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Home , Don Ellis, Joe Roccisano, Lou Marini, Pete Christlieb

Personnel:

Saxophones: , Tom Falcone, Tom Fay, Steve Silverstein, Rich Barz

Trumpets: Gordon Mathie, Dave Naylor, Ken Seppi, John Lettis Crane Encore Performance Series 2019–2020 Season Stream for May 14, 2020 Recorded in 1971 Trombones: Bill Finger, Dave Lance, Henry Carpenter, Arden Sharp

Piano: Gary Lance Varsity ’61 Concert Drums: Mike Stebela

Joe Roccisano, leader Bass: Ron Gruberg

Vibes: Sandy Feldstein 1. Theme Leader: Joe Roccisano 2.

3. Si, Si: EC Joe Roccisano (1939 - 1997)

4. Come Rain or Shine Joe Roccisano, who toured with the Orchestra both before (1957–9) and after (1964) attending Crane, completed his studies 5. Celestial at Potsdam State in 1963 with a BS in music education. Moving to , he arranged charts for the Orchestra, toured with Ray 6. Monday's Child Charles in 1967 and 1968, and was a member of the - . In LA he formed a 15-piece ensemble Rocbop. 7. Drum Fantastique After his eventual return to NYC he formed a new big band, the Joe 8. Over the Rainbow Roccisano Orchestra, and released three acclaimed albums during the 1990s. The soundtrack of the film Glengarry Glen Ross includes a track 9. Beginning to See the Light recorded by the band: “Blue Lou”, written by (of ) especially for the band’s saxophonist . 10. Chickery Roccisano arranged music for many of the top jazz stars, including Doc 11. Theme Severinsen and . His score for the tune "Green Earrings" on the 1978 Herman album Chick, Donald, Walter, and Woodrow was Grammy nominated. His (co-written by ) of “Hookin’ It” was a staple of the Big Band as well as the Source: 10-inch LP Record M8OL-5953/5954, Donated by Dorothy Gregory Big band. Transfer and Audio Restoration by Gary Galo, Audio Engineer A 1994 Buffalo News article mentioned his (then) more recent The Crane School of Music, SUNY Potsdam collaborations with Sting, Elton John, and Don Henley. June 2010