Gary Urwin Jazz Orchestra And Friends - Flying Colors (CD)

Release Date: 01/12/24

LA's 'in-demand' sound remarkable together creating a POWERFUL performing unit...Saunders, Bergeron, Christlieb, Whitfield, Jacob, Higgins, many more!

GENRE: Jazz/Big Band/Large Jazz Ensemble

Composers: Hank Mobley, Luiz Bonfa, Gary Urwin, Carl Saunders, Jimmy Van Heusen, Freddie Hubbard, Shorty Rogers, Gene De Paul, Harold Arlen, Bernard Hermann, Frederick Loewe, Walter Donaldson

LA's finest are on hand for the 'ride'! An extremely enjoyable collaboration that ended in a 'tight', world-class large ensemble project with incredible charts & solos...In addition to playing great solos, the soloists' effervescent personalities gave rise to many enjoyable moments during the recording process. This is a Special Recording and was one of the last sessions of the late, great Carl Saunders.

One of Urwin's favorite Carl-isms was elegantly simple and gave real-world advice on how to be both successful and happy. Urwin still calls it to mind frequently. It goes something like this:

Step1: 'Figure out what it is you're best at...

Step 2: Do it!'

BAND:

Gary Urwin, Leader and Arranger

Saxes:

Rusty Higgins

Jeff Driskill

Pete Christlieb

Bob Sheppard

John Mitchell

(On selected tracks): Brandon Fields, Brian Scanlon and Greg Hawkins

Trombones:

Alan Kaplan

Andy Martin

Scott Whitfield

Craig Gosnell

(On selected tracks): Charlie Loper

Trumpets:

Wayne Bergeron

Carl Saunders

Kye Palmer

Jeff Bunnell

John Thomas

(On selected tracks): Aaron Janik

Rhythm:

Christian Jacob, piano

Trey Henry, bass

Ray Brinker, drum set

Ralph Razze, Ken Gomez and Chris Rios (supplemental drums and percussion)

Additional Guest Artists:

Cathy Biagini, cello

Bobby Burns Jr., piccolo trumpet

Robin Smith, auxiliary woodwinds

Phil Feather, English horn

Featured soloists:

Carl Saunders, trumpet

Wayne Bergeron, trumpet

Pete Christlieb, tenor sax

Scott Whitfield, trombone

Rusty Higgins, saxes and flute

Christian Jacob, piano