New York, New York by Fred Ebb and John Kander (1977),
arr. by Bob Lowden
(featuring vocalist Karen Dunn)
Pennsylvania 6-5000 by
Carl Sigman and Jerry Gray (1940), arr. by Jerry Gray, as played by Glenn Miller
and his orchestra
(featuring the Rhythm & Swing Dancers,
with solos by Harvey Skow on trumpet
and Glen Peterson on tenor sax)
Don't Get Around Much Anymore by Bob Russell and
Duke Ellington (1942), arr. by Roger Pemberton
(featuring Bill Pearson on baritone sax,
Kay Foster on bass
sax, and Mike Wobig on electric bass)
The Glory of Love by Billy
Hill (1936), arr. by Dave Wolpe, vocal arr. by Glen Newton
(featuring the Rosetones vocal quartet,
with Kay Foster on alto sax)
I Can't Get Started by Ira Gershwin and Vernon Duke
(1935), arr. by Johnny Warrington; #9 on Billboard
Magazine's 1955 all-time popular music standards list
(featuring vocalist Kirk Lindberg and trumpeter
Glen Newton)
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes by Otto Harbach and Jerome
Kern (1933), arr. by Steve Wright
(featuring alto sax soloist Kay Foster)
Still Love You by Keith Miner (2000), arr. by Glen
Newton; world premiere of the big band arrangement of this song
(featuring composer-vocalist Keith Miner,
with solos by Glen Peterson, tenor sax; Glen Newton, bass trombone; and Mike
Wobig, electric bass)
Rock Around the Clock
by Jimmy DeKnight and Max Freedman (1952), arr. by Glen Newton
(featuring the Rhythm & Swing Dancers, 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.
Star Dust
by Hoagy Carmichael and Mitchell Parish (1929), arr. by Dave Wolpe; #1 on KLBB's
All-Time Hits list; #1, #3, and #17 on Billboard Magazine's 1955 list
(featuring solos by Peter
Davis on flugelhorn and vocalist Karen Dunn)
This selection is available on the Roseville
Big Band Concert in
the Park CD and cassette tape.
On the Sunny Side of the Street by Jimmy McHugh
and Dorothy Fields (1930), arr. by Mike Carubia; #10 on Billboard Magazine's
1955 list
(featuring the Rosetones vocal quartet)
El Sol Tambien se Pone by Ludar Felsenstein (1991),
arr. by Roger Holmes
(featuring guest percussionists from the audience, with solos by Gene
Phares, trumpet; Carl Berger, guitar;
Dan Desmonds, tenor sax;
Keith Miner, bass trombone; and Bill
Frank, flute)
Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy by Don Raye and Hughie Prince
(1940), vocal arr. by Glen Newton
(featuring the trumpet section, the boogie woogie piano of Ann Booth, and the vocal trio: Karen Dunn, Diane
Dolinar, and Kirk Lindberg (aka "Kirkina"))
In addition to the soloists listed above, the Roseville Big Band performers for this concert included Rich Eyman, Fred Christiansen and George Henly, trombones; and Jim Foster, drums and timbales. Bill Frank also played alto sax; Glen Newton and Kay Foster also played soprano sax; and all the trumpet players also played flugelhorns.
The Rosetones are Karen Dunn, lead, Diane Dolinar, alto, Kirk Lindberg, tenor, and Glen Newton, bass.
Concerts in Central Park (including this one, produced by John Rusterholz) are broadcast live on Channel 15, CTV North Suburbs!