Trumpet - Mark Gillbanks....
Trumpet - John Hulme........
Trumpet - Roy King...........
Trumpet - Tony Whalley....
Trumpet - Mike Burns.......
Trumpet - Doug Whaley....
Trumpet - Steve Parry......
Trombone - Louise Godfrey
Trombone - Lee Hallam.....
Trombone - Gordon Robinson
Trombone - Tony Smith.....
Trombone - Carole Williams
Saxophone - Ivor Deach MD
Saxophone - Pete Johnson
Saxophone - Graham Reuben
Saxophone - Alex Tonge.....
Saxophone - Dave Wood....
Piano - Mark Critchley........
Piano - Andy Gleave...........
Bass - Geoff Box................
Drums - Dave Tyas
Influences
Stan Kenton, Dexter Gordon, Phil Woods, Oscar Peterson, Duke Ellington, Don Rendell, Maynard Ferguson, Mel Lewis, Ronnie Scott, Tommy Whittle, Count Basie, Gary Cox, Thad Jones, Joe Pas,Tubby Hayes
Sounds Like
Stan Kenton. He stood apart from band leaders of his day, with his orchestrations much more than simply backing for dancing. His music endures which is one of the reasons why big band music survived the revolutionary 1960s and the decadent 1970s.
Thirty years have seen struggles, strife, laughter and tears in bringing the music to an appreciative public. It has been worth every moment and I'm still delighted at the thought of another concert of Stan's music with the great musicians I have around me. Some of you have become unofficial friends of the Orchestra and donated time, money, and even bought us brand new scores. Thanks and please don't stop. Your involvement lets us continue to record and perform this wonderful music. God Bless-Ivor Deach
BUD SHANK: On the subject of the 1st Stan Kenton Convention in Oldham ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
"We ex–Kenton guys in the States and in Europe were invited to participate in this thing, and I would imagine everybody felt: 'Oh, what is this going to be? Some local band in Manchester's going to sit up there and play, and we have to play with 'em. But if they want to do it—fine, we'll do it.' However, when we got to Oldham, we were greeted royally by a bunch of lovely people, and—I think it was the first night we were there—we had the opportunity to hear that big band. And that band is unreal—I could not believe what I was hearing, up there in that area. If the band had been from London, you would have expected that kind of standard. But it's marvellous; it's comprised of some young kids and some older guys, and it is extremely well–rehearsed. They have access to a lot of Stan Kenton arrangements; I guess they had some that were published, some from the States, and the rest of them they took off records, but it's an extensive library. They've got a screaming trumpet player, a marvellous drummer, a great trombone soloist, a great alto soloist, a couple of tenor players that play very well—all the ingredients. It was great."
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