Some Modern Big Band Albums – Watford Park U3A Appreciation, April 2020

1. Alan Barnes1 + Eleven – Little Rootie Tootie from “60th Birthday Celebration (New Takes on Old Tunes from 59)”2, 2019 with Mark Nightingale (tmb, arr)

2. Ed Palermo Big Band – Well You Needn’t from “A Lousy Day in Harlem3”, 2019 with Ed Palermo (as)

3. Maria Schneider – Walking By Flashlight from “The Thompson Fields4”, 2017

4. Count Basie Orchestra – Everyday I Have The Blues from “All About That Basie5”, 2018 Count Basie Orchestra under the leadership of trumpeter Scotty Barnhart with Take Six (voc).

5. Christian McBride Big Band – Full House from “Bringin’ It6”, 2017

6. Ted Nash Big Band – Water from “Chakra7”, 2013

7. Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band – On Green Dolphin Street8 from “Life In The Bubble9”, 2014

8. – Night in Calisia from “Night in Calisia10”, 2012 Randy Brecker (t); Wiodek Pawlik trio, Kalisz Philharmonic Orchestra

9. Mingus Big Band – New Now Know How from “Mingus Big Band Live at Jazz Standard11”, 2010 with Randy Brecker (t), Gunther Schuler (cond)

10. Dave Holland Big Band – The Razor’s Edge from “What Goes Around12”, 2002

11. Arturo Sandoval – Salt Peanuts (Mani Salado) from “Dear Diz (Everyday I Think of You)13”, 2012 with Arturo Sandoval (t), Gary Burton (vibs), Joey DeFrancesco (org)

12. Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra – Goodbye Porkpie Hat from “L. A. Treasures Project”, 2014 with Jeff Clayton (fl/as), John Clayton (b), Jeff Hamilton (d), Tamir Hendelman (p).

13. New Orleans Jazz Orchestra14 – Creole Thang from “Book One”, 2009 with Evan Christopher (cl)

14. WDR Big Band – Stompin’ At The Savoy from “Benny Goodman Revisited”, 2016 with Paquito D’Rivera (sax) and Christopher Dell (vibes)

1 British saxophonist born 23 July 1959. Lead his octet at the 2019 U3A Jazz Study Day in London. 2 Listed by The Times amongst their 100 Best Albums of 2019 - “The saxophonist blows out the candles as he revisits classic tunes from 1959” . 1959 (the year of Alan Barnes’ birth) was one of the greatest ever for jazz albums, including e.g. Time Out (Dave Brubeck), Giant Steps (), Kind of Blue (), (Charlie Mingus). 3 Also listed by The Times amongst their best albums of 2019 - “The New York bandleader rips through a Latin-tinged set” 4 2017 Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album 5 “Despite the passing of Count Basie in 1984, the Count Basie Orchestra has remained one of the elite performing organizations in jazz. This album is straight up fun.” - https://www.wrti.org/post/jazz-album-week-after-80-years-its-still-all-about-basie 6 2018 Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album 7 “a high-concept, seven-movement opus for a handpicked 17-piece band. Each movement is inspired by one of the seven energy centers in the human body, which are known in Tantric and Yogic study as “chakras.” - https://jazztimes.com/reviews/albums/ted-nash-big-band- chakra/ 8 2015 Grammy Award for Best Instrumental 9 2015 Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album 10 2014 Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album 11 2011 Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album 12 2005 Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album 13 2013 Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album 14 Led by trumpeter Irvin Mayfield, the band was created to reinvigorate the musical tradition in New Orleans following hurricane Katrina