Roseville Big Band Concert at Shaller Family Sholom Home East Campus, |
Fascinating Rhythm by George & Ira Gershwin (1924), arr. by Sammy Nestico; introduced in the Broadway musical "Lady, Be Good!", the first Broadway collaboration of the Gershwin brothers.
(featuring Glen Peterson, tenor sax, and Keith Miner, trombone)
Just in Time by Betty Comden, Adolph Green, and Jule Styne (1956), arr. by Dave Wolpe; introduced by Judy Holliday and Sydney Chaplin in the musical "Bells Are Ringing"; Tony Bennett had a hit recording of the song late in 1956
(low key female vocal; featuring vocalist Karen Dunn, with an alto sax solo by Bill Frank)
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 George Henly [repeat from 25 back to 9; take ending #1])
In the Mood by Joe Garland (1939), arr. by Jeff Tyzik; #2 on KLBB's All-Time Hits list and #5 (Glenn Miller) on Billboard Magazine's 1955 list; this is the version you might have heard Doc Severinson play on the Tonight Show.
(featuring solos by Glen Peterson on tenor sax, Kay Foster on alto sax, and trumpeters Dan Theobald and Mark Syman)
The Lady is a Tramp by Lorenz Hart and Richard Rodgers (1937), arr. by Dave Wolpe; from the musical "Babes in Arms"
(featuring vocalist Karen Dunn, with a scat vocal by Keith Miner)
You Made Me Love You by Joe McCarthy and James V. Monaco (1913), arr. by Eric Richards; the song that made Harry James' band #1 in the nation
(featuring solos by Mike Holt, piano, and Glen Peterson, tenor sax)
Ain't That a Kick in the Head by James Van Heusen and Sammy Cahn (1960), arr. by Mike Holt
(featuring vocalist Keith Miner)
Moten Swing by Buster and Benny Moten (1932), arr. by Sammy Nestico
(featuring solos by pianist Mike Holt, trumpeter Dan Theobald, and tenor saxophonist Glen Peterson)
Somebody Loves Me by B. G. DeSylva, George Gershwin, and Ballard McDonald (1935), arr. by Dave Wolpe
(featuring vocalist Karen Dunn, with Glen Peterson on tenor sax)
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; first recorded by Belle Baker ("The Ragtime Singer," who also introduced Irving Berlin's "Blue Skies" in "Betsy"), "All of Me" has become one of the most recorded songs of its era, with notable versions by Billie Holiday, Frank Sinatra, Django Reinhardt and Willie Nelson.
(featuring vocalists Karen Dunn and Keith Miner, with a trombone solo by George Henly, and tenor saxophonists Dan Carlson and Glen Peterson trading fours)
Monster Big Band Mash by Bobby "Boris" Pickett (1962), arr. by Glen Newton
(featuring Rick Ballew as the scientist/rapper and Dave Bolan as the baritone sax soloist)
Roseville Big Band performers for this concert:
Saxes (left to right): Glen Peterson (tenor), Bill Frank (alto), Kay Foster (alto), Dan Carlson (tenor), and Dave Bolan (baritone)
Trumpets and Flugelhorns (left to right): Dan Theobald, Mark Syman, Mark Lee,
and Bob Nielsen
Trombones (left to right): George Henly, Keith Miner, Michael Sweet, and Tom Huelsmann (bass trombone)
Rhythm (front to back): Mike Holt (piano), John Seal (guitar), Eric Laska (bass), and
Jim Foster (drums)
Vocalists: Karen Dunn and Keith Miner
