Ian McDougall Sextet - Burnin' The House Down

Styles: Trombone Jazz
Year: 2001
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 46:13
Size: 106,6 MB
Art: Front

(10:17)  1. Strivin' for a Riff
( 7:45)  2. I Mean You
( 4:10)  3. Royal Blue
( 2:05)  4. Undecided
( 5:43)  5. When Joanna Loved Me
( 2:45)  6. Hi Lili Hi Lo
(13:25)  7. O.S. Blues

Canadian trombonist Ian McDougall is perhaps best known for his work with Rob McConnell's Boss Brass Ian was lead trombone and soloist for twenty years. He was also a founding member, soloist, lead trombone, and arranger for the Brass Connection. His compositions and arrangements in both jazz and classical idioms are performed internationally. Ian now resides in Victoria, BC, where he performs regularly with his quartet and sextet, and is also busy teaching and writing. Ian McDougall was born in Calgary, Canada, and grew up in Victoria, leaving there in 1960 to tour in Great Britain with the John Dankworth Band. He returned to Canada in 1962 and began a lengthy career as a freelance player, composer and arranger in Vancouver and in Toronto where, until 1991, he was also the lead and solo trombonist with Rob McConnell's Juno and Grammy award-winning Boss Brass.Two suites composed by Ian have been recorded by that group The Pellet Suite (The Boss Brass Again, UMB GEN1-12), and The Blue Serge Suit(e) (Brassy and Sassy, Concord Jazz, CCD 4508). Ian also was lead trombone and composer/arranger for The Brass Connection, who won the Juno award for best Jazz album in 1982. Since the early 1980's McDougall has become even more involved in composition, and his works have been performed by the CBC Vancouver Orchestra, the Lafayette String Quartet, the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, the Rob McConnell Tentet, and the Toronto Cantata Chorus,among others. Ian now resides in Victoria, where he continues to play, compose, and teach. He taught trombone, composition, and jazz studies at the University of Victoria, leaving there in 2003 as Professor Emeritus. Ian was awarded the University of Victoria's "Distinguished Alumni" award in 2004. The past decade has included tours in Canada and abroad, both as a soloist and with his groups, to Ireland, Scotland, Australia, Denmark, Holland, the USA, Germany, and England, where Ian was music director for two BBC Big Band broadcasts. Over the years, Ian has been invited to be a performer and clinician at three International Trombone Association conventions, in Nashville, Rochester, and in Las Vegas. Also, in the past decade, Ian has been featured as leader on six CDs. His latest double CD is entitled "In a Sentimental Mood," and features the music of Billy Strayhorn and Duke Ellington with Ian joined by his quartet. http://www.ianmcdougall.com/biography.html

Burnin' The House Down

---

Ian Mcdougall - Songs and Arias

Styles: Trombone Jazz
Year: 1997
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 96:29
Size: 224,2 MB
Art: Front

( 3:20)  1. Where or When
( 3:07)  2. A Sleepin' Bee
( 2:41)  3. The Best Thing For You
( 6:38)  4. Bess, You Is My Woman Now
( 4:15)  5. My Man's Gone Now
( 4:09)  6. I Loves You Porgy
( 3:06)  7. My Heart Stood Still
( 8:16)  8. If I Loved You
( 3:15)  9. All the Things You Are
( 3:02) 10. They Say It's Wonderful
( 3:42) 11. I Love You
(10:18) 12. Che Gelida Manina
( 3:55) 13. La Danza
( 4:24) 14. Au Fond
( 3:24) 15. Ach So Fromm
( 3:14) 16. Toreador Song
( 3:19) 17. Intermezzo
( 3:19) 18. Nessun Dorma
( 6:12) 19. Una Furtiva Lagrima
( 5:18) 20. The Maja and the Nightingale
( 2:18) 21. Donna Non Vidi Mai
( 2:36) 22. When the Air Sings of Summer
( 2:32) 23. E Luce Van Le Stelle

Like his fellow countryman and trombonist Alain Trudell, the remarkably talented Canadian Ian McDougall (not to be confused with Canadian trombonist Rob McConnell, with whom McDougall has performed) offers an unusual double CD; the first is a jazz duo, where the trombonist is backed only by longtime colleague pianist Ron Johnston for a delightfully impressive display of his gorgeous sound. Mining tunes with luscious melodies such as Richard Rogers' "Where or When" and Irving Berlin's "They Say It's Wonderful," McDougall takes his time in showing his inimitable ability to emphasize the wonderfully mellifluous aspects of the tunes. While the jazz content is subordinated to the melodies, there is still enough improvisation by McDougall to show what he can do without losing the essential natures of the songs. The second CD is a complete change of pace, with McDougall backed by classical pianist Robert Holliston for 12 operatic themes performed by McDougall with the same attention to detail and beauty as the jazz numbers. Whether it is Puccini's "Nessun Dorma," Rossini's "La Danza," or Bizet's "Toreador," it is all in good taste with perfect intonation and beautiful sound. ~ Steve Loewy https://www.allmusic.com/album/songs-arias-mw0001141710

Songs and Arias

---

Ian Mcdougall - The Very Thought of You

Styles: Trombone Jazz
Year: 2012
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 48:51
Size: 114,1 MB
Art: Front

(3:39)  1. The Very Thought of You
(3:42)  2. Everything Happens to Me
(3:20)  3. Someone to Watch Over Me
(3:27)  4. You Go to My Head
(3:40)  5. Smile
(3:06)  6. That Old Feeling
(3:44)  7. Embraceable You
(3:32)  8. Polkadots and Moonbeams
(3:42)  9. I'm Through With Love
(3:03) 10. But Beautiful
(3:05) 11. Nevertheless I'm in Love With You
(3:39) 12. Moon River
(3:45) 13. Try a Little Tenderness
(3:21) 14. It Had to Be You

Ian Mcdougall(trombonist,. arranger, composer) was born on June 14, 1938 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada and grew up in Victoria, British Columbia where he began his 'professional' career at the age of 12 when he joined the Victoria Local (247) of the American Federation of Musicians, the youngest person ever to join that local. He is perhaps best known for his work as lead trombonist with Rob McConnell’s Grammy and JUNO Award-winning ‘The Boss Brass’ for 20 years, during which time two suites composed by McDougall ‘The Pellet Suite’ and ‘The Blue Serge Suit(e)’ were recorded and released by the band. He was also lead trombonist and composer/arranger for JUNO Award-winning ‘The Brass Connection’. McDougall left Victoria in 1960 to tour in Great Britain with The John Dankworth Band. Returning to Vancouver two years later, he immediately became a key part of the vibrant music scene there, playing for three years with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, working on numerous CBC Radio and Television shows, playing regularly on the bandstand at The Cave nightclub, and performing with the biggest visiting acts of the day including Lena Horne, Tony Bennett, Ella Fitzgerald, The Supremes, Nat ‘King’ Cole, and Rosemary Clooney. It was during this same period in the ‘60s that he obtained his Bachelor and Master of Music Degrees from the University of British Columbia. He moved to Toronto in 1973, and was soon invited by Rob McConnell to join the Boss Brass where McDougall would find his musical ‘home’ for nearly two decades until 1991 when he returned to Victoria to continue his career on Canada’s West Coast. Since the early 1980s, McDougall has become even more involved in composition, and his works have been performed by the CBC Vancouver Orchestra, the Lafayette String Quartet, the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, the Rob McConnell Tentet, the Toronto Cantata Chorus, and others. In recent years, he has toured Canada and abroad, both as a soloist and with his groups, appearing in Ireland, Scotland, Australia, Denmark, Holland, the United States, Germany, and England, where McDougall served as Music Director for two BBC Big Band broadcasts. He has been featured as leader on six CDs, several of them nominated for awards. Ian McDougall continues to play, compose, and teach in Victoria, British Columbia. He was on the jazz faculty at the University of Victoria until 2003 when he retired as Professor Emeritus. He has served as both a performer and clinician at three International Trombone Association conventions (in Nashville, Rochester, and Las Vegas), and frequently elsewhere throughout North America. http://www.canadianjazzarchive.org/en/musicians/ian-mcdougall.html

The Very Thought of You

---

Ian Mcdougall Quintet - In A Sentimental Mood

Styles: Trombone Jazz
Year: 2005
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 79:34
Size: 183,5 MB
Art: Front

(7:35)  1. In A Sentimental Mood
(4:11)  2. It Don't Mean A Thing
(6:03)  3. Don't Get Around Much Anymore
(4:34)  4. Come Sunday
(6:31)  5. In A Mellow Tone
(5:08)  6. Tonight I Shall Sleep`
(6:11)  7. Do Nothin' Til You Hear From Me
(2:06)  8. Don't Get Around Much Anymore
(7:24)  9. Take The A Train
(4:11) 10. Star Crossed Lovers
(8:00) 11. Just Squeeze Me
(8:59) 12. Black And Tan Fantasy, Things Ain't What They Used To Be
(4:33) 13. Chelsea Bridge
(1:54) 14. Cotton Tail
(2:07) 15. Don't Get Around Much Anymore

Ian McDougall is well known for his work with Rob McConnell's Boss Brass, where he was lead trombone for twenty years. This "Ellington Songbook" also features 4 other wonderful musicians including bassist Neil Swainson, who played with George Shearing for over 2 decades, guitarist Oliver Gannon, who has won many awards in Canada, pianist Ron Johnston, who is Canada's answer to Bill Evans, and drummer Craig Scott, who is the driver of this world class band. https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/ianmcdougall

Personnel:  Trombone, Liner Notes – Ian McDougall; Bass – Neil Swainson; Drums – Craig Scott;  Guitar – Oliver Gannon; Piano – Ron Johnston

In A Sentimental Mood

---