The song in Italics was added by audience request.
Dance to the Big Band Swing by
Glen Newton (1999), arr. by Glen Newton; a Roseville Big Band original and its
opening theme song
(featuring vocalists Karen Dunn and Glen
Newton, with solos by drummer Dave
Tuenge and tenor saxophonist Glen Peterson)
This selection is a bonus track on the Roseville
Big Band Concert in
the Park (+8) CD.
Ac-cent-tchu-ate the Positive by Harold Arlen and
Johnny Mercer (1944), arr. by Rob Berry; sung by Bing Crosby in the Paramount
Pictures motion picture "Here Come the Waves."
(featuring vocalist Karen Dunn, with a piano solo by Ann
Booth and a trumpet solo by Glen Newton)
Longer by Dan Fogelberg (1979),
arr. by Jerry Nowak
(featuring vocalists Karen Dunn and Glen Newton)
Pennsylvania 6-5000 by
Carl Sigman and Jerry Gray (1940), arr. by Jerry Gray, as played by Glenn Miller
and his orchestra; help us by shouting out this famous telephone number!
(featuring solos by Dan Theobald
on trumpet and Glen Peterson on tenor sax, with Glen Newton on the telephone)
They Can't Take That Away from Me by George
and Ira Gershwin (1936), arr. by Dave Wolpe
(featuring vocalist Karen Dunn)
Groovin' Easy by Sammy Nestico (1961),
arr. by Sammy Nestico
(featuring a tenor sax solo by Glen Peterson)
Skylark by Johnny Mercer and Hoagy Carmichael (1941),
arr. by Jerry Nowak
(featuring vocalist Karen Dunn)
It's Been a Long, Long Time by Sammy Cahn and Jule
Styne (1945), arr. by Tim Altmann; one of Harry James' biggest hits; the Bing
Crosby and Les Paul recording of this song hit #1 on the Billboard charts the
month after World War II ended in 1945.
(featuring trumpeter Dan Theobald, vocalist Karen Dunn, and tenor
saxophonist Dan Desmonds)
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; Peter Davis, flugelhorn; and Dan Desmonds,
tenor sax; with vocalists Karen Dunn and Glen Newton)
El Sol Tambien se Pone by Ludar Felsenstein (1991),
arr. by Roger Holmes; this is your chance to perform with the Roseville Big
Band!
(featuring guest percussionists from the audience, with solos by Bob
Nielsen, Dan Theobald, and Peter Davis, trumpets; Rich
Eyman , Greg Albing, and Greg
Michnay, trombones; Bill Frank, flute; Carl Berger, guitar; and Glen Newton,
alto horn)
Summer Wind by Johnny Mercer and Henry
Mayer (Heinz Meier) (1965), original German lyrics ("Der Sommerwind")
by Hans Bradtke, arr. by Dave Wolpe
(featuring vocalist Karen Dunn, with a tenor sax solo by Glen Peterson)
**** INTERMISSION ****
All of Me by Seymour Simons and Gerald Marks (1931),
arr. by Lennie Niehaus
(featuring vocalist Karen Dunn, with a trumpet solo by Glen Newton, a trombone
solo by Rich Eyman and a tenor sax solo by Glen Peterson)
Brown Wore Black composed and arranged
by Glen Newton (2003); dedicated to the volunteers of CTV15, Community Television
for the Northern Suburbs
(featuring solos by Rich Eyman and Greg
Albing, trombones; Carl Berger, guitar;
and Glen Newton, alto horn)
It's Only a Paper Moon by Billy Rose, E. Y. Harburg,
and Harold Arlen (1932), arr. by Jerry Nowak; originally titled "If You
Believe in Me" and featured in the short-running play, "The Great
Magoo"; later appeared in the 1933 film version of "Take a Chance"
with its current title; still later it was the title song of the 1973 film "Paper
Moon" starring Ryan and Tatum O'Neill.
(featuring vocalists Karen Dunn and Glen Newton)
You Decorated My Life by Rob Morrison and
Debbie Hupp (1978), arr. by Earl (Buddy) Mattei; a chart-topping hit for Kenny
Rogers
(featuring a piano solo by Ann Booth)
Kiss of Fire
by Lester Allen and Robert Hill (1952), arr. by Glenn Osser;
this is another chance to perform with the Roseville Big Band!
(featuring guest percussionists from the audience, with solos by trumpeter Bob
Nielsen and pianist Ann Booth)
This selection is a bonus track on the Roseville
Big Band Concert in
the Park (+8) CD.
For Once in My Life by
Ronald Miller and Orlando Murden (1965), arr. by Lennie Niehaus; hit recordings
of this song have featured singers Frank Sinatra, Stevie Wonder (1968), Michael
Buble, and many others.
(featuring vocalist Karen Dunn)
Beer Barrel Polka by Jaromir
Vejvoda, Wladimir A. Timm, and Vasek Zeman (1934, "Skoda Lasky"),
English text by Lew Brown (1939), arr. by Vic Schoen; sing along with us!
(featuring vocalists Karen Dunn and Glen Newton)
Rosie the Riveter by
Redd Evans and John Jacob Loeb (1942), arr. by Julie
Stenberg, vocal arr. by Glen Newton
(featuring vocalists Bob Nielsen and Glen Newton, with a trombone solo by Rich
Eyman and Mark Lee on the ratchet)
This selection is available on the Roseville Big Band Concert
in the Park CD and cassette tape.
My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Cole Porter (1938),arr. by Richard Maltby; from the musical "Leave It To Me," in honor of Father's Day, June 15
Fever by John Davenport and Eddie Cooley (1956),
arr. by Roger Holmes; a tribute to the late great Peggy Lee!
(featuring vocalist Karen Dunn, with a solo by 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, Peter Davis, and Dan Theobald,
trumpets; Greg Michnay, Greg Albing, George
Henly, and Rich Eyman, trombones; Carl Berger, 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.
I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter
by Joe Young and Fred E. Ahlert (1935), arr. by Dave Wolpe
(featuring vocalist Karen Dunn, with alto sax soloist Bill Frank)
In the Mood by
Joe Garland (1939), arr. by Glenn Miller; #2 on KLBB's All-Time Hits list and
#5 (Glenn Miller) on Billboard Magazine's 1955 list; watch the horn moves and
the wandering trombonists!
(featuring solos by Glen Peterson on tenor sax, Bill Frank on alto sax, Peter
Davis on trumpet, Carl Berger on guitar, and Glen Newton on vibraphone)
This selection is available on the Roseville
Big Band Concert in
the Park (+8) CD.
Roseville Big Band performers for this concert:
Saxes: Kay Foster (alto), Bill
Frank (alto and flute), Glen Peterson
(tenor), Dan Desmonds (tenor), and Bill
Pearson (baritone)
Trumpets and Flugelhorns: Mark Lee, Peter
Davis, Dan Theobald,
and Bob Nielsen
Trombones: Greg Michnay,
George Henly, Rich
Eyman, and Greg Albing
Rhythm: Ann Booth (piano), Carl
Berger (guitar), Mike Wobig (bass), Dave
Tuenge (drums), and Glen Newton (vibraphone)
Vocalists: Karen Dunn, Glen Newton, and
Bob Nielsen