Matt Catingub - Your Friendly Neighborhood Big Band

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 55:39
Size: 127.4 MB
Styles: Big band
Year: 1989
Art: Front

[ 4:18] 1. Don't Be That Way
[ 2:56] 2. Honeysuckle Rose
[10:23] 3. Bloozball
[ 4:36] 4. Work Song
[ 4:29] 5. Easy Living
[ 4:28] 6. Jeanine
[ 3:20] 7. You Leave Me Breathless
[ 6:06] 8. Donna Lee
[ 3:00] 9. Baubles, Bangles And Beads
[ 4:39] 10. Ballad
[ 7:20] 11. Your Friendly Neighborhood Big Band

Altoist/arranger Matt Catingub's second recording as a leader has some good, swinging music, but the recording balance is odd. Not only are the drums a bit too loud, but the soloists are sometimes off mike (even though this is a studio date. The music is mostly fairly conventional, except when Catingub's sense of humor (such as on the title cut) gets a bit out of control . Among the key soloists are altoist Catingub, valve trombonist Mike Fahn, and veteran singer Mavis Rivers (the leader's mother); the big band also includes the young Eric Marienthal, who is unfortunately not featured. Highlights include "Don't Be That Way," "Easy Living," "Jeanine," and "Donna Lee," but the strange sound quality does lower this CD reissue's appeal. ~Scott Yanow

Your Friendly Neighborhood Big Band

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