Blujazz and The Cavalcade Of Music Foundation
On June 16 and 17, 2004, THE CAVALCADE OF MUSIC FOUNDATION and BLUJAZZ Records brought together some of the world's finest musicians to New York City to create a musical project and CD that deserves your attention. The official release date for this CD is Sept. 27th, 2004.
The project is based around the music of Chicago based pianist Bob Acri, a pianist who was a mainstay in the NBC/ABC Radio Orchestra's, toured with Harry James, and was in the house trio for the famous Chicago jazz club Mr. Kelly's where he backed up artists like Barbara Streisand. He also played for Mike Douglas and on the Dave Garroway Show.
This recording brought together a team of internationally recognized artists who all have many recordings of their own:
George Mraz: Bass (Joe Lovano, Ella Fitzgerald, Tommy Flannagan)
Ed Thigpen: Drums (Oscar Peterson, Ella Fitzgerald)
Lew Soloff:
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