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Jazz Orchestra I – Rodney Whitaker, Director

Perdido by Edward Kennedy “Duke” Ellington/Juan Tizol, Arr. Gerald Stanley Wilson

Artist Rightful Place by Oliver Edward Nelson, Arr. Kristopher Lawrence Johnson

A Flower is a Lovesome Thing by Billy Strayhorn, Arr. Slide Hampton

Prayer for Passive Resistance by Charles Mingus Jr, Arr. Lee Conrad Herwig III

It Ain’t Necessarily So by George Jacob Gershwin, Arr. Lee Conrad Herwig III

New York-based jazz trombonist Conrad Herwig has released 20 recordings as a leader in addition to contributing to nearly 200 other recording sessions with some of the most notable artists in jazz, including Miles Davis, Joe Henderson, Eddie Palmieri, Tito Puente, Frank Sinatra, Joe Lovano and Tom Harrell. Conrad Herwig visited the Michigan State University College of Music for a week of teaching and touring supported by the MSU Federal Credit Union Jazz Artist in Residence program.