Personnel: Saxophones: Joe RoCCisano, 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 Jazz 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 Tommy Dorsey Orchestra both before (1957–9) and after (1964) attending Crane, completed his studies 5. Celestial Blues at Potsdam State in 1963 with a BS in musiC eduCation. Moving to Los Angeles, he arranged charts for the Don Ellis Orchestra, toured with Ray 6. Monday's Child Charles in 1967 and 1968, and was a member of the Toshiko Akiyoshi - Lew Tabackin Big Band. 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 Donald Fagen (of Steely Dan) espeCially for the band’s saxophonist Lou Marini. 10. ChiCkery RoCcisano arranged music for many of the top jazz stars, inCluding DoC 11. Theme Severinsen and Woody Herman. His score for the tune "Green Earrings" on the 1978 Herman album Chick, Donald, Walter, and Woodrow was Grammy nominated. His arrangement (co-written by Pete Christlieb) of “Hookin’ It” was a staple of the Louie Bellson Big Band as well as the Source: 10-inch LP Record M8OL-5953/5954, Donated by Dorothy Gregory Buddy RiCh 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, James Taylor and Don Henley. June 2010 .