QUALITY MUSIC FOR BRASS

Braggin' In Brass

Music of Duke Ellington, Fats Waller, Jelly Roll Morton, Cole Porter & others

1. Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy - [2:52]
2. Slap Happy - [2:46]
3. Braggin' In Brass - [3:13]
4. Saint James Infirmary - [4:29]
5. Bugle Call Rag - [3:09]
6. Boy Meets Horn - [2:52]
7. Blue Skies - [3:05]
8. Ain't Misbehavin' - [2:27]
9. I'm Getting Sentimental Over You - [3:49]
10. One O'Clock Jump - [5:09]
11. Leader of the Big Time Band - [1:46]
12. I Must Have That Man - [2:46]
13. Skit-Dat-De-Dat - [3:58]
14. Jungle Nights in Harlem - [3:03]
15. Black & Blue - [3:47]
16. When the Saints Go Marchin' In - [3:34]
17. Black Bottom Stomp - [3:15]

EMPIRE BRASS

ROLF SMEDVIG - Solo Trumpet
JEFFREY CURNOW - Trumpet
ERIC RUSKE - Horn
SCOTT A. HARTMAN - Trombone
J. SAMUEL PILAFIAN - Tuba

& FRIENDS

FRANK VIGNOLA - Guitar & Banjo
MARK SHANE - Piano
JAMES SINGLETON - Bass
JOHN GILL - Drums

          The Empire Brass enjoys an international reputation as North America's finest brass quintet, renowned for its virtuosity, charisma, and the unparalleled quality and diversity of its repertoire. Winner of the Naumburg Chamber Music Award, the quintet performs over one hundred concerts a year in such cities as New York, Boston, Chicago, Washington, D.C., London, Paris, Oslo and Tokyo. The Empire Brass has introduced an even larger audience worldwide to the excitement of brass music through its radio and televised appearances and its best-selling recordings.