Wasn't a traditional big band although there were maybe 15 guys in it. I saw The count Basie Orchestra with Frank Foster leading maybe 20 years ago, was one of the best concerets I have ever been to. I didn't want to go, I hated jazz until that night, my then girlfriend dragged me to it complaining all the way. It was a revelation,
Bob Young Millbury, Ma KB1OKL >From: "Gil Stacy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of >America<[email protected]> >To: "Mailing list for the International Radio Club of >America"<[email protected]> >Subject: Re: [IRCA] Michael Savage >Date: Thu, 1 Mar 2007 07:37:25 -0500 > >"Thanks a million for this one Gil. I'm 42, but I have a huge love of >Big Band and all things swing. Kep 'em comin'!" > >Age has nothing to do with it. 4 or 5 years ago the current Glenn Miller >Orchestra under direction by Larry O'Brien was here in town performing at >the Lucas Theatre, a 1920s theater, recently rennovated. I treated three >generations of my family to the event. My daughter, then 12, couldn't >believe it when she heard Johnny Mercer songs performed. She remembered >them from when her grandmother would sing them to her as a small child. >More than one track from the Glenn Miller Orchestra CD she bought at the >time has shown up on her CD mixes which also include Old Blue Eyes Himself. >BTW, Sinatra is a featured singer in one of the Tommy Dorsey shows featured >in the Big Bands section of the website I mentioned in my last post. > >73 Gil >_______________________________________________ >IRCA mailing list >[email protected] >http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca > >Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the >original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the >IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers > >For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org > >To Post a message: [email protected] > _______________________________________________ IRCA mailing list [email protected] http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: [email protected]
