October 27, 2012

Tunes Played This Week:  I Mean You, No Moon At All, Groovin’ High, I Thought About You, Oleo, Yes And No, Whisper Not, Saint James Infirmary, Blue Velvet, Lover Man, Dearly Beloved, Minority, Out Of Nowhere, My Heart Stood Still, Alright Okay You Win, A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square, Meditation, The Very Thought Of You, (Old Man From) The Old Country, Cousin Mary, My One And Only Love, Time After Time, Where Or When, Whistle While You Work.

Players and Singers:   Gene-Drums, Sam-Bass, Wes-Tenor Sax, Todd-Trumpet, Steve-Alto Sax, Craig-Guitar, and Vocalists:  Vicky, Dick and Annie. 

October 20, 2012

Tunes played this week:  Birk’s Works, Mona Lisa, The Very Thought Of You, This Can’t Be Love, Steeplechase, Besame Mucho, “Red Top, Sweet And Lovely, Milestones, What Now My Love, How Deep Is The Ocean, When Your Lover Has Gone, Old Rockin Chair Got Me, There Will Never Be Another You, Night In Tunisia, Killer Joe, I’m Glad There Is You, Saturday Night Is The Loneliest Night In the Week, Never Let Me Go, Dear Old Stockholm, I Don’t Know Why I Love You Like I Do, Quiet Nights Of Quiet Stars, Time After Time, Indian Summer, Bye Bye Blackbird, September In The Rain, These Foolish Things Remind Me Of You.

Players and Singers:  Todd-trumpet, Tony-Bass, Gene-drums, Sam-Trumpet, Owen-Accordion,

and vocalists: Victoria , Dick and Annie.

October 13, 2012

Tunes played this week:  Song For My Father, Au Privave, Doxy, Autumn Leaves, Autumn In New York, Minority, Work Song, AFRO Blue, Day By Day, Here’s That Rainy Day, East Of The Sun, Gypsy In My Soul, Long Ago & Far Away, Blues For Alice, It Never Entered My Mind, That Old Feeling, On The Sunny Side Of The Street, Ghost Of A Chance, What Is This Thing Called Love, Dear Old Stockholm, It’s Only A Paper Moon, T’aint What You Do, If I Loved You, I Hear A Rhapsody.

Players and Singers:  Todd-trumpet, Wes-tenor, Steve-alto, Gene-drums, Sam-Bass, Owen-Accordion,

and vocalists: Victoria and Annie.

October 6, 2012

Tunes played this week:  Minority, Yes And No, Star Eyes, Night in Tunisia, Groovin! High, Recorda-Me,

Mercy Mercy Mercy, Moon River, Lady Be Good, What Now My Love, Angel Eyes, How High the Moon,

Black Orpheus, Don’t Blame Me, Dolphin Dance, Love Walked In, I Could Write a Book, Bye Bye Baby,

Doodlin, I’ll Remember April, Gypsy In My Soul, Dream, Indian Summer, Black Coffee, In the Wee Small Hours of the morning, How Deep is the Ocean.

Players and Singers:  Todd-trumpet, Keith-tenor, Craig-guitar, Gene-drums, Sam-Bass, Steve-alto,

and vocalists: Victoria, Sheila, Dick and Annie.

September 29, 2012

Tunes played this week:     St Thomas, Now’s The Time, Blues For Alice, Stolen Moments, Samba de Orfeu, Nica’s Dream, Woody’n You, I Love Paris, Fly Me To The Moon, Time After Time, Sister Sadie, Never Let Me Go, No Moon At All, OrnithologyThey Say It’s Wonderful, Once I Loved, I Got It Bad, It Could Happen To You, More Than You Know, A Taste Of Honey, This Can’t Be Love, September In The Rain, Triste, Satin Doll.

Players and Singers:     Wes-tenor, Josh-guitar, Todd-trumpet, Steve-alto, Gene-drums, Sam-bass, Craig-guitar and vocalists:  Annie, Vici, Shelia and Dick.

31 flavors of jazz

I'm posting this crazy late, but we played a bunch of tunes last Saturday...31 of them! If you've never checked the workshop out, grab your instrument(or your voice!) and come join us tomorrow at 11am(instrumental tunes) or 1pm(vocals).

Tunes: You're Gonna Hear From Me, Just Friends, Gee Baby, A Night In Tunisia, Do Nothing Til You Hear From Me, Bag's Groove, Let's Fall In Love, The Nearness Of You, One Note Samba, Lush Life, For Sentimental Reasons, I'll Remember April, Route 66, Somebody Loves Me, What Is This Thing Called Love, Birk's Works, There'll Be Some Changes Made, Day By Day, Au Privave, They Didn't Believe Me, Dream, Pick Yourself Up, Thou Swell, Honeysuckle Rose, Blues For Alice, We'll Be Together Again, Embraceable You, Well You Needn't, Wave, East Of The Sun, September In The Rain.

Musicians included Gene-drums, Sam-bass, Craig-guitar, Steve-alto sax, Todd-trumpet, Jim-piano, Bob-guitar, and Annie & Victoria on vocals.

Here's part of a master class with Hal Galper, piano player for Cannonball Adderley, Chet Baker and others. Awesome insights from one of the greats of jazz...ya dig it?

September 15, 2012

Tunes played today:  Birth of the Blues, Ain’t Misbehavin,, One Note Samba, Autumn In New York, Autumn Leaves, Lullaby of Birdland, Indian Summer, You’re Gonna Hear From Me, Be’same Mucho,

Summertime, St. Thomas, One Note Samba, Why Do I Love You, What Is This Thing Called Love, Girl From Ipanema, Time After Time, Dearly Beloved, Night in Tunisia, The Song is You, Ceora, Taking a Chance on Love, Early Autumn, The Very Thought of You, Do You Know What it Means to Miss New Orleans, Sidewinder, I’m Old Fashioned, Why Do I Love You, What is This Thing Called Love.

The Players and Singers today:  Steve-alto sax, Gene-drums, Sam-bass, Steve S.-tenor sax, Wes-tenor sax, and Vocalists:  Victoria, Annie, Sheila and Dick.