Various - Alanna Records Greatest 46th Anniversary Edition

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 59:54
Size: 137.1 MB
Styles: Big band, Swing
Year: 2005
Art: Front

[3:29] 1. The Spitfire Band - New York, New York
[4:08] 2. The Spitfire Band - Laura
[3:02] 3. The Spitfire Band - It Happened In Monterey
[1:56] 4. Al Caiola - Be True To Me (Sabor A Mi)
[3:41] 5. Al Caiola - You Are Always In My Heart (Siempre En Mi Corazon)
[2:42] 6. Al Caiola - Magic Is The Moonlight
[3:05] 7. Main Stream Power Band - Road To Swing
[2:57] 8. Main Stream Power Band - Main Stream Power Boogie
[3:03] 9. Main Stream Power Band - Way Down Yonder In New Orleans
[3:14] 10. Charlie Shaffer - Here's That Rainy Day
[2:55] 11. Charlie Shaffer - Our Day Will Come
[3:42] 12. Charlie Shaffer - South Of The Border
[3:59] 13. Laurie Bower - Don't Blame Me
[3:20] 14. Laurie Bower - I Go To Rio
[3:00] 15. Laurie Bower - You Needed Me
[4:17] 16. Tony Corbiscello - Don't Worry About Me
[4:16] 17. Tony Corbiscello - Dream
[2:59] 18. Tony Corbiscello - Lover

Greatest hits from the Spitfire Band, Al Caiola, Main Stream Power Band, Charlie Shaffer, Laurie Bower Singers and Tony Corbiscello Big Band! "The good days never sounded this good." Alanna Records Greatest: 46th Anniversary Edition songs ~ MEL TORME

Alanna Records Greatest 46th Anniversary Edition

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The Tony Corbiscello Big Band - Real Time

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 46:58
Size: 107.5 MB
Styles: Big band
Year: 2004
Art: Front

[3:18] 1. You'd Better Love Me
[2:46] 2. A Beautiful Friendship
[3:09] 3. Moonglow
[1:54] 4. The Lady's In Love With You
[3:22] 5. Bossa Margherita
[2:49] 6. I Got It Bad And That Ain't Good
[2:27] 7. Putter'n Around
[2:15] 8. I Cried For You
[3:21] 9. Easy Street
[2:49] 10. Let's Fall In Love
[2:17] 11. Don't Get Around Much
[3:43] 12. As If We Never Said Goodbye
[2:35] 13. Blue Moon
[2:53] 14. The Lady Is A Tramp
[3:23] 15. You're My Thrill
[3:48] 16. In A Mellotone

Tony Corbiscello (drums); James Chirillo, Bucky Pizzarelli (guitar); Alan Gauvin (clarinet, alto saxophone); David Bixler, Mark Gross (alto saxophone); Doug Lawrence, Mark Phaneuf, Jim "The Royster" Perry (tenor saxophone); Dave Stahl, John Eckert, Patrick Rickman, Danny Cahn (trumpet); Steven Bleifuss (trombone); Matt Ingman (bass trombone); Mike Capobianco, Benny Aronov, Isaac Ben Ayala (piano); Tom Swift (percussion).

Raised in Fort Lee, New Jersey, Corbiscello first played drums in a marching band, then played in pop groups but, inspired by star drummers Gene Krupa and Buddy Rich, he turned to jazz. He studied music with trumpeter Pee Wee Erwin who in turn directed him to Sonny Igoe, former drummer with Benny Goodman (1948-49) and Woody Herman (1950-52), who had become a highly regarded teacher in New Jersey. Following graduation from Fairleigh Dickinson University, Corbiscello played drums with several jazz groups, mostly in and around New Jersey and New York, in particular with guitarist John Pizzarelli with whom he played in the early 90s. Most of the engagements with Pizzarelli were in small groups, but he was also in a big band the guitarist assembled to back Frank Sinatra at concerts in 1992 and which also included bass player Martin Pizzarelli.

Corbiscello also played with Bucky Pizzarelli, appeared at the Montreal Jazz Festival, Jacksonville Jazz Festival, Mt. Hood Jazz Festival and played with the New York Pops and the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. He also led his own big band for dates in his home state, including appearing in Atlantic City, playing concerts and also providing the music for visiting entertainers such as Bob Hope. Corbiscello also played club and hotel engagements in New York City. He died of cancer in 2006.

Real Time

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The Tony Corbiscello Big Band - In Full Swing

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 41:35
Size: 95.2 MB
Styles: Big band, Swing
Year: 1999
Art: Front

[2:31] 1. Close As Pages In A Book
[2:42] 2. That Old Feeling
[2:19] 3. I'll Never Say Never Again Again
[2:06] 4. Saturday Night (Is The Loneliest Night Of The Week)
[3:41] 5. But Not For Me
[4:18] 6. Dream
[2:31] 7. Margie
[3:56] 8. When The Sun Comes Out
[2:25] 9. Bikini Bossa
[2:40] 10. Have You Met Miss Jones
[2:14] 11. Johnnie's Theme
[2:45] 12. Lady Of Spain
[2:59] 13. Lover
[4:21] 14. Around Town

Chosen as the orchestra to open at all the stops on Frank Sinatra's final tour, Tony Corbiscello's 16-piece big band pulls out the stops on a play list of 14 tunes. There are also three originals by Marion Evans who also did the arrangements that are not only tasteful but diverse; for example, they don't all sound the same. Stocked with players from the New York area and driven by leader Corbiscello's drums, this album is replete with well-drilled ensemble playing as well as refreshing and timely solos. The session is further enhanced by the presence of A-one guitarist Bucky Pizzarelli on "Lover," "Dream," "Around Town," and, especially, "But Not for Me" played jam session style. The latter track is one of the highlights of the session opening with Corbiscello's brushes playing behind the subtle piano of veteran Ben Aronov fading to the ensemble with Corbiscello's drums still hanging on. Pizzarelli comes in to take a couple of choruses followed by an unidentified trombone player. That's a major failing with this CD, the failure to identify those responsible for the excellent solo work. The band can play sweet without sounding maudlin as shown on "Dream," which opens with a trumpet with a mixture of Harry James and Charlie Spivak licks. "When the Sun Comes Out" borrows from Stan Kenton, including the trombone figures Kenton occasionally used to end his tunes. While Evans' arrangements are pleasant and varied, if not imaginative, his original material sounds somewhat dated, lacking vibrancy. The best of the bunch is "Bikini Bossa" featuring Aronov's piano. The barnburner on this set is, not surprisingly, the Richard Rodgers/Larry Hart classic "Lover" replete with the Maynard Ferguson-like screaming trumpet and Pizzarelli hot jazz guitar within a Les Brown-type arrangement. Ordinarily just providing a bit more than 40 minutes of music is a cause for complaint. In this case, more might have been overkill from this high-powered aggregation. In Full Swing is recommended. ~Dave Nathan

In Full Swing

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