Roseville Big Band Music for Roseville Lutheran Corn Feed, August 19, 2000, 6:00 - 8:30 p.m.

Songs crossed out were skipped due to lack of time.

Directed by Kay Foster

First Set:

New York, New York by Fred Ebb and John Kander (1977), arr. by Bob Lowden
(featuring vocalist Karen Dunn)

In the Mood by Joe Garland (1939), arr. by Glenn Miller
(with solos by Dan Desmonds on tenor sax, Kay Foster on alto sax, Kim Kermes on trumpet, and Carl Berger on guitar)

Skylark by Johnny Mercer and Hoagy Carmichael (1941), arr. by Jerry Nowak
(featuring vocalist Karen Dunn)

Mambo #5 by Damaso Perez Prado, Lou Bega, and Zippy (1949 & 1999), arr. by Roger Holmes
(featuring guest percussionists from the audience, with a solo by trumpeter Harvey Skow)

Three Times a Lady by Lionel Ritchie (1978), arr. by Dave Wolpe
(featuring Mark Lee on flugelhorn)

Sing, Sing, Sing by Louis Prima (1936)
(featuring Jim Foster on drums, with solos by Kay Foster on clarinet and Rich Eyman on trombone)

I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter by Joe Young and Fred E. Ahlert (1935), arr. by Dave Wolpe
(featuring vocalist Karen Dunn, with soprano sax soloist Kay Foster)

Two O'Clock Jump by Harry James, Benny Goodman, and Count Basie (1942), arr. by Will Hudson
(with soloists Carl Berger on guitar, Harvey Skow on trumpet, and Mike Bratlie on trombone)

Opus One by Sy Oliver and Sid Garris (1943), arr. by Steve Wright
(with trumpet soloist Harvey Skow, trombone soloist Rich Eyman, and electric bass soloist Mike Wobig)

Copacabana by Bruce Sussman, Jack Feldman, and Barry Manilow (1978), arr. by John Berry
(featuring guest percussionists from the audience, with drummer Jim Foster, alto sax soloist Kay Foster and trumpet soloist Bob Nielsen)

Rock Around the Clock by Jimmy DeKnight and Max Freedman (1952), arr. by Glen Newton
(with solos by Bob Nielsen on trumpet and Bill Pearson on baritone sax)
This selection is available on the Roseville Big Band Concert in the Park CD and cassette tape.

Intermission (with music by the Roseville Lutheran Praise Band)

Second Set:

Love is a Many-Splendored Thing by Sammy Fain and Paul Francis Webster (1955), arr. by Jim Baker

All of Me by Seymour Simons & Gerald Marks (1931), arr. by Lennie Niehaus
(featuring vocalist Karen Dunn, with solos by Rich Eyman on trombone and Carl Berger on guitar)

Pennsylvania 6-5000 by Carl Sigman and Jerry Gray (1940), arr. by Jerry Gray, as played by Glenn Miller and his orchestra
(featuring Karen Dunn on the telephone, with solos by Harvey Skow on trumpet and Rich Eyman on trombone)

La Bamba adapted by Richie Valens (1958), arr. by John Berry
(featuring guest percussionists from the audience with solos by Bill Frank on alto sax and Jim Foster on drums)

Harlem Nocturne by Earle Hagen (1940), arr. by Earle Hagen, as introduced by Ray Noble and his orchestra
(featuring alto sax soloist Kay Foster)

Satin Doll by Billy Strayhorn, Duke Ellington, and Johnny Mercer (1958), arr. by Sammy Nestico
(featuring solos by Ann Booth, piano; Harvey Skow, trumpet; and Dan Desmonds, tenor sax; with vocalist Karen Dunn)

Johnson Rag by Guy Hall and Henry Kleinkauf (1917), arr. by Will Hudson
(with solos by Harvey Skow on trumpet, Rich Eyman on trombone, and Carl Berger on guitar)

Candy by Mack David, Joan Whitney, and Alex Kramer (1944), arr. by Kris Berg
(featuring vocalist Karen Dunn)

Route 66 by Bobby Troupe (1946), arr. by Bob Lowden
(featuring solos by Mike Wobig on electric bass; Ann Booth on piano; Mike Bratlie on trombone; Bill Frank on soprano sax; Roger Lundberg on bass trombone; Mark Lee on trumpet; Carl Berger on guitar; and others)

Latin Fantasy "Besame Mucho" by Consuelo Velazquez (1941) and "El Cumbanchero" by Rafael Hernandez (1943), arr. by Dave Wolpe
(featuring guest percussionists from the audience, with solos by trumpeter Bob Nielsen and drummer Jim Foster, and Karen Dunn leading the audience in singing)

Woodchopper's Ball by Joey Bishop and Woody Herman (1939), arr. by Glenn Osser
(featuring solos by Bob Nielsen and Harvey Skow on trumpets; Dan Desmonds on tenor sax; Rich Eyman and Mike Bratlie on trombones; Bill Frank on alto sax; Roger Lundberg on bass trombone; and Mike Wobig on electric bass)
This selection is available on the Roseville Big Band Concert in the Park CD and cassette tape.

In addition to the soloists listed above, the Roseville Big Band performers for this concert included Mary Ewald, tenor sax, and Fred Christiansen, trombone.

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