 On
its first “live” recording, Boston’s most acclaimed
little big band shows off the energy and groove that had made
them local heroes. Joined by tenor sax late great George Adams,
Orange Then Blue burns its way through over 70 minutes of music
chosen from recent club and concert dates and recorded digitally.
Where Were You? features music of Charles Mingus, Paul Motian, Miles
Davis, Thelonious Monk (including the “scary” version of “Friday the
Thirteenth“) and George Garzone.
| PERFORMERS |
| George Adams, |
tenor saxophone |
| Matt Darriau, |
alto saxophone, clarinet,
soprano saxophone, slide whistle, pop guns |
| George Garzone, |
tenor saxophone |
| Dave Finucane, |
tenor saxophone,
soprano saxophone,
baritone saxophone, clarinet,
bass clarinet |
| Adam Kolker, |
soprano saxophone,
tenor saxophone, flute, clarinet |
Roy Okutani, Andy Gravish,
Greg Hopkins, Ken Cervenka,
Matt Simon, |
trumpets |
| Rick Stepton, Curtis Hasselbring, |
trombone |
| Peter Cirelli, |
bass trombone, euphonium |
| Howard Johnson, |
tuba |
| Bevan Manson, |
keyboards |
| Bruce Barth, |
piano |
| Dave Clark, |
bass |
| George Schuller, |
drums, percussion |
| Russ Gold, |
percussion |
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| PROGRAM |
| 1. |
New
York Flash Pants (Garzone) |
8:25 |
| 2. |
Orange
Was the Color of Her Dress Then Blue Silk (Mingus) |
6:37 |
| 3. |
U’n’l
(Davis) |
13:20 |
| 4. |
Song
with Orange (Mingus) |
12:12 |
| 5. |
The
Owl from Cranston (Motian) |
6:56 |
| 6. |
Ba-Lue-Bolivar-Ba-Lues-Are (Monk) |
9:25 |
| 7. |
Friday the Thirteenth (scary version) (Monk) |
12:48 |
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| Recorded on (#2, 4, 6) 3 May 1987 at Villa Victoria Cultural Center in
Boston, Massachusetts, (#3, 5, 7) 31 October 1987 at Ryles in Cambridge, Massachusetts,
and (#1) 20 March 1988 at the Fitzgerald Theatre in Cambridge, Massachusetts. |
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| Executive Producer: Gunther Schuller |
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