THE
VANGUARD JAZZ ORCHESTRA
Established by Thad Jones and Mel Lewis
www.vanguardjazzorchestra.com
THE
BAND
Trumpets:
Earl Gardner (Lead), Joe Mosello, Glenn Drewes, Scott Wendholt
Trombones:
John Mosca (Lead), Luis Bonilla, Jason Jackson, Douglas Purviance (bass
trombone)
Reeds:
Dick Oatts (Lead alto and soprano saxophones, flute), Billy Drewes (alto and
soprano saxophones, flute, clarinet), Rich Perry (Tenor saxophone, flute), Ralph
LaLama (Tenor saxophone, clarinet, flute), Gary Smulyan (Baritone saxophone)
Rhythm
Section: Jim McNeely–piano, John Riley–drums, Dennis Irwin–Bass
With:
DaDuka Dafonseca - Brazilian Percussion on Antiqua,
Peter Gordon - French Horn on Can I
Persuade You, Dragon Fly and Simple Wish
THE MUSIC
Dragon
Fly -
composed and arranged by Jimmy Giuffre
Antigua
-
composed and arranged by Bob Mintzer
A
Simple Wish
- composed and arranged by Julie Cavadini
ESP
-
Wayne Shorter, arranged by Ed Neumeister
Sophisticated
Lady
- Duke Ellington arranged by Garnett Brown
Bachafillen
- composed and arranged by Garnett Brown
Can
I Persuade You
- composed and arranged by Julie Cavadini
Just
Friends
- S. Lewis and J. Klenner, arranged by Bill Holman
PRODUCTION:
Planet Arts Recordings
Thomas
Bellino - Executive Producer
Douglas
Purviance and Thomas Bellino, Producers
John Mosca, Director:
Dick Oatts, Artistic Director
Jim McNeely, Composer In Residence
Recorded
January: 4 & 5, 2001
Mixed
June: 13, 14 & 26, 2001
at
Edison
Recording Studios,
New York City
Gary
Chester, Engineer
Jim
Murray, Assistant Engineer
Mastered
by Alan Silverman at ARF! Digital,
New York City
This
recording was made possible through generous grants from: The Aaron Copland Fund
for Music, The Mary Flagler Cary Charitable Trust and The New York State Council
on the Arts.
