The last few months, I've been playing piano in a big band, playing mostly 40's music in the manner of Glenn Miller, Woodie Herman, Duke Ellington, and so on. It's about 21 pieces most of the time, consisting of 6 saxophones (3 alto, 2 tenor, 1 baritone), 5 trumpets, 4 tenor trombones and a bass trombone, and rhythm section (piano, bass, drums, and 1-2 guitars.) I was invited to join the band by my friend Scott Miller. Scott and I, along with a drummer named Don Main, had a trio in high school - The Blue Notes. The previous pianist apparently was a classical pianist who, though a fine pianist, just wasn't used to playing from a lead sheet or in the jazz style.
One of our trombone players, Lee Shuster, provides a lot of sound equipment for our gigs, and recently recorded the band at a dance we did for a church youth fundraiser. Here is a slide show of the band and some of the dancers over our rendition of "Yes, Indeed," a classic from Tommy Dorsey's band. Lee (who does not usually sing) and Katrina Madsen are the vocalists. Enjoy!
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This is seriously impressive! Nice job!
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