PUBLISHED: Aug 03, 2015
DESCRIPTION:
The New York Jazzharmonic performs
"Sing Sing Sing," by Louis Prima, as arranged by Jimmy Mundy for the Benny Goodman orchestra.
This is a reconstruction of the version performed in the famous 1938 Carnegie Hall concert, the first completely jazz concert there. This version has also been expanded to the full size modern big band 8 brass, and 5 reeds. Reconstructed and conducted by Ron Wasserman
Part I.
Gernot Bernroider, drums (1938: Gene Krupa) 00:01
Jay Rattman, clarinet (1938: Benny Goodman's first solo) 1:00
Part II: 3:55
Jason Rigby, tenor (1938: most likely Babe Russin) 4:01
Lucas Pino, tenor (no second tenor in 1938) 4:48
Tenor Battle starts: 5:23
David Zalud, trumpet (1938, Harry James) 7:23
Jay Rattman, (1938, Benny Goodman's second solo) 9:26
Christopher Ziemba, piano keyboard, (1938, Jess Stacy) 11:32
The New York Jazzharmonic
Ron Wasserman, artistic director and conductor
Miho Hazama, associate director and conductor
http://www.nyjazzharmonic.org
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Recorded in performance at the Washington Square Music Festival, July 7, 2015.
Lutz Rath, music director
Peggy Friedman, executive director
http://www.washingtonsquaremusicfestival.org
Joe Friendly, videographer
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Personnel:
conductors, Ron Wasserman, Miho Hazama
Saxes: Ben Kono, Jay Rattman, Lucas Pino, Jason Rigby, Andrew Gutauskas
Trombones: Marshall Gilkes, Nick Finzer, Alex Asher, Max Seigel
Trumpets: Nathan Eklund, Jonathan Powell, David Smith, David Zalud
Piano: Christopher Ziemba, Guitar: Sebastian Noelle, Bass: Eddy Khaimovich, Drums, Gernot Bernroider
original recording:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUbgwADLFPM