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Sound Check - Jack Cortner & His NY Big Band

by Jack Cortner

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Strike Up The Band - George Gershwin 04:44
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Speak Low - Kurt Weill 05:24
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Sometime Ago - Sergio Mihanovich 05:18
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Cantaloupe Island - Herbie Hancock 05:43
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Sound Check - Jack Cortner 04:55
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Yesterdays - Jerome Kern 06:34
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Caravan - Juan Tizol 05:17
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Cinema Paradiso Love Theme - Andrea Morricone 05:11
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A La Mode - Jack Cortner 04:35
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You and the Night and the Music - Dietz/Scwartz 05:22
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It's All Right With Me - Cole Porter 06:09
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Sound Check is the second outing for Jack Cortner and his wonderful New York band of top studio and jazz musicians. Jack’s arrangements are, of course, the centerpiece of this exciting CD, and I was once again the featured artist along with pianist Bill Mays, trombonist Jim Pugh, saxophonists Jon Gordon and Dave Tofani, and drummer John Riley.

Jack Cortner is among the best orchestrators I’ve known over a career of fifty-plus years. The music in this CD has a lot of fire, but also exhibits a complete spectrum of colors, textures, and emotions. At the same time, it never sounds heavy, never feels ponderous. Instead, it feels light and sleek, not something I get from many big band writers. As Muhammed Ali used to say, “Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee, always dancing on the balls of the feet.” This is the way Jack’s music always feels to me.

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released December 15, 2009

Jazzed Media JM 1046 - Recorded 10/16/2007; 5/15, 2008;
1/15 & 16, 2009 Released 2009 TT: 59:20

Produced by Jack Cortner
Recording & mixing engineer: Artie Friedman
Pro Tools: Bryan Smith
Recorded at Clinton Studios, NYC, NY
Mastering Jon Tropea, Jr./Artie Friedman
Album Notes: Doug Ramsey
Graphic Design: IdahoStew, IdahoStew.com

Musicians:

Trumpets: Bob Millikan (lead), Tony Kadleck (2, 5,6,7,8,11), Danny Kahn (2, 5,6,7,8,11), Bud Burridge, Frank Greene (1,3,4,9,10), Dave Gale (1,3,4,9,10)
Trombones: Jim Pugh (1,2,3,4,5,10,11), Keith O’Quinn (6,7,8), Tony Studd, Birch Johnson, Bruce Bonvisutto (4,11)
Bass Trombone: Paul Faulise
Saxophones: Lawrence Feldman (lead), Jerry Dodgion, Dave Tofani, Bob Malach (1,3,4,9,10), Dennis Anderson (2,5,6,7,8,11), Kenny Berger,Jon Gordon (4,9,11)
Piano: Bill Mays
Guitar: Jeff Mironov (7,9,10,11); Jay Berliner (2,5,11)
Bass: Jay Anderson
Drums: John Riley

Featured soloists - Marvin Stamm, trpt. & flugel; Bill Mays, piano; Jon Gordon, alto sax; Jim Pugh, trombone; Dave Tofani, tenor sax; and John Riley, drums. 

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Marvin Stamm New York, New York

Over his career, Marvin Stamm has been praised for both the art and the craft of trumpet playing. Leonard Feather stated that Stamm is an accomplished performer whose technical skill is used as a means to stimulating original ends.
Jazz Review states, “It is a pleasure listening to the work of Marvin Stamm, anytime! Stamm is a musician's musician, performing flawlessly on the trumpet.” ... more

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