Category Archives: Music

Gershwin, a Lovely Voice and Bari Fun

Posted on December 16, 2011 by Gandalfe

As part of the “In the Mood” show I got to play bari sax on this lovely Dave Wolpe arrangement of Gershwin’s “Summertime”. The vocalist was the lovely and talented Robin Hilt. It is very rare for me to get … Continue reading →

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Sexy Movie Review ~ The Thomas Crown Affair

Posted on December 11, 2011 by Gandalfe

Another of my many, many favorite movies, the Thomas Crown Affair, is not for prudes. It is however a lovely heist movie sans the murder and violence that many movies of this kind include. For me the best part of … Continue reading →

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Once

Posted on December 1, 2011 by Gandalfe

I discovered a tasty little morsel of a movie last year that I have seen twice more since the find. The movie is called “Once”. This is one of many songs from the movie. Delightful, fluffy, and interesting could describe … Continue reading →

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Pete Thomas: Midnight in the Naked City

Posted on November 30, 2011 by Gandalfe

A Sleazy Night Out: Naughtier than a pocketful of firecrackers, seedier than the back of a bike shed and more life-affirming than an ice-cold shower… From one of my fav Brit sax men, Pete Thomas, comes a new CD titled … Continue reading →

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Meet the Band, a historical movie

Posted on November 30, 2011 by Gandalfe

The Community Music group on Yahoo just received this post: Hi. I made a movie about 10 years ago called Meet The Band. I profiled four very different community bands from around the country and mixed in a historical narrative … Continue reading →

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Public Domain Band Music

Posted on November 6, 2011 by Gandalfe

I recently discovered the BandMusic PDF Library. It contains musical gems from the time of Gilmore, Sousa, Pryor, Liberati, Goldman, Reeves and other professional bands that were wildly popular in their day. In addition to touring the country, performing in … Continue reading →

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Stop Practicing

Posted on November 2, 2011 by Gandalfe

I am practicing for the 8 gigs I have in the last two months of this year. As I am out of work, I have more time for the practicing. But preparing for the big move next week has been … Continue reading →

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Hard Core Jazz ~ Nice chops

Posted on October 29, 2011 by Gandalfe

I luv bumping into this stuff on UTube. Life is good in this, the modern age of computers. For your jazz listening pleasure, enjoy David Matthew’s Manhattan Jazz Orchestra’s take on “SuperSax”. my peeps. Got enough sax in your life? … Continue reading →

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Emphasis on musicianship

Posted on October 20, 2011 by Gandalfe

Just because you own a guitar… More info on the cartoonist Tom Cheney can be found here.

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Introducing Tone Deaf ~ Dissection of a Band Director

Posted on October 17, 2011 by Gandalfe

Many of the band teachers I know have found this comic series called Tone Deaf by John Bogenshutz. But of those who haven’t … enjoy. John’s day job is with John Bogenschutz Music which provides affordable and quality custom arrangements … Continue reading →

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