Totally Live at Catalina Jazz Club: In Memory of Bob Florence

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All Music Guide - Ken Dryden
The Phil Norman Tentet intended their live recording at Catalina Jazz Club to be a tribute in part to veteran composer/arranger/pianist Bob Florence, who had worked with Norman's tentet as a sideman when he wasn't leading his own big band. Sadly, Florence passed away a few months prior to the release of this double CD. In any case, Norman's tentet features some of the top West Coast musicians, including trumpeters Carl Saunders and Ron Stout, pianist Christian Jacob (a fine leader himself and important asset to singer Tierney Sutton's band), guitarist Larry Koonse, along with the leader on tenor sax. Florence's arrangement of Miles Davis' "All Blues" alters its familiar ...
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Editorial Reviews

All Music Guide - Ken Dryden
The Phil Norman Tentet intended their live recording at Catalina Jazz Club to be a tribute in part to veteran composer/arranger/pianist Bob Florence, who had worked with Norman's tentet as a sideman when he wasn't leading his own big band. Sadly, Florence passed away a few months prior to the release of this double CD. In any case, Norman's tentet features some of the top West Coast musicians, including trumpeters Carl Saunders and Ron Stout, pianist Christian Jacob (a fine leader himself and important asset to singer Tierney Sutton's band), guitarist Larry Koonse, along with the leader on tenor sax. Florence's arrangement of Miles Davis' "All Blues" alters its familiar chord changes, providing a great backdrop for solos by Koonse, Jacob and Stout. Kim Richmond contributed several great charts, including a tantalizing medley of Horace Silver's "The Outlaw" and French pianist Martial Solal's "Middle Jazz," both works deserving of wider recognition, while his cool scoring of the old country tune "Tumbling Tumbleweeds" also works rather well, showcasing altoist Rusty Higgins and Saunders. With so many versions available of "A Night in Tunisia," it would seem like this tune is in danger of overexposure, but Scott Whitfield's lively arrangement, which opens with a bit dissonance, is worth hearing. The one bit of excess is having the MC introduce the musicians at both the beginning and the end of the evening, either one should have been omitted, preferably the initial introduction, which most listeners will skip since there's no music underneath and it takes far too long.
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Product Details

  • Release Date: 8/12/2008
  • Label: Mama Records
  • UPC: 734956103422
  • Catalog Number: 1034
  • Sales rank: 6,438

Tracks

Disc 1
  1. 1 Helen Borges Introduction (2:30)
  2. 2 I'm Dig (4:25)
  3. 3 All Blues (11:08)
  4. 4 The Outlaw and Middle Jazz (8:18)
  5. 5 Hymn to Her (5:30)
  6. 6 Frothy (6:29)
  7. 7 Stolen Moments (7:25)
Disc 2
  1. 1 Tumbling Tumble Weed (8:14)
  2. 2 Night in Tunisia (6:20)
  3. 3 Nature Boy (10:29)
  4. 4 Robin's Nest (6:55)
  5. 5 A Joyful Noise (6:58)
  6. 6 Theme and Variations (2:25)
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Album Credits

Performance Credits
Phil Norman Tentet Primary Artist
Phil Norman Indexed Contributor, Tenor Saxophone
Roger Neumann Baritone Saxophone, Soloist
Brad Dutz Percussion, Drums
Kevin Axt Bass, Soloist
Rusty Higgins Flute, Alto Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone, Soloist
Christian Jacob Piano, Soloist
Larry Koonse Guitar, Soloist
Andy Martin Trombone, Soloist
Carl Saunders Trumpet, Soloist
Ron Stout Trumpet, Soloist
David Tull Drums, Soloist
Technical Credits
Miles Davis Composer
Bob Florence Arranger, Composer
Dizzy Gillespie Composer
Bill Holman Composer
Oliver Nelson Composer
Kim Richmond Arranger
Horace Silver Composer
Martial Solal Composer
Roger Neumann Arranger, Producer
Scott Whitfield Arranger
Sir Charles Thompson Composer
Med Flory Arranger, Composer
Willie Maiden Composer
Eden Ahbez Composer
Tim Pinch Engineer
Daniel Traynor Artwork, Graphic Design
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