January 3, 2019

This is one of my absolute favorite tunes, both to play and to listen to. “Standards” was recorded in the First Unitarian Universalist Church in San Francisco in 2000 with one of the best “front-lines” anyone could put together – Bob Schulz on cornet, Jim Rothermel on reeds and Mike Starr on trombone.

“Wolverine Blues” by Ferdinand “Jelly-Roll” Morton, 1923

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Archive of Audio/Video Of The Week

December 10, 2018

Here is the title tune of our CD “I Wonder What’s Become Of…” to wit, “I Wonder What’s Become Of Sally” with a vocal verse by our late drummer, Bill Maginnis, followed by the chorus sung by your’s truly.

 

“I Wonder What’s Become Of Sally” by Milton Ager and Jack Yellen, 1924

 

December 2, 2018

This is one of my favorite Irving Berlin tunes.  We recorded it in 1999 on our third CD, “Big Machine.” We added the second trumpet of Bob Neighbor to the front line—hence the title of the CD, “Big Machine.”

 

“Pack Up Your Sins And Go To The Devil” by Irving Berlin, 1922