It was even more gratifying than we had any right to expect: the inventive swinging orchestra these four unaffected musicians created, song after song; the friendly camaraderie the music inspired in the room; the reassuring creativity; the sweet musical surprises; the refreshing humility and delightful versatility. All of this in the space of a Sunday afternoon.
Here‘s some evidence already shared (if you missed my recent post with Bette Davis adding her own music).
The band. Danny Tobias, trumpet, flugelhorn, Eb alto horn; Vince Giordano, bass saxophone, tuba, aluminum double bass, tenor guitar, vocal; Randy Reinhart, trombone, euphonium; Arnt Arntzen, banjo, guitar; vocal. The place Brith Sholom, 1900 West Macada Road, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Thanks to the Pennsylvania Jazz Society!
This marvelous expandable quartet offered hot and sweet in equal measure.
EMBRACEABLE YOU, with Arnt’s sweet vocal:
For Signore Capone, MY GAL SAL:
Arnt asks, endearingly, WHAT’LL I DO?:
For Louis and Lillian, STRUTTIN’ WITH SOME BARBECUE:
A aong that always touches me, HOME:
There’s more from the second half. But what a band! And hooray for the Pennsylvania Jazz Society, whose good works aren’t limited to one concert.
May your happiness increase!
JAZZ LIVES 