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LETS TALK ABOUT (BIG BAND) MUSIC - BENNY GOODMAN
" The top you're aiming at resembles a slippery cake of ice. Standing still for a moment results in a case of cold feet. Sit down even for a moment and the competition may freeze you out. Bask for an aimless hour in the sunshine of your glory-and that ice paradise melts right out from under you.
The trick . . . lies in keeping your balance. Only one person can make you lose it. That's yourself."
ERWIN LEHN
Bandleader/vibraphonist Erwin Lehn led the groundbreaking German orchestra "Südfunk-Tanzorchester" for 40 years, . The orchestra then became known as the SDR Big Band, and later the SWR Big Band. Even though Lehn's orchestra was mostly German, a few American expats found their way there, including trumpeters Don Rader and Lee Katzman and trombonists Bobby Burgess and Joe Gallardo.
The band also welcomed a number of eminent guest artists over the years. Among them are Maynard Ferguson, Ack van Rooyen, Chet Baker, Don Ellis, Arturo Sandoval, Clark Terry and Bobby Shew; trombonists Rob McConnell, Frank Rosolino and Kai Winding; saxophonists Phil Woods, Sal Nistico, Frank Foster, Buddy Tate, Tony Scott and Bob Mintzer; clarinetist Buddy DeFranco, guitarist Barney Kessel and harmonica star Toots Thielemans.
MEXICAN DOG
Written by Hans Schobert and arranged by Erwin Lehn. Taken from the 1971 album "Hell Raisers", an MPS release, distributed by BASF Records.
MHO
Happy days are here again (ouch, let's try not to talk in slogans ;) with German bandleader Erwin Lehn going somewhat "under cover" as "Perry London and the Hell Raisers" (sic!) Well, what's in a name one could say..... (ouch again ;-) Focussing on the music itself, this sure is an entertaining and happy piece, superbly arranged and Lehn makes use of an imaginative instrumentation.
According to some critics, the album from which this was taken (see above) "is one of the most interesting light music titles in the MPS catalogue". Hearing this title here, we can only agree with those critics :) Enjoy !
LETS TALK ABOUT (BIG BAND) MUSIC - BENNY GOODMAN
" The top you're aiming at resembles a slippery cake of ice. Standing still for a moment results in a case of cold feet. Sit down even for a moment and the competition may freeze you out. Bask for an aimless hour in the sunshine of your glory-and that ice paradise melts right out from under you.
The trick . . . lies in keeping your balance. Only one person can make you lose it. That's yourself."
ERWIN LEHN
Bandleader/vibraphonist Erwin Lehn led the groundbreaking German orchestra "Südfunk-Tanzorchester" for 40 years, . The orchestra then became known as the SDR Big Band, and later the SWR Big Band. Even though Lehn's orchestra was mostly German, a few American expats found their way there, including trumpeters Don Rader and Lee Katzman and trombonists Bobby Burgess and Joe Gallardo.
The band also welcomed a number of eminent guest artists over the years. Among them are Maynard Ferguson, Ack van Rooyen, Chet Baker, Don Ellis, Arturo Sandoval, Clark Terry and Bobby Shew; trombonists Rob McConnell, Frank Rosolino and Kai Winding; saxophonists Phil Woods, Sal Nistico, Frank Foster, Buddy Tate, Tony Scott and Bob Mintzer; clarinetist Buddy DeFranco, guitarist Barney Kessel and harmonica star Toots Thielemans.
MEXICAN DOG
Written by Hans Schobert and arranged by Erwin Lehn. Taken from the 1971 album "Hell Raisers", an MPS release, distributed by BASF Records.
MHO
Happy days are here again (ouch, let's try not to talk in slogans ;) with German bandleader Erwin Lehn going somewhat "under cover" as "Perry London and the Hell Raisers" (sic!) Well, what's in a name one could say..... (ouch again ;-) Focussing on the music itself, this sure is an entertaining and happy piece, superbly arranged and Lehn makes use of an imaginative instrumentation.
According to some critics, the album from which this was taken (see above) "is one of the most interesting light music titles in the MPS catalogue". Hearing this title here, we can only agree with those critics :) Enjoy !
