“Mad To The Bone”
The Rob Stoneback Big Band featuring Bill Watrous
Stonequake Records (SQ-003)You won’t find a better big band, or recording in the US! This is a swingin’ band out of Northern Pennsylvania, with excellent section work, and some terrific solos. This had to be one happy recording session! Watrous is outstanding, as usual!
“A few months ago, Rob Stoneback, my good friend, set up a recording session for his band and myself. We had been talking about it for a few years, and it finally happened. the band is sensational as you will hear on this disk! I had a ball doing this project, and I have a gut feeling that you will get a kick out of what came off. Rob’s the BEST!”
-- Bill Watrous
Whether you’re a big band fan, a jazz fan, or a Bill Watrous fanatic, you are going to love this recording. With the exception of “Basie” by Ernie Wilkins, every piece of music is newly recorded. This includes “Oh!” which is an Ernie Wilkins blues he wrote for the Count Basie Band. It was supposed to be on the legendary “Chairman Of The Board” album, but the parts were lost right before the recording session. ENJOY!
Selections:
- Basie
- Doxy
- Bye, Bye Blackbird
- Lush Life
HEAR IT! (1.38MB MP3)- Oh!
HEAR IT! (1.20MB MP3)- The Way You Look Tonight
- West Coast Blues
- Beautiful Friendship
- Sweetface
- Along Together
- Mad To The Bone
- Come Rain or Some Shine
- Cherokee
HEAR IT! (1.93MB MP3)
Personnel:
Rob Stoneback, trombone & leader
Saxophones:
Greg MacGill, alto/flute
Mike Trach, alto/flute
Wendell Hobbs, tenor/flute
Ken Moyer, tenor/flute
Chris Heslop, bari/flute
Trumpets:
Joe LoBalbo
Matt Cochran
Dale Orris
Doug Matz
John Harrison replaces
Matt Cochran on July 3, 2003
Trombones:
Chuck Dressler
Mike Moll
Jim Daniels
Rhythm Section:
George Grund, piano
Paul Demerest, Jr, guitar
Paul Rostock, bass
Ronnie Reiterman, drums
Vocalists:
Robin Work
Michael Condella
