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John Allmark Jazz Orchestra: The John Allmark Jazz Orchestra Featuring Clay Osborne
Crooner/scatter Osborne is featured on tender ballads such as "My Foolish Heart" and classic swing swingers such as "Bye Bye Blackbird." The latter also offer an Arnie Krakowsky's tenor solo and Osborne scatting a la Mel Tormé. The bell ringing up tempo material is the band's province. They romp on "There Is No Greater Love" with strong solos by Dino Govoni and Terry Anthony on tenor sax and the leader's wailing trumpet, all underpinned by the walking bass of Bronek Suchanek and the rhythm rapping of Vinny Pagano's drums. This is one of the more exciting tracks on the CD. Osborne's wordless vocalizing exchanges with John Allmark's dirty blues trumpet on "Shopping Mall Blues." The key line in this tune is "come home baby. I've the shopping mall blues. You been spending my money try to buy a 1000 pairs of shoes." A plea that hits home with any father of teenage daughters.
There is nothing in sound that gets the heart beating and the toe tapping than that of a well rehearsed big band playing pulse racing orchestrations and solos. It never seems to get old and with outfits like Allmark's still recording, it's not likely that it ever will.
Track Listing
Bye Bye Blackbird; Shopping Mall Blues; There Is no Greater Love; My Foolish Heart; Don't Get Around Much Anymore; Old Folks; Just One of Those Things; The Shadow of Your Smile; I Love You; Here's That Rainy Day; Moody Street; Georgia on My Mind
Personnel
John Allmark
trumpetJohn Allmark - Leader/Trumpet/Flugelhorn; Joe Giorgianni, Larry Pyatt, Bob Savastano, Dennis Di Sano - Trumpet/Flugelhorn; Mark Pinto - Alto Sax/Flute; Dino Govoni, Terry Anthony, Arnie Krakowsky - Tenor Sax; Bob Bowlby - Baritone & Alto Sax; Rick Stepton, Artie Montanaro - Trombone; Vinny Pagano - Drums; Bronek Suchanek, Marshall Wood - Bass; Chris Taylor - Piano; Norm Bergeron - Percussion; Clay Osborne - Vocals
Album information
Title: The John Allmark Jazz Orchestra Featuring Clay Osborne | Year Released: 2001 | Record Label: Whaling City Sound
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