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The Birdland Big Band

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Active from
  
2006

Genre
  
Big band

Record label
  
Deep Rhythm Music Inc.

Albums
  
Eleven


Similar
  
Tommy Igoe, Sonny Igoe, Mike Bogle, Darmon Meader, Mike Ponella

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The Birdland Big Band is an American 15-piece (4 saxes, 4 trombones, 4 trumpets, piano, bass, drums) jazz orchestra based in New York City that performs weekly in residence at the Birdland Jazz Club. The band was the creation of, and since inception has been directed by Tommy Igoe (Thomas Robert Igoe; born 1964), son of jazz drummer Sonny Igoe (1923–2012). The band is also occasionally directed by Rob Middleton, one of the band's tenor saxophonists.

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History

The band, originally named "The Friday Night Big Band," was founded in 2006 by Tommy Igoe. The core inaugural musicians had been members of a long-standing big band in residence on Fridays at The Birdland Jazz Club founded and directed by Lew Anderson, who died May 14, 2006. Within months of launch (late 2006), Igoe re-branded the band with the namesake of its home and began building a library and repertoire of "jazz-forward" works — contemporary compositions, original arrangements, and select historical works, some forgotten or rare.

BBB performs Fridays at Birdland Jazz Club in Manhattan, mostly to near- or full-capacity audiences — capacity being about 238, including the bar.

Igoe is the son of drummer Sonny Igoe (né Owen Joseph Igoe; 1923–2012)

Selected discography

  • The Birdland Big Band, The Lew Anderson Tribute Concert (live), I.E.G. Inc. (June 1, 2007); OCLC 271753259
    • Recorded live from Birdland, March 23, 2006, New York City Musicians Tracks
    1. Greetings and Salutations
    2. Strike Up the Band, arranged by Lew Anderson
    3. Makin' Whoopee, arranged by Lew Anderson
    4. How High the Moon
    5. The Way You Smile
    6. Candy Is Dandy
    7. Three Little Words
    8. My Funny Valentine
    9. Ding Dong Daddy, Phil Baxter
    10. Tom's Tom Toms
    11. The Rainbow Connection, composed by Kenny Ascher, arranged by Lew Anderson
    12. Brazil
  • Tommy Igoe and the Birdland Big Band - Live From New York (released: January 1, 2009)
  • Eleven (11 compositions released 11-11-11), © 2011 Deep Rhythm Music Inc., River Edge, New Jersey; OCLC 878118822
    • Tracks 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 11 recorded in August 8, 2011; tracks 2, 7, 8, 9, 10 recorded on August 9, 2011 Avatar Studios, Studio C, Manhattan, New York Musicians Guests Tracks
    1. New Ground, composed by Darmon A. Meader (born 1961), arranged by Nick Marchione ‡
    2. Moanin', Bobby Timmons, arranged by Robert M. Middleton (born 1958)
    3. Common Ground, Mike & Leni Stern, arranged by Tedd Firth (Theodore Charles Firth III; born 1976)
    4. Armando's Rhumba, composed by Chick Corea, arranged by Tedd Firth
    5. Got a Match?, composed by Chick Corea, arranged by Mike Bogle †
    6. Spherical, Michael Brecker, arranged by Robert M. Middleton (born 1958)
    7. Uncle Bob, Don Grolnick, arranged by Darmon A. Meader (born 1961)
    8. On Fire, Michel Camilo, arranged by Tedd Firth
    9. Butterfly, composed by Herbie Hancock, arranged by Robert M. Middleton (born 1958)
    10. Open Invitation, composed and arranged by Darmon A. Meader (born 1961)
    11. Alma Llanera, composed by Pedro Elías Gutiérrez, arranged by Paquito D'Rivera

    Songs

    New GroundEleven · 2011
    Got a Match?Eleven · 2011
    Armando's RhumbaEleven · 2011

    References

    The Birdland Big Band Wikipedia
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