West of State Street/East of Harlem

by John Burnett

Overview

Born in Great Britain, John Burnett established himself in his country's big-band scene before relocating to the USA, settling in Chicago. With a music-rich city to draw upon for players, in 1999 Burnett established his own big band to pay tribute to the sounds of the 1940s. Like Duke Ellington, Burnett envisioned a band that would appeal to both dancers and listeners. With WEST OF STATE, the ratio leans a bit more to the side favoring the dancers--it's a collection of highly melodic, thoroughly swinging, unashamedly nostalgic tunes of the Swing Era (though they do cover Dizzy Gillespie's bebop classic "Night In Tunisia"). Featured as a guest soloist is the traditionally oriented ace trumpeter Randy Sandke.

Product Details

Release Date:	10/21/2008
Label:	Delmark
UPC:	0038153058425
Rank:	238935

Tracks

1. Flight of the Foo Birds
2. Groovin' Hard
3. How Sweet It Is
4. Randy Sandke Introduction
5. Night in Tunisia
6. Anytime, Anyday, Anywhere
7. Struttin' with Some Barbecue
8. Ten Cents a Dance
9. One O'Clock Jump
10. Hello Dolly
11. Little Jazz Boogie
12. Witchcraft
13. How Long Has This Been Going On
14. Sweet Georgia Brown
15. Begin the Beguine
16. April in Paris
17. Love for Sale

Album Credits

Performance Credits

John Burnett   Primary Artist
Randy Sandke   Primary Artist,Soloist,Trumpet,Guest Artist
John Burnett Swing Orchestra   Primary Artist,Bandleader
Doug Stone   Sax (Tenor),Soloist,Sax (Tenor)
Bob Frankich   Soloist,Sax (Alto)
Greg Duncan   Soloist,Trumpet
Bryant Scott   Soloist,Trombone
Mike McGrath   Soloist,Trumpet
Terry Connell   Soloist,Trumpet
Bill Walsh   Trombone (Bass),Trombone (Bass)
Adam Gross   Soloist,Trombone
Bill Byan   Drums
Bruce Mack   Sax (Baritone)
Frieda Lee   Vocals,Vocals
Tony Pons   Trumpet
Nick Mazarella   Soloist,Sax (Alto)
Dana Legg   Trombone
Mark Burnell   Piano,Soloist
Anthony Bruno   Soloist,Sax (Tenor)
John Moran   Guitar
Paul Martin   Bass

Technical Credits

Don Menza   Composer
Lorenz Hart   Composer
Maceo Pinkard   Composer
Lil Armstrong   Composer
Robert G. Koester   Producer,Supervisor,Audio Production
Neal Hefti   Composer
Kenneth Casey   Composer
Ben Bernie   Composer
Richard Rodgers   Composer
Nathan Moomaw   Engineer
John Burnett   Leader
Count Basie   Composer
Cole Porter   Composer
Jerry Herman   Composer
Gail Mack   Cover Photo
Richard Malec   Photography
Christopher White   Engineer