ROB MCCONNELL &

THE BOSS BRASS

LIVE AT THE MONTEREY JAZZ FESTIVAL

(Sept. 18, 1981)

 

The Boss Brass had come from Toronto to perform at the Monterey Jazz Festival, their first major engagement in the USA, and had been up for 24 hours. They were supposed to be on the program at 9 p.m., but they didn't get on until after 1 a.m. Thanks to Mark Isbell for sharing the tape he made of this performance.

1.      Introduction by Jimmy Lyons

2.      Take the “A” Train (Billy Strayhorn)

Eugene Amaro, tenor sax; Guido Basso, flügelhorn

3.      Confirmation (Charlie Parker)*

Sam Noto, trumpet; Moe Koffman, alto saxophone; Ed Bickert, guitar

4.      Portrait of Jenny (J. Russell Robinson)

Guido Basso, flügelhorn

5.      My Bells (Bill Evans)

Jimmy Dale, piano

6.      Band introduction by Rob McConnell

7.      T.O. (Rob McConnell)
Rob McConnell, trombone

8.      Life is Just a Bowl of Cherries (Ray Henderson, Buddy G. DeSylva, Lew Brown)

With The Hi-Los: Clark Burroughs, Don Shelton, Bob Morse, Gene Puerling

9.      Georgia on My Mind (Hoagy Carmichael, Stuart Gorrell)

With The Hi-Los: Clark Burroughs, Don Shelton, Bob Morse, Gene Puerling

10.  Seems Like Old Times (Carmen Lombardo,  John Jacob Loeb)*

With The Hi-Los: Clark Burroughs, Don Shelton, Bob Morse, Gene Puerling

11.  Just Friends (John Klenner, Sam M. Lewis)
Rob McConnell (trombone)

12.  Interview with Rob McConnell


*These two selections have brief edits where some material was missing.