Octokats - Playboy Swings

Styles: Jazz
Year: 2017
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 71:56
Size: 166,6 MB
Art: Front

(6:02) 1. Lady In Cement
(3:02) 2. Cheek To Cheek
(5:16) 3. Just Friends
(3:27) 4. Jazz Wagner
(4:09) 5. Violets For Your Furs
(3:36) 6. Blue Skies
(3:10) 7. Boplicity
(3:05) 8. Groovin' High
(3:54) 9. Four
(5:04) 10. Work Song
(5:38) 11. Angel Eyes
(5:31) 12. 'Deed I Do
(3:54) 13. Kiss Me And Kill Me With Love
(2:56) 14. Old Devil Moon
(3:31) 15. Rudy Tootie
(3:25) 16. Something For Cat
(6:09) 17. Green Dolphin Street

West Coast jazz refers to various styles of jazz music that developed around Los Angeles and San Francisco during the 1950s. West Coast jazz is often seen as a sub-genre of cool jazz, which featured a less frenetic, calmer style than bebop or hard bop. The music tended to be more heavily arranged, and more often composition-based.

We, the Octokats, have resurrected this relaxed sytle of jazz here in Southern Ontario. The very essence of COOL can be found in this style of music. One of the most famous West Coast Jazz Musicians is Dave Pell. We modeled our octet after the Dave Pell lineup. The instrumentation for his octet consisted of Tenor Sax, Baritone Sax, Trumpet, Trombone, Piano, Guitar, Bass and Drums.

To hear a sample of our music please preview this video we made at our first gig at Chalker’s Pub in Toronto on March 24, 2013.http://www.octokats.com/?page_id=56

Personnel: Sarang Kulkarni (Baritone/Alto Saxophones); Gary Martin (Alto/Tenor Saxophones); James Shea (Trumpet/Flugelhorn); Michael Kearns (Trombone); Stephen Landsberg (Guitar); William Bryant (Piano); Mauro Bellotto (Upright Bass); John Collin (Drums); Alan Reid (Drums)

Playboy Swings

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Octokats - Cool West Coast Jazz Comes to Toronto

Styles: Jazz
Year: 2014
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 72:58
Size: 168,5 MB
Art: Front

(3:36) 1. El Prince
(1:23) 2. Dave Pell Intro
(5:09) 3. Nap's Dream
(5:10) 4. Java Junction
(3:11) 5. Have You Met Miss Jones
(2:50) 6. Blues My Naughty Sweetie Gives To Me
(3:35) 7. Cheerful Little Earful
(6:02) 8. Love Me Or Leave Me
(3:54) 9. Intermission Riff
(2:53) 10. Dave Pell Intro To Lester Young
(4:06) 11. You Can Depend On Me
(4:31) 12. Lester Leaps In
(5:07) 13. How High The Moon
(2:39) 14. When You're Smiling
(5:19) 15. Just You, Just Me
(3:59) 16. One O'clock Jump
(5:31) 17. Jumpin' At The Woodside
(3:56) 18. Session At Pete's Pad

West Coast jazz refers to various styles of jazz music that developed around Los Angeles and San Francisco during the 1950s. West Coast jazz is often seen as a sub-genre of cool jazz, which featured a less frenetic, calmer style than bebop or hard bop. The music tended to be more heavily arranged, and more often composition-based.

We, the Octokats, have resurrected this relaxed sytle of jazz here in Southern Ontario. The very essence of COOL can be found in this style of music. One of the most famous West Coast Jazz Musicians is Dave Pell. We modeled our octet after the Dave Pell lineup.The instrumentation for his octet consisted of Tenor Sax, Baritone Sax, Trumpet, Trombone, Piano, Guitar, Bass and Drums.http://www.octokats.com/?page_id=56

Personnel: Sarang Kulkarni (Baritone/Alto Saxophones); Gary Martin (Alto/Tenor Saxophones); James Shea (Trumpet/Flugelhorn); Michael Kearns (Trombone); Stephen Landsberg (Guitar); William Bryant (Piano); Mauro Bellotto (Upright Bass); John Collin (Drums); Alan Reid (Drums)

Special Guests: Dave Pell; Pat Labarbera

Cool West Coast Jazz Comes to Toronto

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