DESCRIPTION:
A walloping jazz extravaganza -- somewhere between a jam session and a tidal wave. The fellow speaking at the start is the guiding genius of the Sweet and Hot Music Festival, Wally Holmes . . . and then we head for ROYAL GARDEN BLUES with everyone still standing playing his or her part. That includes John Sheridan, piano; Allan Vache, Bob Draga, clarinet; Richard Simon, bass; Connie Jones, cornet . . . but wait, there's more! Jennifer Leitham, Nedra Wheeler, bass; Jim Galloway, reeds; Ed Polcer, Corey Gemme, Randy Reinhart, cornet; Tim Laughlin, Dan Levinson, reeds; Russ Phillips, John Allred, Dan Barrett, trombones; Mark Shane, Johnny Varro, piano; Howard Alden, guitar. Dick Shanahan, Frank DiVito, drums . . . and perhaps some unidentified flying swingers in the background as well. Recorded by Michael Steinman for JAZZ LIVES at the final set of the 2011 Sweet and Hot Music Festival in Los Angeles -- see much more at http://www.jazzlives.wordpress.com