April 21, 2012

Tunes Played Today:    Blue Monk, Tenor Madness, Thou Swell, Don’t Blame Me, Lullaby Of Birdland, You Don’t Know What Love Is, Airmail Special, Everything I Have Is Yours, Freddy The Freeloader, Corcovado, April In Paris, I Cover The Waterfront, Nature Boy, Along Came Betty, Come Rain Or Come Shine, All Blues, Au Privaue, Your Nobody Till Somebody Loves You, Darn That Dream, Cousin Mary, Tenderly, Old Devil Moon, I Remember Clifford and Valley High.

 

Players and Singers Today:    Steve (alto), Bill (ukulele), Craig (guitar), Keith (tenor), Todd (trumpet), Sam (bass), Wes (tenor), Gene (drums), and Vocalists:  Dick, Annie, Victoria.

April 14, 2012

Tunes Played This Week: On A Clear Day, Summertime, I Could Write A Book, Autumn Leaves, Flying Home, Lullaby Of The Leaves, Au Privave, But Beautiful, I’ll Take Romance, Con Alma, Day By Day, Close Your Eyes, From Here To Eternity, Blue Velvet, Blame It On My Youth, I Let A Song Go.

The Players and Singers: Jeff (guitar), Greg (guitar), Bob (guitar), Sam (bass), Keith (tenor), Gene (drums), Steve (alto), Craig (guitar), Todd (trumpet), and Vocalists: Victoria, Annie and Dick.

April 7, 2012

Tunes We Played and Sang Today: Blue Monk, Blues For Alice, Easy Living, Stolen Moments, Cherokee, You Don’t Know What Love Is, Red Top, Red Clay, Embraceable You, I Could Write A Book, Like Someone In Love, Straight No Chaser, How High The Moon, Nancy, Lady Be Good, Black Orpheus, Green Dolphin Street, Stardust, I’m Beginning To See The Light, In A Mellow Tone, Darn That Dream, The Very Thought Of You, Taste Of Honey, Careless Love, and Midnight Sun.

The Players Today: Jeff (guitar), Todd (trumpet), Sam (bass), Gene (drums), Steve (alto), Keith (tenor), Vince (drums), Bill (ukulele), Wes (tenor), Jim (guitar, piano), Bob (guitar), Craig (guitar), and Vocalists: Victoria, Dick and Maggie.

March 24, 2012

Today The Jazz Workshop played for the McRae Park Bunny Breakfast. The breakfast crowd enjoyed the music and the players enjoyed pancakes and eggs.

Tunes played for breakfast: Blue Monk, Easter Parade, Have You Met Miss Jones, I’ll Remember April, All Of Me, All Blues, I Love You, I Could Write A Book, What Is This Thing Called Love, Minor Swing, Sugar, Quiet Nights, Nature Boy, Bye Bye Blackbird, The Girl From Ipanema,

After breakfast the regular Workshop happened, folks played and sang more tunes: Gloria’s Step, I Thought About You, Gloria Step, A Foggy Day, Spring Can Really Hang You Up The Most, Dream, Peri’s Scope, All or Nothing At All, Let There Be Love, Time After Time, All The Things You Are, Lullaby Of Birdland, I’m Glad There Is You, What Is This Thing Called Love, Blues For Alice, Falling In Love Again, It Might As Well Be spring, The Best Is Yet To Come, Nature Boy, Blues in F, Blame It On My Youth, Deed I Do, and Dig.

The players and singers: Wes (tenor), Keith (tenor), Steve (allto), Todd (trumpet), Greg (guitar), Bill (ukulele), Gene (drums), David (drums), Grant (drums), Sam (bass), Noah (guitar), Josh (guitar), and Vocalists: Annie, Dick, Victoria and Maggie.

March 17, 2012

(some of the) Tunes Played: Petite Fleure, Blues For Alice, Lazy River, Orbits, Pent Up House, Bag’s Groove, Satin Doll, Chitlins Con Carne, When Sunny Gets Blue, Tangerine and Sugar.

The Players: Wes (tenor), Sam (trumpet, bass, wind synth), Tony (bass), Steve (alto), Keith (tenor), Gene (drums), Josh (Guitar), Todd (trumpet), Craig (guitar), Bob (guitar) and vocalists: Victoria, Dick and Annie.

March 10, 2012

Tunes played: Spain, Gee Baby Ain’t I good To You, Monk’s Dream, Gemini, Speak No Evil, I Can’t Get Started With You, Solar, My Funny Valentine, Take Five, The Masquerade Is Over, Have You Met Miss Jones, Groovin' High, Song For My Father, Ain’t Misbehavin’, Don’t Blame Me, Night and Day, Meditation, Straight No Chaser, I Thought About You, Can’t Give You Anything But Love, When Your Lover Has Gone, How Deep Is The Ocean, It Could Happen To You, Walking My Baby Back Home, Taking A Chance On Love, Just Friends, Quiet Nights, Blue Monk, Lullaby Of Birdland.

The Players: Gene (drums), Sam (bass), Todd (trumpet), Greg (guitar), Craig (guitar), Josh (guitar), Bill (ukulele), and Russ (trombone) and Vocalists: Victoria, Dick, Sheila

March 3, 2012

Songs played: Monk's Dream, Blues For Alice, Blue Train, Work Song, Soul Eyes, Robbin's Nest, Which Hunt, Freedom Jazz Dance, Lullaby Of The Leaves, Along Came Betty, Cousin Mary, Red Top, Lullaby Of Birdland, Sonny, It's Been A Long, Long Time, Don't Go To Strangers, Blue Bossa, Never Let Me Go, Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me, Save Your Love For Me, I Should Care, Besame Mucho, I'm Glad There Is You, Carless Love, I Wish You Love, My Little Suede Shoes, They Say Its Woderful, Day By Day, Let Get Lost and More Than You Know.

Musicans: Dave, drums/Gene, drums/Sam, trumpet and bass/Steve, a. sax/Todd, trumpet/Josh, guitar/Bill, ukelele/Wes, t. sax/Jim, piano, guitar and vocals.

Vocalist: Annie and Victoria