| Product Summary | | Label: Allegro Corporation | | UPC: 00099402391922 | | Release Date: 5/4/2004 | | Buy.com Sku: 61005521 | | Item#: MM5D96 | Format:  CD |
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Disc 1
| | Song Title | Sample | | 1. Work Song, The - (with Nat Adderley) ~ Vaughn Nark |  | | 2. Lullaby Of Broadway - (with George Shearing) ~ Vaughn Nark | | | 3. Crush On You - (with George & Ira Gershwin) ~ Vaughn Nark | | | 4. Birk's Works - (with Dizzy Gillespie) ~ Vaughn Nark | | | 5. All Blues - (with Miles Davis) ~ Vaughn Nark | | | 6. Cavatina - (with Stanley Myers) ~ Vaughn Nark | | | 7. Over The Rainbow - (with Harold Arlen) ~ Vaughn Nark | | | 8. Europa - (with Carlos Santana) ~ Vaughn Nark | | | 9. Trinidad Goodbye - (with Kenny Barron) ~ Vaughn Nark | | | 10. America ~ Vaughn Nark | |
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| | Album Notes and Credits |
Notes & Personnel Info |  | Personnel: Vaughn Nark (vocals, trumpet, flugelhorn, valve trombone, percussion); Tim Eyermann (alto saxophone, flute, bass flute); Pete BarenBregge (alto saxophone); Peter Fraize (tenor saxophone); Dave Steinmeyer (trombone); Wade Beach (piano). | | Personnel: Vaughn Nark (trumpet, flugelhorn, baritone horn); Vaughn Nark (vocals, trombone, percussion); Rick Whitehead (guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, classical guitar); Kim Miller, Teri Lazar, Regino Madrid (violin); Osman Kivrak (viola); Pete Barrenbregge (alto saxophone); Peter Fraize (tenor saxophone); David Steinmeyer, Dave Steinmeyer (trombone); Wade Beach (piano, electric piano); Wade Beach (piano, electric keyboard); Dave Marsh (bass instrument, acoustic bass, electric bass); Ronnie Shaw (drums); Sam "Seguito" Turner (percussion); Tim Eyermann (flute, bass flute, alto saxophone). | | Audio Mixers: Vaughn Nark; Bob Dawson. | | Recording information: Bias Studios, Springfield, MA. | | Arrangers: Vaughn Nark; Tim Eyermann; Rick Whitehead; Marty Paich. | | Vaughn Nark's high-note theatrics on trumpet follow the path of Roy Eldridge, Dizzy Gillespie, Cat Anderson, and Jon Faddis, though he tries to keep it all in perspective, for the most part. This former Airmen of Note member is making a name for himself now. The contemporary setting of Nat Adderley's "Work Song" may not appeal to hard bop or soul-jazz fans, but his funky treatment manages to work. He mixes it up with alto saxophonist Pete Barrenbregge and trombonist Dave Steinmeyer (both of whom are former Airmen of Note directors) in a swinging treatment of "Lullaby of Broadway." Nark's warm vocals in "I've Got a Crush on You" prove to be an added bonus, backed by lush strings and the rhythm section. His subtle approach to Dizzy Gillespie's "Birks Works" is tantalizing, showcasing tenor saxophonist Peter Fraize's smoking solo. Nark's stratospheric chops return with his pulsating solo introduction to "All Blues," though the funky arrangement is a bit of a disappointment. The pairing of his trumpet and guitarist Dave Marsh (with just a smidgen of percussion) in the ballad "Cavatina" is pure magic. But the high-note gimmick finally wears a bit thin in "Over the Rainbow." One last surprise is an infrequently performed gem by Kenny Barron, "Trinidad Goodbye," which Gillespie first recorded in the mid-'60s when Barron was his pianist. As on many Summit CDs, the musicians may not exactly be household names, but you won't know it from their results. ~ Ken Dryden |
Producer: Vaughn Nark |
Engineer: Bob Dawson; Bob Dawson |
| | Technical Info | | Release Date : 05/04/2004 | | Original Release Date : 2004 | | Catalog ID : 391 | | Label : Summit Records | | Number of Discs : 1 | | Studio/Live : Studio | | Mono/Stereo : Stereo | | SPAR Code : n/a | | UPC : 00099402391922 |
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