bertrand Posted July 22, 2017 Report Posted July 22, 2017 My good friend, the great educator Charles Funn in Baltimore, purchased the Duke Pearson big band charts from ejazzlines and has been performing them with the Dunbar Alumni Band and the Dunbar High School Band. These include three charts that are not on the three Pearson big band records: Cristo Redentor, Chili Peppers and Unit 7. Fantastic arrangements, and maybe recordings will surface one day. They play one Monday a month at An Die Musik in Baltimore, and will continue incorporating Pearson arrangements into their Repertoire. Next one is this Monday 7/24, 7-9PM. Hope some of you in the DC/ Baltimore area can check out one of the shows! I am hoping to bring them to DC as well, stay tuned. Bertrand. Quote
Patrick Posted July 26, 2017 Report Posted July 26, 2017 Duke Pearson featured at Take Five at Portrait Gallery, perhaps? Quote
bertrand Posted July 26, 2017 Author Report Posted July 26, 2017 Patrick, that is indeed the plan. Hope to pin down a date in 2018 at the next committee meeting in late August. Note that it is actually the American Art Museum. Two museums in one building. I am also on a hunt for possible other charts and recordings. The fact that the live record had 4 tunes not on the studio albums, and that ejazzlines has 3 not on any record makes me think there was a lot more in the repertoire. Uptown has more DPBB than they released, but when they will come out is at Sunenblick's whim. Maybe some former members have charts. I am working through social media and other sources for this hunt, very exciting. The 3 unrecorded arrangements are killing!!! Bertrand. Quote
bertrand Posted April 16, 2018 Author Report Posted April 16, 2018 Glad I saw this, the concert is this Thursday 4/19, 5-7PM. Charles is being honored at Howard U. Earlier that day, along with Gary Bartz. With Sunenblick gone, who knows what will happen to the extra Left Bank tapes he was hoarding. Bertrand. Quote
Patrick Posted April 17, 2018 Report Posted April 17, 2018 Bertrand, glad this made the Take Five! schedule. I will be there. Quote
Rooster_Ties Posted April 17, 2018 Report Posted April 17, 2018 3 hours ago, Patrick said: Bertrand, glad this made the Take Five! schedule. I will be there. I'm planning to be there too. Glad I saw this thread! - or I would have probably missed it. Quote
Rooster_Ties Posted April 19, 2018 Report Posted April 19, 2018 4 hours ago, bertrand said: See you guys in a bit! Great concert!! Quote
Patrick Posted April 20, 2018 Report Posted April 20, 2018 Yes. I think my favorite was "Chili Peppers". Quote
Rooster_Ties Posted April 20, 2018 Report Posted April 20, 2018 (edited) 2 hours ago, Patrick said: Yes. I think my favorite was "Chili Peppers". Me too! (Re: "Chili Peppers") Great arrangement! And though I'm normally not a big fan of soprano sax, I thought the soprano solo was really outstanding. Almost the quality of a 'Nathan Davis' on soprano (I thought). Edited April 20, 2018 by Rooster_Ties Quote
Patrick Posted April 20, 2018 Report Posted April 20, 2018 Gotta listen to some DP BN's this weekend, and track down that Uptown release sometime soon. Quote
bertrand Posted April 21, 2018 Author Report Posted April 21, 2018 10 hours ago, Rooster_Ties said: Me too! (Re: "Chili Peppers") Great arrangement! And though I'm normally not a big fan of soprano sax, I thought the soprano solo was really outstanding. Almost the quality of a 'Nathan Davis' on soprano (I thought). Lionel Lyles is a bad cat. Quote
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