Ben Services No Longer Needed CD

The Players:Hank Hirsh - Tenor and alto saxophonesRob Boone - TromboneGary Moran - PianoScott Black - BassFred Hayes - DrumsHank Hirsh - is a Chicago native, now living in Portland, Oregon. This project presents him mostly as a tenor player and showcases his fairly recent transition to the instrument from alto.

Gary Moran - is a fine pianist who has drawn from the Wynton Kelly, Cedar Walton and Sonny Clark bags to create his personal style. Gary and I worked together extensively on the Chicago jazz scene. In the early 1980's Gary traveled to Japan and was instrumental in convincing me to "come east". We played together all over Japan and other Asian countries before Gary decided to head home to the U.S. He worked in New York and other cities on the East coast before life brought him to Tucson, Arizona, where he now lives, works and teaches. He is one of Tucson's most sought after jazz pianists.

Scott Black - is a great bassist who sounds at once like Paul Chambers, Sam Jones and Scott Black. He has spent time in New York and worked with Gary and me in Chicago. His impeccable taste makes him the first call bassist in Tucson and every other place he has lived or ever will live. He is also a very nice trumpeter and beautiful soul.

Rob Boone - is a wonderful trombonist and a native of Tucson. He is the busiest trombonist in Tucson and certainly puts to rest the joke about the definition of an optimist. His warm personality is felt in his playing and his instinctive ability and flawless technique gave the music on this session exactly the character that I was looking for.

He is also a highly regarded composer, producer and sound engineer. After many years of experience playing and recording with his bands,and as a studio musician and sideman, he now presents his first solo cd. This cd is not overly technical, nor full of the usual scales and solos, but is made up of original compositions that mark his personal influences and tastes.

Outstandingly played, these original songs vary from contemporary jazz instrumentals to vocal latin jazz.

The music is performed with a unique warmth and feeling by some of Italy's best known musicians.

Worthy of your attention. (Al Johnson)Electric and acoustic bass, guitars, composer, arranger.

In 1978 he is a professional session man, and plays in a tour in South America with an Italian pop group.

In 1980-81-82 he plays in the world tour of PUPO, a famous Italian pop star. This tour includes many dates in the USA and CANADA.

In 1981 he meets Angel "Pocho" Gatti, a pianist, arranger, and composer from Argentina, well- known for his contributions to Frank Sinatra, Gerry Mulligan, Chet Baker and Astor Piazzolla. With "Pocho" he produces two studio LPs, and one live recording at the international jazz festival of Zagreb 1981.