Nikki Parrott Discography of CDs

Nikki Parrott discography Pianist Skitch Henderson and guitarist Bucky Pizzarelli put together this rather strangely configured band in 2003 to celebrate their mutual love: the music of the hot jazz and swing eras. Consisting of two guitars, bass, piano, drums, vibes and four (!) violins, the group's instrumentation manages to ...

Nikki Parrott CD discography Although he was the first bandleader on the original Tonight Show orchestra (when Steve Allen was its host) and founder of the New York Pops and also a frequent guest conductor, this is Skitch Henderson's first recording as a pianist in quite some time. Many of the lightly swinging arrangements feature a quartet of fiddlers (Darol Anger, Glenn Basham, Sara Caswell, and Matt Glaser) in addition to the outstanding rhythm section of guitarists Bucky Pizzarelli and Gene Bertoncini, vibraphonist Peter Appleyard, drummer Joe Ascione, and bassist Nikki Parrott. In fact, this session could very well be compared to a typical jazz ...