Stompin' at the Savoy by Benny Goodman, Chick Webb,
and Edgar Sampson (1936), arr. by Ralph Burns; a big hit of the Woody Herman,
Benny Goodman, and Chick Webb bands
(featuring solos by Glen Peterson,
tenor sax, Kay Foster, alto sax, and Ann
Booth, piano)
Chattanooga Choo-Choo by Harry Warren and Mack Gordon
(1941), arr. by Jack Mason; one of Glenn Miller's hits, originally featuring
Tex Beneke and the Modernaires
(featuring vocalists Mary Lou Peterman
and Glen Newton, with solos by Dan Menken on trumpet and Rich
Eyman on trombone; Julie Stenberg
played the train whistle)
You Made Me Love You by Joe McCarthy and James V.
Monaco (1913), arr. by Art Dedrick; the song that made Harry James' band #1
in the nation
(featuring trumpet soloist Dan Menken)
Hot Cha Cha Cha by Glenn Osser (1958), arr. by Glenn
Osser; typical of the cha-chas and other Latin rhythm dances played by Xavier
Cougat and his band
(featuring guest percussionists from the audience, with a piccolo
trumpet solo by Glen Newton)
Sentimental Journey by Bud Green, Les Brown, and
Ben Homer (1944), arr. by Jack Mason; huge hit of Les Brown's band, with Doris
Day on the original vocal
(featuring vocalists Mary Lou Peterman and Glen Newton, with a trumpet solo
by Bob Nielsen)
April in Paris by Vernon Duke and E. Y. Harburg
(1932), arr. by Bob Lowden; one of Count Basie's classic hits
(featuring solos by Keith Miner, bass
trombone, and Harvey Skow, trumpet)
All of Me by Seymour Simons and Gerald Marks (1931),
arr. by Lennie Niehaus; recorded by Billie Holiday with Count Basie's band,
as well as Louis Armstrong and others
(featuring vocalist Mary Lou Peterman, with solos by trumpeter Glen Newton and
tenor saxophonist Glen Peterson)
I'm Gettin' Sentimental Over You by Ned Washington
and George Bassman (1932), arr. by Johnny Warrington; Tommy Dorsey's theme song
(featuring trombonist Fred Christiansen,
with Mark Lee on the trumpet solo)
Marie by Irving Berlin (1929), arr. by Tommy Dorsey;
one of Tommy Dorsey's biggest hits - #1 in 1937
(featuring trombonist Glen Newton*, vocalist Jim
Foster, and trumpeter Dan Menken; Keith Miner filled in on drums)
Johnson Rag by Guy Hall and WIll Kleinkauf (1917),
arr. by WIll Hudson; a Jimmy Dorsey band hit
(featuring solos by dueling trumpeters Dan Menken and Glen Newton wandering
through the audience, and by Glen Peterson, tenor sax, and Julie Stenberg, trombone)
Satin Doll by Billy Strayhorn, Duke Ellington,
and Johnny Mercer (1958), arr. by Sammy Nestico; one of the Duke Ellington classics,
played often by Count Basie's band
(featuring solos by Ann Booth, piano, Glen Newton, E-flat
flute, and Glen Peterson, tenor sax)
Minnie the Moocher by Cab Calloway (1930's), lyric
selection by Kay Foster; Cab Calloway's biggest hit, with a story that evolved
over the years; this is a combination of several versions
(featuring vocalist/trumpeter Glen Newton, with audience participation on the
"Hi De Ho"s)
Sing, Sing, Sing
by Louis Prima (1936), arr. by Spud Murphy; a big hit of
Benny Goodman's band
(featuring drummer Jim Foster)
In addition to the soloists listed above, the Roseville Big Band performers for this concert included Richard "Doc" Leisen, tenor sax; Nancy Veerkamp, alto sax; Bill Pearson, baritone sax; Mike Wobig, electric bass; and Carl Berger, guitar.
This concert was broadcast on public access Channel 33 (which later became Channel 15, CTV North Suburbs), with pictures of the featured big bands shown to the television audience while Glen told the live audience about the featured bands. John Rusterholz was the video producer.
Director Glen Newton also gave the band showmanship guidelines for this and the other summer, 1993, concerts in the park.
*Originally, RAHS 1993 graduate Jesse Beauclaire had agreed to be the soloist, but after he failed to show up for rehearsals and didn't return calls, Glen played the solo.
Friday, February 07, 2020.
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