Swingtime! is an album by the Canadian Brass, released in 1995. The album featured new arrangements of several jazz standards.
The Canadian Brass:
Charles Daellenbach: tubaFred Mills: trumpetDavid Ohanian: hornRonald Romm: trumpetEugene Watts: tromboneAlso featuring:
Warren Bernhardt: piano on tracks 2 and 5; keyboards on tracks 1, 16, 13 and 14Natalie Cenovia Cummins: violin on tracks 5 and 11Crystal Garner: viola on tracks 5 and 11Gordon Gottlieb: percussion on tracks 1, 2, 6, 11, 13 and 14Evan Johnson: violin on tracks 5 and 11Karen Karlsrud: violin on tracks 5 and 11Maria Kitsopoulos: cello on tracks 5 and 11John Miller: bass on tracks 1, 5, 6, 11, 13 and 14Richard Stoltzman: clarinet on track 6Joe Taylor: guitar on track 14Belinda Whitney-Barratt: violin on tracks 5 and 11Ronnie Zito: drums on tracks 1, 5, 6, 13 and 14The Canadian Brass Jazz All-Stars appear on tracks 1, 6, 13 and 14. The personnel for this ensemble is as follows:
Don Sebesky: leaderNeil Balm: trumpetWarren Bernhardt: keyboardGene Bertoncini: guitarRick Baptist: trumpetBob Carlisle: French horn on tracks 1 & 13Larry Farrell: trombonePaul Faulise: bass tromboneLawrence Feldman: alto sax, flute, piccolo and clarinet on tracks 6 & 14Peter Gordon: French horn on tracks 1 & 13Gordon Gottlieb: percussionKen Hitchcock: tenor sax, bass clarinet and clarinet on tracks 6 & 14Tony Kadleck: trumpetJeff Lang: French horn on tracks 1 & 13John Miller: bassKevin O'Quinn: tromboneJoe Passaro: percussionRoger Rosenberg: bass clarinet, baritone sax and flute on tracks 6 & 14Dave Tofani: tenor sax, flute and clarinet on tracks 6 & 14Chuck Wilson: also sax, flute and clarinet on tracks 6 & 14Ronnie Zito: drumsThree tracks on this album also feature archival jazz recordings from the 1950s.
"Night and Day" features a performance from the Zoot Sims Quartet, recorded at the Vogue Studios in Paris in 1950. The lineup was: Zoot Sims: tenor saxophone, Gerry Wiggins: piano, Pierre Michelot: bass, Kenny Clarke: drums.
"The Lady is a Tramp" features a performance from the Gerry Mulligan Quartet, recorded live at the Salle Pleyel in Paris on June 3, 1954. The lineup was: Gerry Mulligan: baritone sax, Bob Brookmeyer: valve trombone, Red Mitchell: bass, Frank Isola: drums.
"The Man I Love" features a performance by Roy Eldridge, recorded at the Vogue Studios in Paris on June 9, 1950. The lineup for this performance was: Roy Eldridge: trumpet, Zoot Sims: tenor saxophone, Dick Hyman: piano, Pierre Michelot: bass, Ed Shaughnessy: drums.
The album was produced and mixed by Steve Vining.
1. "Artistry in Rhythm" (Stan Kenton) (5:05)2. "Blue Rondo a la Turk" (Dave Brubeck) (4:29)3. "Back Home in Indiana" (James F. Hanley-Ballard MacDonald) (3:13)4. "Night and Day" (Cole Porter) (3:00)5. "'Round about Midnight" (Thelonious Monk-Cootie Williams-Bert Hanighen) (5:03)6. "At the Woodchopper's Ball" (Joe Bishop-Woody Herman) (3:21)7. "The Lady is a Tramp" (Richard Rodgers-Lorenz Hart) (3:45)8. "Sugar Blues" (Clarence Williams-Lucy Fletcher) (2:47)9. "The Man I Love" (George Gershwin-Ira Gershwin) (3:32)10. "Whatever Happened To The Dream" (Luther Henderson) (2:48)11. "Concierto de Aranjuez" (Joaquin Rodrigo) (9:10)12. "I Found Love" (Chris Dedrick) (3:35)13. "Ellington Medley" (4:03)(a) "Mood Indigo" (Duke Ellington-Barney Bigard-Irving Mills)(b) "Don't Get Around Much Anymore" (Duke Ellington-Bob Russell)(c) "Take the "A" Train" (Billy Strayhorn)14. "One O'Clock Jump" (Count Basie) (4:39)(Tracks 1, 6, 13 and 14 arranged by Don Sebesky. Tracks 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11 and 12 arranged by Chris Dedrick. Tracks 3 and 8 arranged by Luther Henderson.)
