July 31, 2021

Cancelled for 8/7 due to inclement weather.

Next Time: Sat., 8/14, 11am-3pm, behind McRae Rec Center (906 E. 47th St., MPLS) weather permitting

Sam's Add-A-Tune:

This week we played on a lovely Saturday afternoon, accompanied by the faintest scent of Canadian forest fires. Here's hoping there is rain in the near future.

Personnel present: Sam (trumpet, trombone, bass), Steve H. (soprano), John(trombone), Serdar (guitar), Jim (rhythm and vocals), Ben (guitar and vocals). 

Tunes tooted:

A Night in Tunisia ((I-302) Sam

All The Things You Are (I-22) Serdar

Wave (I-431) Jim

Afternoon In Paris (I-12) John

Don't Get Around Much Anymore (I-xxx) Steve H.

All Of Me (I-20) Ben

Jordu (I-227) Sam

How Insensitive (I-181) Serdar

Robbin's Nest (II-330) Jim

Moose The Mooche (II-276) John

More Than You Know (II-277) Steve H.

--SJH

July 24, 2021

Next Time: Sat., 7/31, 11am-3pm, behind McRae Rec Center (906 E. 47th, MPLS), weather (and smoke) permitting.

Sam's Add-A-Tune: A Night In Tunisia (I-302)

Personnel: Sam (trumpet, trombone), Raphael (bass), John (trombone), Steve H. (alto), Jim (clarinet and rhythm)

Tunes covered this week:

Nuages, I-307 (Sam's Add-A-Tune) 

The Most Beautiful Girl In The World, I-283 (Raphael)

Groovin' High, I-166 (John)

Robbin's Nest, II-330 (Steve H.)

Honeysuckle Rose, II-167 (Sam)

I'm Beginning To See The Light, I-200 (Jim)

Joyce's Samba, II-216 (Raphael)

Afternoon In Paris, I-12 (John)

Bark For Barksdale, III-37 (Steve H.)

Aquellos Ojo Verdes (Green Eyes), III-25 (Sam)

Moose The Mooche, II-276 (Jim)

I Have Dreamed, II-176 (John)

I Hear A Rhapsody, II-177 (Steve H.)

July 17 , 2021

Next Time: Sat. 7/24, 11am-3pm, McRae Rec Center (906 E. 47th St., MPLS) around back, weather permitting.

Sam's Add-A-Tune: Nuages (I-307)

Present: Sam (trumpet and trombone), John (trombone), Steve H. (soprano), Wes (tenor), Serdar (guitar), Jim D. (rhythm and vocal)

Tunes:

Swiggles (Handout) Sam

Au Privave (I-37) Wes

Four (I-149) John

Satin Doll (I-349) Steve H.

Footprints (I-144) Sam

Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans (II-108) Serdar

Donna Lee (I-123) Wes

Wave (I-431) John

Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me (II-107) Steve H.

Killer Joe (II-229) Sam

Alice In Worderland (I-17) Serdar

Along Came Betty (III-22) Wes

--SJH

July 3, 2021

Next Time: Sat., July 10, 11am-3pm, behind McRae Rec Center (906 E. 47th St, MPLS) weather permitting

Sam's Add-A-Tune: Swiggles (chart provided)

Personnel: Sam (trumpet and trombone), Raphael (bass), Steve H. (alto), John (trombone), Wes (tenor), Carl (trombone), Jim D (clarinet, rhythm).

Songs:

Four (I-149) Sam

In A Mellow Tone (I-206) (Carl)

I'll Remember April (I-197) Raphael

Lady Bird (I-235) Steve H.

Groovin' High (I-166) John

The Girl From IpanemaT(I-158) Sam

Along Came Betty (III-22) Wes

So What (I-364) Carl

Out Of Nowhere (I-318) Raphael

Yardbird Suite (II-433) Jim D.

Mood Indigo (I-279) Steve H.

Blue Bossa (I-50) John

Au Privave (I-37) Sam

--SJH

June 26, 2021

Next Time: Sat., July 3, 11am-3pm, behind McRae Rec Center (906 E. 47th St., MPLS), weather permitting. (Bring your own chair.)

Sam's Add-A-Tune: Four (I-149)

Your scribe returned from vacation to a mostly lovely, though drizzle-shortened, afternoon at the Jazz Workshop. Present were Sam (trumpet and trombone), Raphael (bass), Serdar (guitar), Steve H (soprano), and other Steve H (trumpet and flugelhorn)--though, since this latter Steve H attended the Workshop years before, and was in fact one of the people who first informed the former Steve H about the Workshop, one might suppose that the sax-playing Steve H is actually the "other" Steve H. Anyhow, welcome back, Steve H.

Sam got things going with Love Me Or Leave Me (III-255). Raphael discovered It Only Happens When I Dance With You (III-206). Yours truly was feeling a bit Ellingtonian, and opted for Creole Love Call (III-88). Sam had us take a swing at Sister Sadie (III-355), with only modest success. Steve H. the trumpeter went more Strayhorn than Ellington with A Flower Is A Lovesome Thing (II-134). Raphael put his finger down on Eclypso (II-115), which was more fun than expected. Your scribe turned next to the more up-tempo Indiana (II-201). Sam must have picked a tune which is not in the record. Steve H. the trumpeter then pulled out yet another Ellington bit, C-Jam Blues (II-74), at a brisk tempo. Serdar got the last one in, Billie's Bounce (II-44), before rain halted the proceedings.

--SJH 

June 5, 2021

 Sorry, your scribe is a bit behind on the reporting. We'll be brief.

Present were Sam (trumpet and trombone), Steve H. (alto, rhythm), Serdar (guitar), and Cyril (vocals). We were delighted by the presence of Serdar's friend and former Minneapolitan Cyril, and hope he visits again.

Songs performed: Sam, Line for Lyons (III-240); Serdar, Alice in Wonderland (I-17); Cyril, Fly Me To The Moon (II-135); Steve H., It Could Happen To You (II-204); Sam, Cantelope Island (II-76); Serdar, Besame Mucho (III-42); Cyril, Autumn Leaves (I-39); Steve H., Have You Met Miss Jones (I-172); Sam, St. Thomas (II-339); Serdar, Oleo (I-309); Cyril, Day-O/Jamaican Farewell (he just started singing, and we had to figure out how to play along, and it worked great); Sam, My Little Suede Shoes (II-282).

--SJH

May 29, 2021

Next Time: Sat., 6/5/21, 11am-3pm, behind McRae Rec. Center (906 E. 47th St., MPLS), weather permitting. 

Present at this week's shindig were Sam (trumpet, trombone), John (trombone), Raphael (bass), Carl (trombone), and Steve H (soprano). 

Sam kicked things off with this weeks Add-A-Tune, I'll Take Romance (III-180), a real addition for most of us as we had never played it before. John took the next call with Groovin' High (I-166). Raphael picked a tricky one given our instrumentation, Bill Evans' Very Early (I-428); somehow, we made it. Carl decided for the more traditional jazz standard, In A Mellow Tone (I-206). Your scribe stayed in the Ellington groove with Take the A Train (I-398). 

Back to the beginning of the circle, Sam opted for something Latin, Once I Loved (I-311). John followed up with another Latin-y tune, Wave (I-431). Raphael chose one with a Latin name, Tangerine (II-386), but we took it as the usual swing. Carl having departed, yours truly chose Pennies from Heaven (II-389).

Sam called for a not-too-fast version of Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise (II-355). Raphael got the next one (John having moved into the shade), calling Wendy (II-xxx). John got the last chance tune, Betty's favorite, Stardust (II-367)

--SJH