby Hackett's Jazz Band
CD "Hello Louis!" (COLLECTABLES RECORDS COL-CD-6697)

6. NORTHWEST PASSAGE - Woody Herman's First Herd
CD "Woody Herman - Blowin' Up A Storm"
(COLUMBIA/LEGACY RECORDS C2K-65646)

7. DREAMSVILLE - Shelly Manne & His Men
CD "Shelly Manne & His Men Play `Peter Gunn'"
(CONTEMPORARY RECORDS OJCCD-946-2)

8. DREAMSVILLE - Stacey Kent
CD "Dreamsville" (CANDID RECORDS CCD-79775)

9. HOW HIGH THE MOON - Gene Krupa Orchestra
CD "The Gene Krupa Story" (PROPER RECORDS PROPERBOX 1)

10. DOOR NUMBER 4 - Jon-Erik Kellso Band
CD "Blue Roof Blues - A Love Letter To New Orleans"
(ARBORS RECORDS ARCD-19346)

11. NINTH AVENUE SHUFFLE - Chris Flory Quartet
CD "For All We Know" (CONCORD RECORDS CCD-4403)

12. GATE MOUTH BLUES - Bobby Hackett's Jazz Band
CD "Hello Louis!" (COLLECTABLES RECORDS COL-CD-6697)

13. FALLOUT - Shelly Manne & His Men
CD "Shelly Manne & His Men Play `Peter Gunn'"
(CONTEMPORARY RECORDS OJCCD-946-2)

14. OPUS NO. 1 - Gene Krupa Orchestra
CD "The Gene Krupa Story" (PROPER RECORDS PROPERBOX 1)

BEGIN ROMANTIC INTERLUDE

15. BUT BEAUTIFUL - Stan Getz
CD "Getz For Lovers" (VERVE RECORDS 5171942)

16. ISN'T IT A PITY? - Stacey Kent
CD "Dreamsville" (CANDID RECORDS CCD-79775)

17. FOR ALL WE KNOW - Chris Flory Quartet
CD "For All We Know" (CONCORD RECORDS CCD-4403)

18. MEDLEY - Betty Buckley
BLAME IT ON MY YOUTH
I'VE GROWN ACCUSTOMED TO HIS FACE
CD "Quintessence"
(MASTERWORKS BROADWAY/PLAYBILL RECORDS 22058-2)

19. LITTLE GIRL BLUE - Stan Getz
CD "Getz For Lovers" (VERVE RECORDS 5171942)

END ROMANTIC INTERLUDE

20. SCUTTLEBUTT - Brooks Tegler's Capitol Combination
CD "It's Been So Long" (MAXNGRUBER RECORDS MNG-888)

21. AM I BLUE? - George Wein's Newport All-Stars
CD "George Wein's Newport All-Stars"
(COLLECTABLES RECORDS COL-CD-6194)

22. YOUR FATHER'S MUSTACHE - Woody Herman's First Herd
CD "Woody Herman - Blowin' Up A Storm"
(COLUMBIA/LEGACY RECORDS C2K-65646)

23. SORTA BLUE - Shelly Manne & His Men
CD "Shelly Manne & His Men Play `Peter Gunn'"
(CONTEMPORARY RECORDS OJCCD-946-2)

24. JUST LIKE THIS - Jon-Erik Kellso Band
CD "Blue Roof Blues - A Love Letter To New Orleans"
(ARBORS RECORDS ARCD-19346)

25. THE SAD SACK - Brooks Tegler's Capitol Combination
CD "It's Been So Long" (MAXNGRUBER RECORDS MNG-888)

26. DON'T FORGET TO MESS AROUND WHEN YOU'RE DOING THE CHARLESTON -
Bobby Hackett's Jazz Band
CD "Hello Louis!" (COLLECTABLES RECORDS COL-CD-6697)

27. BOOGIE BLUES - Gene Krupa Orchestra
CD "The Gene Krupa Story" (PROPER RECORDS PROPERBOX 1)

28. WAY WAY BACK - Jon-Erik Kellso Band
CD "Blue Roof Blues - A Love Letter To New Orleans"
(ARBORS RECORDS ARCD-19346)

29. AIR MAIL SPECIAL - Chris Flory Quartet
CD "For All We Know" (CONCORD RECORDS CCD-4403)

30. GOOSEY GANDER - Woody Herman's First Herd
CD "Woody Herman - Blowin' Up A Storm"
(COLUMBIA/LEGACY RECORDS C2K-65646)

31. BRIEF AND BREEZY - Shelly Manne & His Men
CD "Shelly Manne & His Men Play `Peter Gunn'"
(CONTEMPORARY RECORDS OJCCD-946-2)

32. WEARY BLUES - Jon-Erik Kellso Band
CD "Blue Roof Blues - A Love Letter To New Orleans"
(ARBORS RECORDS ARCD-19346)

33. TOPSY - George Wein's Newport All-Stars
CD "George Wein's Newport All-Stars"
(COLLECTABLE RECORDS COL-CD-6194)

34. CALLING DR. GILLESPIE - Gene Krupa Orchestra
CD "The Gene Krupa Story" (PROPER RECORDS PROPERBOX 1)

35. THE CHASER - Brooks Tegler's Capitol Combination
CD "It's Been So Long" (MAXNGRUBER RECORDS MNG-888)

36. YOU ARE THERE - Stacey Kent
CD "Dreamsville" (CANDID RECORDS CCD-79775)

You can hear this program at www.wqln.org

Thursday, February 21, 2008

Radio Program For Saturday, February 23, 2008

SATURDAY SWING SESSION - February 23, 2008 - 8 p.m.-11 p.m.
WQLN-FM, 8425 Peach Street, Erie, PA 16509 - 91.3FM

www.wqln.org

1. OPENING THEME - THE MINOR INFRACTION - Dan Barrett Octet
CD "Strictly Instrumental" (CONCORD RECORDS CCD-4331)

2. THE CARIOCA - Les Brown Orchestra
CD " 'S Wonderful" (JAZZ BAND RECORDS EBCD-2177-2)

3. A. P. IN THE P. M. - Gray Sargent Trio
CD "Shades Of Gray" (CONCORD RECORDS CCD-4571)

4. TAKING A CHANCE ON LOVE - Rosemary Clooney
CD "Show Tunes" (CONCORD RECORDS CCD-4364)

5. 20 RUE DE MADRID - Maynard Ferguson Orchestra
CD "The Essential Maynard Ferguson"
(COLUMBIA/LEGACY RECORDS 05164-2)

6. THINGS AIN'T WHAT THEY USED TO BE - Tommy Flanagan Trio
CD "Super Session" (ENJA RECORDS CD-3059-2)

7. BOJANGLES (A PORTRAIT OF BILL ROBINSON) -
Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra
CD "Duke Ellington Masterpieces 1926-1949"
(PROPER RECORDS PROPERBOX 25)

8. BOJANGLES - Zoot Sims Quartet
CD "Passion Flower" (PABLO RECORDS OJCCD-939-2)

9. LAZY BONES - Bob Barnard With Strings
CD "Stardust" (LaBRAVA MUSIC LB-9711)

10. SLOW FREIGHT - Brooks Tegler Big Band
CD "The Brooks Tegler Big Band - That's It!"
(MAXNGRUBER RECORDS MNG-899)

11. CRAZY SHE CALLS ME - Roger Kellaway Trio
CD "A Jazz Portrait Of Roger Kellaway"
(FRESH SOUND RECORDS FSR-CD147)

12. ROSETTA - Henry "Red" Allen All-Stars
CD "Sound Of Jazz" (COLUMBIA RECORDS CK-45234)

13. EC-STACY - Jess Stacy
CD "The Commodore Story" (COMMODORE RECORDS CMD-2-400)

14. ALL TOO SOON - Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra
CD "Duke Ellington Masterpieces 1926-1949"
(PROPER RECORDS PROPERBOX 25)

BEGIN ROMANTIC INTERLUDE

15. MY IDEAL - Gray Sargent Quartet
CD "Shades Of Gray" (CONCORD RECORDS CCD-4571)

16. I STAYED TOO LONG AT THE FAIR - Rosemary Clooney
CD "Show Tunes" (CONCORD RECORDS CCD-4364)

17. SEND IN THE CLOWNS - Dick Hyman
CD "There Will Never Be Another You"
(JAZZ CONNAISSEUR RECORDS JCCD-9831-2)

18. THE BAND PLAYED ON - Danny Barrett
CD "It's About Time" (DBD PRODUCTIONS)

19. (IT'S NOT EASY) BEING GREEN - Bob Barnard With Strings
CD "Stardust" (LaBRAVA MUSIC LB-9711)

END ROMANTIC INTERLUDE

20. KEEPER OF THE FLAME - Brooks Tegler Big Band
CD "The Brooks Tegler Big Band-That's It!"
(MAXNGRUBER RECORDS MNG-899)

21. MEDLEY - Gray Sargent Trio
I KNOW WHY
MY FOOLISH HEART
CD "Shades Of Gray" (CONCORD RECORDS CCD-4571)

22. HARLEM AIR-SHAFT - Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra
CD "Duke Ellington Masterpieces 1926-1949"
(PROPER RECORDS PROPERBOX 25)

23. KEEPIN' OUT OF MISCHIEF NOW - Lee Wiley
CD "As Time Goes By" (BLUEBIRD RECORDS 3138-2-RB)

24. BLACK WALL TUNNEL BLUES - Roger Kellaway
CD "A Jazz Portrait Of Roger Kellaway"
(FRESH SOUND RECORDS FSR-CD147)

25. GRAY HAZE - Gray Sargent Trio
CD "Shades Of Gray" (CONCORD RECORDS CCD-4571)

26. THE WAY YOU LOOK TONIGHT - Maynard Ferguson Orchestra
CD "The Essential Maynard Ferguson"
(COLUMBIA/LEGACY RECORDS 05164-2)

27. MANHATTAN - Rosemary Clooney
CD "Show Tunes" (CONCORD RECORDS CCD-4364)

28. BEGIN THE BEGUINE - Eddie Heywood Orchestra
CD "The Commodore Story" (COMMODORE RECORDS CMD-2-400)

29. INGIE SPEAKS - Brooks Tegler Big Band
CD "The Brooks Tegler Big Band - That's It!"
(MAXNGRUBER RECORDS MNG-899)

30. BROKEN WINDMILL - Roger Kellaway
CD "A Jazz Portrait Of Roger Kellaway"
(FRESH SOUND RECORDS FSR-CD147)

31. THAT'S A PLENTY - Wild Bill Davison & His Commodores
CD "The Commodore Story" (COMMDORE RECORDS CMD-2-400)

32. WILD MAN BLUES - Henry "Red" Allen All-Stars
CD "Sound Of Jazz" (COLUMBIA RECORDS CK-45234)

33. HI YA SUE - Brooks Tegler Big Band
CD "The Brooks Tegler Big Band - That's It!"
(MAXNGRUBER RECORDS MNG-899)

34. WHO CAN I TURN TO? - Lee Wiley
CD "As Time Goes By" (BLUEBIRD RECORDS 3138-2-RB)

35. DICKIE'S DREAM - Count Basie All-Stars
CD "Sound Of Jazz" (COLUMBIA RECORDS CK-45234)

36. SKYLARK - Dick Hyman
CD "There Will Never Be Another You"
(JAZZ CONNAISSEUR RECORDS JCCD-9831-2)

37. JUMPIN' PUNKINS - Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra
CD "Duke Ellington & His Orchestra 1940-1941"
(CLASSICS RECORDS 837)

38. YOU MUST HAVE BEEN A BEAUTIFUL BABY - Lee Wiley
CD "As Time Goes By" (BLUEBIRD RECORDS 3138-2-RB)

39. ' ROUND MIDNIGHT - Bob Barnard With Strings
CD "Stardust" (LaBRAVA MUSIC LB-9711)

Friday, February 15, 2008

Radio Program For February 16, 2008

On Saturday evening, February 16, 2008, I will have a special guest host, Phil Atteberry, an educator from the University of Pittsburgh, Titusville, PA. He has put together a program featuring the music of 1932; not necessarily the recordings of 1932, but the musical compositions of 1932. I will be on hand to push buttons and watch the clock, but the program will be basically Phil's. You can tune in at www.wqln.org from 8 p.m. until 11 p.m. EST to hear what happens.

Regards - Bill Garts

P. S. I will be back on the same old stand on February 23, 2008, with some great new releases, including The Brooks Tegler Big Band recording titled "That's It," also another Brooks Tegler release titled "It's Been So Long," recorded by Brooks Tegler's Capitol Combinations. There will be much other music, too, so why not tune in and find out?