Rusty Holloway Discography of CDs

Rusty Holloway discography Welcome to Swing 220. My colleagues and I will examine some of the essential repertoire from this genre of indigenous American music. In our "discussions" you'll hear how tunes in this style become vehicles for improvisation, conversation, and expression. Our hope is that you'll also detect humor, pathos, and even "insights into the human condition." You may want to take notes, particularly some of those played by Professor Holloway and Mr. Jenkins. At some point, in lieu of a quiz, we'll have ...

Rusty Holloway albums Vance Thompson is the leader and chief arranger of the Knoxville Jazz Orchestra, a conventional but high-quality big band. On Blues Man from Memphis, the orchestra performs eight compositions by pianist Donald Brown, who not only plays piano and electric piano but arranged ...

Rusty Holloway CD discography with Boling's delightful solo. The leader kicks off "'Round Midnight" unaccompanied, adding his own dissonant but elegant touches in this frequently recorded landmark jazz composition. "Fungii Mama" has a calypso flavor reminiscent of Sonny Rollins' "St. Thomas." Boling avoids the predictable path to introduce Jerome Kern's "All the Things You Are" -- instead of choosing Dizzy Gillespie's famous B flat theme to venture into this standard, he comes up with a fresh vamp of his own, then segues seamlessly into its famous theme. It is obvious that these three musicians have worked together ...

Rusty Holloway music CDs Recorded live at Carnegie Hall, New York, New York on November 20, 1976. Includes liner notes by Leonard Feather. This CD has highlights from what was originally a two-LP set taken from the 40th anniversary Carnegie Hall concert of Woody Herman. That event was most notable for having sets featuring alumni and the current version of the Woody Herman Orchestra. Despite the impressive personnel, not everything came off that well ("Four Brothers" is just so-so), and Herman's tendency to introduce soloists while they are playing is a bit intrusive. The only New Thundering Herd ...

Rusty Holloway songs Wonderful sessions. A youthful, stunning Stan Getz (ts). ~ Ron Wynn Recorded at Carnegie Hall, New York City on November 20, 1976. Personnel includes: Woody Herman (alto saxophone, clarinet, vocals), Stan Getz, Flip Phillips, Zoot Sims, Jimmy Giuffre, Sam Markowitz, Gary Anderson, Joe Lovano, John Oslawski (saxophone), Pete Candoli, Nelson Hatt (piccolo trumpet), John Hoffman, Dennis Dotson, Bill Byrne, Danny Styles (trumpet), Phil Wilson, Jim Pugh, Dale Kirkland, Jim Daniels (bass trombone), Billy Bauer (guitar), Jimmy Rowles, Nat Pierce (keyboards), Chubby Jackson, Rusty Holloway (bass), Don Lamond, Dan D'Imperio (drums). Engineers: Keith Grant, Dale Ashby, Billy ...

Rusty Holloway CD discography To celebrate his 40th anniversary as a bandleader, Herman had a celebrated concert at Carnegie Hall. For the first half of the program he welcomed back many of his alumni including such veterans as tenors Flip Phillips, Stan Getz, Zoot Sims, Jimmy Giuffre and Al Cohn, the Candoli brothers, trombonist Phil Wilson and singer Mary Ann McCall. Overall, the concert served as a loving tribute to a major jazz figure. The only major flaw was Herman's tendency to ...