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Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass

Don Thompson / Rob Piltch: Bells... Now and Then

by Dave Linn
January 23, 2024

Don Thompson and Rob Piltch have taken different paths in their musical careers. Thompson was a triple threat (piano, bass, vibraphone) on the Toronto studio and club scene during the late 1960s, later becoming the bassist in Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass. He began touring with Jim Hall in 1974, later appearing on the guitarist's ...

Rob McConnell & The Boss Brass: Easy To Love

by Brian Eaton
March 3, 2023

Rob McConnell & The Boss Brass was perhaps one of the most underrated jazz big bands. This world-class band from Toronto, Canada was led by trombonist, composer, and arranger Rob McConnell and featured top-notch players including altoist Moe Koffman, guitarist Ed Bickert, flugelhornist Guido Basso, and Eugene Amaro on tenor. Released back in 1985 on their ...

Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass: Big Band Christmas

by Jack Bowers
November 1, 1998

Having recorded two recent theme–oriented albums for Concord Jazz ( Play the Jazz Classics, Even Canadians Get the Blues ) Rob McConnell and his valorous Boss Brass confront the definitive musical “theme” in a Big Band Christmas. The carols and other seasonal offerings, all expertly arranged by McConnell, are wonderfully recited by an ensemble that is ...

Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Play the Jazz Classics

By Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass

Label: Concord Music Group
Released: 1997

Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass: Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Play the Jazz Classics

by Robert Spencer
November 1, 1997

Competent is the key word here. Rob McConnell and The Boss Brass have been at their labor of love of big band music for almost thirty years; here, as they Play the Jazz Classics, their long experience shows. The playing is lovely and loving, every detail is in place, and the record is thoroughly satisfying in ...