Three West Coast Jazz Videos

Source: JazzWax by Marc Myers
August 30, 2021
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Last week, Bill Kirchner in New York and Danilo Morandi in Switzerland sent along a few superb videos. Bill sent along a link to the Dave Slonaker Big Band recording their Intrada album (Origin Records) at Capitol Studios' Studio A in Hollywood in 2016.

Here's Dave Slonaker's composition and arrangement of Remembering, featuring Wayne Bergeron, Dan Fornero, Rick Baptist, Clay Jenkins and Ron Stout (trumpets); Bob Sheppard, Brian Scanlon, Rob Lockart, Tom Luer and Adam Schroeder (woodwinds); Alex Iles, Bob McChesney, Charlie Morillas and Bill Reichenbach (trombones); Ed Czach (piano); Edwin Livingston (bass); and Peter Erskine (drums). Solos are by Alex Iles (tb) and Ron Stout (tp)....

Danilo sent along two videos of legendary vibraphonist Terry Gibbs in 2016 and 1017 (at 91 and 92). Here's Terry in '91 with John Campbell (p), Mike Gurrola (b) and Gerry Gibbs (d) jamming on Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea...

And here's Terry in 2017 at home jamming...

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Track Listing

Intrada; It’s Only a Paper Moon; Nite Lites; Nowhere Is a Sometime Thing; Point of Departure; Timelessness; Labyrinth Suite, Part 1 (Labyrinth); Labyrinth Suite, Part 2 (Flight Time); If and Only If; Remembering.

Personnel

Dave Slonaker

composer / conductor

Wayne Bergeron

trumpet

Dan Fornero

trumpet

Rick Baptist

trumpet

Clay Jenkins

trumpet

Ron Stout

trumpet

Bob Sheppard

saxophone, tenor

Brian Scanlon

trumpet

Rob Lockart

clarinet

Tom Luer

saxophone, tenor

Adam Schroeder

saxophone, baritone

Alex Iles

trombone

Bob McChesney

trombone

Charlie Morillas

trombone

Ed Czach

piano

Edwin Livingston

bass

Peter Erskine

drums

Additional Instrumentation

Wayne Bergeron: trumpet, flugelhorn; Dan Fornero: trumpet, flugelhorn (1-4, 7, 8, 10); Rick Baptist: trumpet, flugelhorn (5, 6, 9); Clay Jenkins: trumpet, flugelhorn; Ron Stout: trumpet, flugelhorn; Bob Sheppard: alto, soprano sax, flute, clarinet; Brian Scanlon: alto sax, flute, piccolo, clarinet; Rob Lockart: tenor sax, clarinet; Tom Luer: tenor sax, clarinet; Adam Schroeder: baritone sax, bass clarinet; Alex Iles: trombone; Bob McChesney: trombone; Charlie Morillas: trombone; Bill Reichenbach: bass trombone, bass trumpet.