Dance to the Big Band Swing by
Glen Newton (1999), arr. by Glen Newton; a Roseville Big Band original!
(featuring vocalists Karen Dunn, Barb
Harvey, and Glen Newton, with solos by drummer Kenne
Thomas and tenor saxophonist Glen Peterson)
This selection is a bonus track on the Roseville
Big Band Concert in
the Park (+8) CD.
In the Mood by
Joe Garland (1939), arr. by Glenn Miller; #2 on KLBB's All-Time Hits list; #5
on Billboard Magazine's 1955 list of the all-time popular music record standards;
watch the horn moves and the wandering trombonists!
(featuring solos by Glen Peterson on tenor sax, Kay
Foster on alto sax, Kari Coad
on trumpet, Glen Newton on vibes, and Cory
Wong on guitar)
This selection is a bonus track on the Roseville
Big Band Concert in
the Park (+8) CD.
Star Dust
by Hoagy Carmichael and Mitchell Parish (1929), arr. by Dave Wolpe; #1 on KLBB's
All-Time Hits list; #1, #3, #17, and #25 on Billboard Magazine's 1955 list
(featuring solos by Kari Coad, flugelhorn, and vocalist Karen Dunn)
This selection is available on the Roseville
Big Band Concert in
the Park CD and cassette tape.
Moon River by
Henry Mancini and Johnny Mercer (1961), arr. by Joe Reisman, vocal arr. by Glen
Newton
(featuring an alto sax duet by Kay Foster and Bill
Frank, along with vocalists Karen Dunn, Barb Harvey, and Glen Newton)
This selection is available on the Roseville
Big Band Concert in
the Park CD and cassette tape.
All of Me by Seymour
Simons and Gerald Marks (1931), arr. by Lennie Niehaus
(featuring vocalist Karen Dunn, with solos by Glen Newton, trumpet; and Glen
Peterson, tenor sax, trading fours
with trombonist Rich Eyman)
Woodchopper's Ball
by Joe Bishop and Woody Herman (1939), arr. by Glenn Osser;
Woody Herman's theme song
(featuring solos by Glen Newton, Bob Nielsen,
and Harvey Skow, trumpets; Mike
Bratlie, trombone; Keith Miner, bass
trombone and scat vocal; Cory Wong, guitar; Bill Frank, alto sax; Dan
Desmonds, tenor sax; and Mike Wobig,
electric bass)
This selection is available on the Roseville
Big Band Concert in
the Park CD and cassette tape.
Bei Mir Bist du Schoen (in F Minor)
by Sholom Secunda and Sammy Cahn (1932), arr. by Glen Newton; the Andrews Sisters
had their first major success with “Bei Mir” which held Billboard's
No. 1 slot for five weeks. This achievement established the girls as successful
recording artists and they became celebrities.
(featuring vocalists Karen Dunn, Barb Harvey, and Glen Newton with
a piano solo by Brian Dole and
a trombone solo by George Henly)
Pennsylvania 6-5000 by
Carl Sigman and Jerry Gray (1940), arr. by Jerry Gray, as played by Glenn Miller
and his orchestra
(featuring solos by Harvey Skow on trumpet and Glen Peterson on tenor sax, with
Glen Newton on the telephone)
My Little Girl by
Keith Miner (1997), arr. by Glen Newton
(featuring vocalist Keith Miner, with solos by Mark
Lee, trumpet, and Glen Newton, vibraphone)
This selection is available on the Roseville
Big Band Concert in
the Park CD and cassette tape.
Latin Fantasy "Besame Mucho" by Consuelo
Velazquez (1941) and "El Cumbanchero" by Rafael Hernandez (1943),
arr. by Dave Wolpe
(featuring guest percussionists from the audience, with solos by trumpeter Bob
Nielsen and drummer Kenne Thomas, and Glen Newton leading the audience in singing)
Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy by Don Raye and Hughie
Prince (1940); a major hit recording for the Twin Cities' own Andrews Sisters
(featuring vocalists Karen Dunn, Barb Harvey, and Glen Newton and the Roseville
Big Band trumpet section)
Thanks for the Memory by Leo Robin and Ralph Rainger
(1937), arr. by Johnny Warrington; one of the Roseville Big Band's closing theme
songs
(featuring a solo by trumpeter Bob Nielsen)
Roseville Big Band performers for this concert:
Saxes: Kay Foster (alto), Bill
Frank (alto), Glen Peterson (tenor),
Dan Desmonds (tenor), and Bill
Pearson (baritone)
Trumpets and Flugelhorns: Mark Lee, Kari
Coad, Harvey Skow, Bob
Nielsen, and Glen Newton
Trombones: Mike Bratlie, George
Henly, Rich Eyman, and Keith
Miner (bass trombone)
Rhythm: Brian Dole (piano),
Cory Wong (guitar), Mike
Wobig (bass), Kenne Thomas
(drums), and Glen Newton (vibraphone)
Vocalists: Karen Dunn, Barb
Harvey, Glen Newton, and Keith Miner
There were about 25 people in the very appreciative audience, including a lady who had toured with the Andrews Sisters, playing the organ.
Friday, February 07, 2020.
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