| | Tom Kubis Slightly Off The Ground CD Tom Kubis Discography of CDs
Tom Kubis' first recording as a leader is quite impressive. His arranging chops were already in their prime, his big band uses similar personnel to the one in existence more than a dozen years later, and he makes several standards (along with a few originals) sound fresh and lively. Jack Sheldon helps out on "Play It Again Sam" (during which he quickly sums up the entire plot of Casablanca), "Who Can I Turn To," "Which Craft?," and "Alexander's Big Time Band," while trombonist Bill Watrous takes warm and heated solos on "Slightly Off the Ground" and a relaxed "When You're Smiling." The band swings hard, Kubis sounds fine on tenor and soprano, and the ensemble has a recognizable identity. For Tom Kubis, this was an impressive start to a productive career. ~ Scott Yanow Slightly Off The Ground Music Tom Kubis Slightly Off The Ground Songs | 1. | When You're Smiling |
| 2. | Who Can I Turn To |
| 3. | On Purple Porpoise Parkway |
| 4. | Alexander's Big Time Band |
| 5. | Play It Again Sam |
| 6. | Teach Me Tonight |
| 7. | Exactly Like This |
| 8. | Slightly Off the Ground |
| 9. | Imagine What a Change Will Do |
| 10. | Which Craft? |
| 11. | Ain't It Wonderful |
| 12. | Samba Dees Godda Do It |
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