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Great performance! Sort of an Artie Shaw vibe!

I wish they would pan out from time to time to show the dancers. I would like to see how many people are there.

IT sounds way better using the bx44s. I only have used 2 so far. The video camera I have only has 2 inputs. My sound engineer friend Dan Tinkler told me to use my 21 channel interface critter directly into garage band. Haven't tried it yet. Been rescoring old artie shaw scores from his 1937 band. Some of Jerry Grays writing for Glenn Miller were experimental short version. Like the plunger (hat) + o + effects. Shaw is only using 5 brass. 3 trumpets and 2 trombones. In 1938 3rd tbn was added. In some ways, reconfiguring my instrumentation 4 reeds, 3 trpts, 2 bones, 4 rhythm vocalist : our show includes a radio annoucer or two. plus some of the girls have given it a shot to be radio annoucer. For more info contact Alan at his website: AlanGresikMusic.com : )

That was swell! Bravoooo!

Excellent sound patched from my iMac through an old analog Pioneer tuner with earphones. Seems odd the singer is off camera. Otto's clarinet not quite as audible as tenor. Interesting chart.

This is a fun little potpourri.

I need a case of Zombie Spray .

Always a great Performance from Alan Gresik!

Great music

Great or the greatest jazz dance club on the planet?

John OtTo!

VinCe!!!!!

This is amazing! I love the whole commercial deals you put in during songs! Wow. I am floored!

There may have been a score. I don't remember. Still had to create a fresh score to generate new improved parts.

Only thing missing from Andy Schumm's Gershwin performance was Fred and Adele.

So good! Was at the Green Mill in 2009, visiting from Cape Town, with my brother from Londpn.

What's a clarinet hybrid? Pleasing chart. Obvious next tune if this were radio would be Roll 'Em.

This is good.

Sounding as great as ever!!!

You haven’t fully experienced Chicago until you’ve spent an evening here!

BIg Al is a musical genus. He studied the styles of early jazz from 1920's to the 1950's, with his emphasis on common practice big band swing era from 1934 to 1947, Benny goodman, glenn miller, artie shaw tommy dorsey. and the fantastic arrangers jerry grey, spud murphy, johnny warrington and fletcher henderson. His band is like no other, a return to a simpler time. I knew Big Al in college, at North Texas State and was lead alto and curved soprano sax soloist, 1982-1986.

What a great sound! Before reading the comments, I was trying to guess what year and thought late 30s maybe ‘39. I knew Gresik in the “Big Al” days at North Texas and was grateful to be his friend. Being bad at correspondence, I lost touch with him after a while, but am psyched to see what he’s done with his band!!!

Jazz Morgue

So great to hear that completely, undeniably 30s sound, with the buzz of the crowd to unify it all together!

sounding great!!!

I would love to play in this band again after 43 years. maybe someday.

I am subscribed to this channel. BIg Al was my friend from NTSU, music Jazz college. I was with Big Al when we were at the music library, and he says to me, hey Grant look at all these charts!!! I said... "wow those are from the 1930's?!!!! He asked if he could check them out and they said no. I said let's xerox them, when done, there was about 30 or 40 charts that were played on the old radio station from the 1930's that were played over the air. I played in his first band, Lead alto and Conn Curved soprano, then joined the USAF Bands for the next 23 years. Now I'm retired. this is the 11 piece band featuring horns, 3 sax, 2 bone, 2 trumpet + rhythm guitar, piano, bass, and drums, plus male and female vocalists

❤❤❤ I love it !!! 😍😁

Beautiful authentic sound love early Calloway Ellington and Lunceford. The Cotton Club style particularly.

Klinkt lekker… ❤

Well at the music is pretty good. Shanghai was too fast. Oh well, too late : )

Thanks for the song Vince 26:45

give your soloist a mike, we are in 2023.....

Bands starts at 3:37

Wow “nights over Shanghai”, one of my favorite Artie Shaw title, and unfortunately not played often by nowadays swing bands. Great job guys!

Very cool and much fun. I would have stopped to listen and missed my connection, probably. Reminds me of an occasion several years ago meeting my son coming home for Christmas from college at the Sacramento Airport and they had a piano player directly below a stairway where arriving passengers descended. My son liked Monk's In Walked Bud (specifically the version with Jon Hendricks's vocal) and I asked the pianist if he knew the tune. He didn't by name, but, as the saying goes, I hummed a few bars and he recognized it. As my son reached the top of the stairs, I gave the high sign and he started playing as my son walked down in time to the music. Always regretted that I got distracted and failed to tip the guy.

Beautiful! I wish I could play this well.

Classy!!

Sounds great!!!!!!!

Sweet Georgia Brown

Why are you not singing the melody of Happy Birthday?

Particularly liked Andrea's vocals.

Love how Ms. Kestler sells her songs. Excellent voice, but her whole presentation deserves mention. Her hand gestures and general stage presence raises the songs higher.

Hey big Al, Really nice group you have, I love the singer and the sax player!!!

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first tune was a first read. It is a challenge not to sound too 20s on early 30s pop tunes. Guess its time for a rhythm section rehearsal

Great Show Alan!

Don’t miss the great band when in Chicago!!

Alan do you have this tune written down somewhere? It is beautiful. I wonder what could be done with it to get it into the Mill. Even if you don't have those aspirations, it's a beautiful piece of work as is.

Couldn't find a single woman for the band?