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Bill Hitz & Greig Mcritchie Music For This Swingin' Age + Easy Jazz On A Fish Be For Sale

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Bill Hitz & Greig Mcritchie Music For This Swingin' Age + Easy Jazz On A Fish Be:
$19.98

Personnel:

Conrad Gozzo, Mickey Mangano, Ray Linn (tp), Milt Bernhart,Dick Nash (tb), Bill Hitz (cl, arr), Russ Cheever (as), Buddy Collette (as, ts,fl), Bill Ulyate (ts), Chuck Gentry (bs), Gerald Wiggins (p), Curtis Counce(b), Larry Bunker (d, vib), Lyle Murphy (arr), Greig McRitchie (lead, arr), RayTriscari, Joe Triscari, Jimmy Zito, Uan Rasey (tp), Joe Howard, Herbie Harper,Lloyd Ulyate, Si Zentner, Hoyt Bohanon (tb), George Roberts, Marshall Cram(b-tb), Marty Berman (bs), Russ Freeman (p), Tony Rizzi (g), Joe Mondragon (b)

WEST COAST SERIES ·Jazz & Swing Orchestras

Rare &Collectible Albums by Unsung Bandleaders

When the dust from the collapse of the Swing Era settled,there were few big bands left that had survived. Yet, because they loved theswinging drive of a full-on jazz orchestra, a series of adventurous and unsungbandleaders optimistically organized some fine, but short-lived, new orchestrasthat were packed with jazz and studio musicians, holding the flag of Swinghigh.

On Music for This Swingin’ Age, Bill Hitz’s made his recorddebut with an orchestra spotted with driving West Coast soloists. Allarrangements, by Hitz himself and Lyle (Spud) Murphy, use Murphy’s 12-tonesystem, each building horizontally, full of incident and a fresh, satisfyingapproach. They deliver a rousing, brass-edged sound while Hitz’s cool clarinetfits perfectly into the mood of the arrangements.

Greig McRitchie on his album Fighting Back, certainlycaptured that swing era “feel”, but he dressed it up with the distinctiverhythm and bass figures of Rock and Roll—piano, bass, guitar, drums andbaritone, plus a rare, modern touch of harmonic color. His repeated use ofvibes, alto, flute and guitar adds a refreshing perspective to a repertoire ofeasily identifiable tunes, all delivered by a powerful big band unit full ofthe cream of the crop of West Coast jazzmen.

Tracklisting:

01. Strike Up the Band (G. & I. Gershwin) 2:56

02. In a Sentimental Mood (Ellington-Kurtz-Mills) 3:31

03. Something Blue (Lyle Murphy) 2:59

04. Sampan (Lyle Murphy) 3:04

05. Matinee (Bill Hitz) 3:28

06. But Not for Me (G. & I. Gershwin) 3:05

07. Stompin' at the Savoy (Goodman-Webb-Sampson) 4:00

08. You Don't Know What Love Is (Raye-DePaul) 3:16

09. Open House (Lyle Murphy) 2:38

10. Diga Diga Doo (McHugh-Fields) 4:10

11. Status Quo (Bill Hitz) 3:19

12. Fair and Warmer (Lyle Murphy) 3:32

13. Jeepers Creepers (Warren-Mercer) 2:26

14. McRitchie Doodle (Greig McRitchie) 2:43

15. Sometimes I'm Happy (Youmans-Caesar-Grey) 2:40

16. Runnin' Wild (Grey-Wood-Gibbs) 3:05

17. Fishbeat Blues (Greig McRitchie) 2:25

18. Lonely Night (Greig McRitchie) 2:38

19. Greig's Bread (Greig McRitchie) 3:23

20. Sally's Back (Greig McRitchie) 2:45

21. Sophisticated Swing (Hudson-Parish) 2:54

22. Shuffle Off to Buffalo (Warren-Dubin) 2:37

23. Robbin's Nest (Thompson-Jacquet) 2:59

24. Goodnight! (Greig McRitchie) 2:35

Sources:

Tracks #1-12,from the album "Music for This Swingin’ Age -Bill Hitz and HisOrchestra" (Decca DL 8392)

Tracks #13-24,from the album "Easy Jazz on a Fish Beat Bass -Greig McRitchie"

(Zephyr ZP 12005G)Mono. Reissued as "Fighting Back -The Greig McRitche Band" (Cadet LPS4058) Stereo

Personnel on"Music for this Swingin' Age":

Conrad Gozzo, Mickey Mangano, Ray Linn, trumpets; MiltBernhart, Dick Nash, trombones; Bill Hitz, clarinet; Russ Cheever, alto sax;Buddy Collette, alto sax & tenor sax & flute; Bill Ulyate, tenor sax;Chuck Gentry, baritone sax; Gerald Wiggins, piano; Curtis Counce, bass; LarryBunker, drums.

Recorded at DeccaRecordings Studios, Hollywood, May 21 & July 9 (#1,5,7,8,10,11), 1956

Personnel on"Easy Jazz on a Fish Beat Bass":

Ray Linn, Ray Triscari, Joe Triscari, Jimmy Zito, Uan Rasey,trumpets; Joe Howard, Herbie Harper, Lloyd Ulyate, Si Zentner, Hoyt Bohanon,trombones; George Roberts, Marshall Cram, bass trombones Buddy Collette, altosax & flute; Marty Berman, baritone sax; Russ Freeman, piano; Larry Bunker,vibes; Tony Rizzi, guitar; Joe Mondragon, bass; Shelly Manne, drums.

Recorded at CapitolRecords, Hollywood, July 17, 18 and August 1, 1956

Original recordingsproduced by Charles 'Bud' Dant and Geordie Hormel

Liner notes:Jordi Pujol, Hal Webman & Jim Bolen

Decca Records coverdesign: Piedra Blanca

Zephyr Recordsdesign: Thaddeus Roark

Produced for CDrelease by Jordi Pujol

Hi Fi · 24-BitDigitally Remastered

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Bill Hitz & Greig Mcritchie Music For This Swingin' Age + Easy Jazz On A Fish Be For Sale

Bill Hitz & Greig Mcritchie Music For This Swingin' Age + Easy Jazz On A Fish Be: $19.98

Bill Hitz & Greig Mcritchie Music For This Swingin' Age + Easy Jazz On A Fish Be:
$19.98