June 24, 2023

Next Time: Sat., 7/1, 11am-2pm, TowerLight (3601 Wooddale Ave., St. Louis Park)

The Workshop cruised smoothly this past weekend with a decent summer attendance: Sam (trumpet, trombone), Steve C (piano), Jack (trumpet), Steve H (soprano), Raphael (bass), and Bill (vocals). 

We started, as usual, with a call from Sam, Have You Met Miss Jones (I-172). Your scribe moved to a the less swingy, more floaty Lullaby of the Leaves (III-266). Jack opted for Satin Doll (I-349); even Bill joined in for a vocal chorus. Bill got the next pick, going to a handout version of My Funny Valentine. Steve C went with Time After Time (III-408), and this time Jack threw in a vocal. Bill came back with another handout version, this time of All The Way. Raphael took us old school with Jersey Bounce (III-223). 

Starting round two, Sam turned to Nostalgia in Times Square (I-306). Another vocal from Bill followed, this time September Song (handout). Yours truly pulled out the standard East of the Sun (III-104). Jack went to the Miles Davis favorite, Tune Up (I-418), though at a more relaxed clip than the original. Bill's next vocal was the easy-going More Than You Know (II-277). Steve C kept us on our toes with a Latin version of What A Difference A Day Made (III-430). Several of us had to pull up stakes at this point, so the afternoon wrapped up with a call by Bill, Come Fly With Me (III-80). 

This weekend, then?

--SJH