Monthly Archives: September 2015

Natalie Cole “Here’s That Rainy Day”

Posted on September 10, 2015 by Bill

http://youtu.be/bChKSTpeDKE This is my favorite vocal arrangement ever.  Nan Schwartz did the arrangement and won the Grammy in 2009 for best vocal arrangement.  Natalie Cole did a great job, also, in singing this classic tune. The great trumpet solo was … Continue reading →

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The Boss Brass with Guido Basso

Posted on September 10, 2015 by Bill

http://youtu.be/X2i2h9QlZsE Guido Basso was a charter member of the Boss Brass and one of their two great trumpet soloists.  He was a child prodigy on trumpet, from Montreal, and went to the Conservatoire de musique du Quebec where Maynard Ferguson … Continue reading →

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Phil Woods and the Boss Brass

Posted on September 9, 2015 by Bill

http://youtu.be/mO2_lyY-AlM Rehearsal bands are not commercial working bands.  They came about by musicians who wanted to play better quality music than they might play on gigs.  They usually meet once a week (if that much), and the musicians all play … Continue reading →

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Sammy Nestico

Posted on September 7, 2015 by Bill

http://youtu.be/RWvqwtW4L7c I have always loved big bands.  When we started the museum, I wanted it to be a big band museum.  There is no other musical group that can create the excitement, power, and feel of a big band.  When … Continue reading →

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Doc Playing “Malagueña” with the Ft. Worth Symphony

Posted on September 6, 2015 by Bill

http://youtu.be/pUWbNic0tzI While I’m posting Doc playing “Malagueña”, here’s one more from the 80’s with the Ft. Worth Symphony.  This is the longest cadenza of any versions I have heard from him on this piece.  I got this recording from the … Continue reading →

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Best Video of Doc Playing “Malaguena”

Posted on September 6, 2015 by Bill

https://youtu.be/M4BsH7rpWk4 This is the best version I have in video of Doc playing Malaguena.  I was at home one night watching TV and found this on a PBS channel.  Unfortunately I recorded it at a slower speed than I meant, … Continue reading →

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Collecting North Texas Lab Band Albums Since 1967

Posted on September 6, 2015 by Bill

    I have been collecting the annual recordings of the North Texas One O’Clock Lab Band since 1967, when the tradition began.  In our museum, we have a display of all of them and is the only place I … Continue reading →

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Doc in Video Playing Malaguena at Halftime

Posted on September 6, 2015 by Bill

Playing Malaguena pretty much became Doc’s trademark song in the 70’s and 80’s.  This performance was with the Texas Tech marching band in the fall of 1970.  I was there and heard his performance because TCU was the opposing team … Continue reading →

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“Clams Anyone?” from Lab’67 at NTSU

Posted on September 5, 2015 by Bill

https://youtu.be/JWz088slXd0 This is a song from the very first annual lab band record at North Texas, Lab’67.  The band sight read an an original composition in the studio.  Leon Breeden felt that music students were harmed by playing only a … Continue reading →

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Doc Plays Malagueña 1981 Plano High School

Posted on September 4, 2015 by Bill

At the same concert Doc played Concerto Barrocco, he played Malagueña, also.  I edited the 15 minute piece down a bit, so we could hear just Doc.  Doc hired a local rhythm section of professional players from the Dallas area, … Continue reading →

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