Either Orchestra 1995-12-17 CD Somerville Audience

Set 1 (disc 1)1. introduction 2. Nutty/Ode To Billy Joe (Monk/Genry; arr. Freundlich)They're still scratching their heads over this medley; but why shouldn't a jazz band play a little parade music and an old pop ballad?3. 17 December (Gershon)The Ur-tune of the E/O, written 17 December 1984, and the first tune of the first rehearsal. 4. Temptation (Brown/Freed; arr. Gershon/Sandman)If Bing Crosby had been born in the '50's; if reverb had been invented by cavemen; if bass clarinets grew on trees; if professional arrangers could forget everything they knewŠ5. Circle In The Round/I Got It Bad And That Ain't Good (Davis/Ellington; arr. Gershon) Hypno-trance tune from Miles Davis late '60's meets turbo-trance-thrash from the '80's hallucinating the '30's: a century is a short time when you look at it from the outsideŠ6. There Is No Music (Warren/I. Gershwin; arr. Gershon)We invite Judy Kuhn to help us restore composure, with a number that was cut from The Barkley's of Broadway in 1948.7. Red Even Mr. Fripp approves of Mr. Dirac's fantasia on an odd-meter riff-rocker.8. Blues For New OrleansJazz the way they said it would be.Set 2 (disc 2)1. introduction 2. The Brunt (Hasselbring)Hasselbring's nod to the nonet, with a precipitous cadenza.3. 3,4,6,8 (Nieske)A haunting melod, typically Nieskian atmosphere, and a title which explains the metric situation.4. Moanin' (Mingus)The quintessential baritone sax ostinato, polyphonic blues lines and then some. 5. Planet Earth (Sun Ra)Very few musicians can transport you with beautiful, simple tune the way Sun Ra does. Tonight we travel to the planet of the bass clarinetŠ6. Baby It's Cold Outside (Loesser: arr. Charles)In the bible, she offered the apple. This song works another way.(disc 3)1. Kudzu (D'Angelo)Rendered a capella by the group of hornmen who played the highest in E/O history: Crested Butte, Colorado, elevation 9000 feet, October 14, 1994.2. Rub It In (Sandman)We know you want to rub it in, so go ahead.3. Born In A Suitcase (Gershon)My favorite things: 3/4, the blues, a dramatic buildup, a groove, the big ending. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~4. T's (Tchicai) Tom Halter - trumpet, flugelhornJohn Carlson - trumpet, flugelhorn (in absentia)Steve Forrey - trumpetJosh Roseman - tromboneRussell Jewell - tromboneCurtis Hasselbring - tromboneDan Fox - trombone Douglas Yates - alto saxophone, bass clarinetAndrew D'Angelo - alto saxophone, bass clarinetOscar Noriega - alto saxophone, bass clarinetRuss Gershon - tenor, soprano saxophonesSteve Norton - baritone saxophone, bass clarinetCharlie Kohlhase - baritone, alto saxophonesJohn Dirac - guitarKenny Freundlich - piano, DX7John Medeski - piano, B3Chris Taylor - piano, DX7Michael Rivard - bassesBob Nieske - bass John Turner - bass Jerome Deupree - drumsMatt Wilson - drumsEric Rosenthal - drums