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#BAM–Black American Music: Honouring the Genius of Duke Ellington

File consists of program and recordings for performance recorded February 22, 2023, Tanna Schulich Hall, McGIll University. Lex French, artistic director. Works: Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974. Harlem airshaft; Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974. Ko-Ko; Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974. Boy meets horn; Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974. Black and tan fantasy; Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974. I let a song go out of my heart; Strayhorn, Billy. A flower is a lovesome thing; Grieg, Edvard, 1843-1907. Peer Gynt. Morgenstemning, arranged.; Grieg, Edvard, 1843-1907. Peer Gynt. I dovregubbens hal, arranged; Grieg, Edvard, 1843-1907. Peer Gynt. Solvejgs sang, arranged; Grieg, Edvard, 1843-1907. Peer Gynt. Åses död, arranged; Grieg, Edvard, 1843-1907. Peer Gynt. Anitras dans, arranged; Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974. Cottontail

Performance, 12 February 2018

File consists of program and recordings for performance held on Feb. 12, 2018, Tanna Schulich Hall, Schulich School of Music, McGill University, Montreal. Featuring: Jazz Vocal Students of Ranee Lee and friends singing favourites from the American Popular Songbook ; Various soloists ; McGill Jazz Orchestra II ; Ron Di Lauro, director.

Performance, 12 October 2016

File consists of program and recordings for performance held on Oct. 12, 2016, Tanna Schulich Hall, Schulich School of Music, McGill University, Montreal. Featuring: McGill Jazz Orchestra II ; Ron Di Lauro, director. Works: Gershwin, George, 1898-1937. But not for me; arranged (Mintzer); Nestico, Sammy. Blues machine.; Jones, Thad. Central Park North.; Marks, Gerald, 1900-1997. All of me; arranged (Jones); Jobim, Antonio Carlos. Chega de saudade [No more blues]; Boland, Francy. Pentonville.; Holman, Bill. Out of nowhere.; Georgia; arranged (Nestico); Nestico, Sammy. Tall cotton.; Mintzer, Bob. Latin dance.

Performance, 16 February 2015

File consists of program and recordings for performance held on Feb. 16, 2015, Tanna Schulich Hall, Schulich School of Music, McGill University, Montreal. Featuring: McGill Jazz Orchestra II ; Ron Di Lauro, director. Works: Marks, Gerald, 1900-1997. All of me; arranged (Byers); Holman, Bill. Blues for Alfy.; Maiden, Willie. Little minor booze.; Hefti, Neal. Lil' darlin'.; Rollins, Sonny. Airegin; arranged (Holman); Kaper, Bronislau. On green dolphin street; arranged (Abene); Petkere, Bernice, 1901-2000. Lullaby of the leaves; arranged (Boland); Jones, Thad. Cherry juice.; Wheeler, Kenny. Gentle piece.; Schneider, Maria, 1960- Hang gliding.

Performance, 17 February 2014

File consists of program and recordings for performance held on Feb. 17, 2014, Tanna Schulich Hall, Schulich School of Music, McGill University, Montreal. Featuring: McGill Jazz Orchestra II ; Ron Di Lauro, conductor. Works: Nestico, Sammy. Tall cotton.; Kern, Jerome, 1885-1945. Music in the air. Song is you. arr.; Rollins, Sonny. Doxy. arr.; Green, Johnny, 1908-1989. Body and soul. arr.; Rollins, Sonny. Oreo. arr.; Klenner, John, 1899-1955. Just friends. arr.; Schneider, Maria, 1960- Pretty road.; Weill, Kurt, 1900-1950. One touch of Venus. Speak low. arr.; Rodgers, Richard, 1902-1979. Babes in arms. My funny Valentine. arr.; Nestico, Sammy. Wind machine.

Performance, 18 October 2021

File consists of program and recordings for performance held on October 18, 2021, Pollack Hall, Schulich School of Music, McGill University, Montreal. Featuring: McGill Jazz Orchestra II; Marianne Trudel, artistic director. Works: Nestico, Sammy. Warm breeze.; Jones, Thad. Big dipper.; Hefti, Neal. Lil darlin; Jones, Thad. Three and one.; Brookmeyer, Bob, 1929-2011. ABC blues.; Jones, Thad. To you.; Carter, Benny. Rompin at the Reno.; Mingus, Charles, 1922-1979. Fables of Faubus.; Nestico, Sammy. Hay burner.

Performance, 19 February 2020

File consists of program and recordings for performance held on February 19, 2020, Tanna Hall, Schulich Scool of Music, McGill University, Montreal. Featuring: McGill Jazz Orchestra II ; Ron Di Lauro, director ; Andrea Bongers, solo ; Zoé Jean-Deslauriers, solo ; Isabella Rachiele, solo ; Ruiqi Wang, solo ; Nicole Arrage, solo ; Stefani Recheshter, solo ; Hanna El-Emam, solo ; Sabrina Mosquera-Cardi, solo ; Sandrine Bernier, solo ; Julia Larson, solo ; Aubrelyn Zazyczny, solo ; Alison Levy, solo ; Sophianne Girard, solo. Works: Hamilton, Nancy, 1908-1985 ; Lewis, Morgan, 1906-1968. How high the moon; arranged (Nowak); Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974; Tizol, Juan. Caravan; trans. (Glassock ; Collins); Lerner, Alan Jay ; Loewe, Frederick. Almost Like Being in Love, trans. (Collins); Hendricks, Joe ; Cavanaugh, Jessie ; Jobim, Antonio Carlos. Chega De Saudade; arranged (Taylor); Arrage, Nicole. Secret Lover.; Strayhorn, Billy. A Flower is a Lovesome Thing.; McCoy, Joseph. Why Don’t You Do Right; trans. (Collins); Oliver, Sy ; Young, James Oliver. Tain’t What You Do (It's The Way That You Do It); arranged (Alexander); Kahn, Gus ; Jones, Isham. It Had to be You; arranged (Blair); Berlin, Irving, 1888-1989. Blue Skies; arranged (Holmes); Donaldson, Walter ; Kahn, Gus. My Baby Just Cares for Me; arranged (Byrne); Warren, Harry ; Mack, Gordon. At Last; arranged (Bastow); Porter, Cole. Night and Day; arranged (Richards).

Performance, 20 November 2019

File consists of program and recordings for performance held on November 20, 2019, Pollack Hall, Schulich School of Music, McGill University, Montreal. Featuring: McGill Jazz Orchestra II ; Ron Di Lauro, director. Works: Strayhorn, Billy. Don't Get Around Much Anymore.; Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974. Take the A Train.; Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974. Far East Suite.

Performance, 21 October 2013

File consists of program and recordings for performance held on Oct. 21, 2013, Tanna Schulich Hall, Schulich School of Music, McGill University, Montreal. Featuring: McGill Jazz Orchestra II ; Ron Di Lauro, director. Works: Jones, Thad. Ain’t Nothin’ Nu. arr.; Marks, Gerald, 1900-1997. All of me.; Holman, Bill. Flirt.; Gillespie, Dizzy, 1917-1993. Woody N’ You. arr.; Mancini, Henry. Days of wine and roses. Days of wine and roses. arr.; Holman, Bill. Git.; Noble, Ray, 1903-1978. Touch of Your Lips. arr.; Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974. Caravan. arr.; Jones, Thad. Consummation.; Schneider, Maria, 1960- Wrgly.

Performance, 21 October 2019

File consists of program and recordings for performance held on October 21, 2019, Tanna Hall, Schulich School of Music, McGill University, Montreal. Featuring: McGill Jazz Orchestra II ; Ron Di Lauro, director. Works: Mancini Henry. The Days of Wine and Roses. arr. Schneider; Weil, Kurt. Speak Low. arr. Donaldson; Mintzer, Bob. Slo-Funk. arr. Mintzer; Wood, Guy. My One and Only Love. arr. Jones; Jensen, Christine. Blue Yonder. arr. Jensen; Nestico, Sammy. The Queen Bee. arr. Nestico; Gillespie, Dizzy. A Night in Tunisia. arr. Duran; Coots, J. Fred. You Go to My Head. arr. Holman; Jones, Thad. Quietude. arr. Wood; Band Introduction. ; Argue, Darcy James. Transit. arr. Argue.

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