"Two Different Days"

ROB PARTON'S JAZZTECH BIG BAND

"Two Different Days" Sea Breeze SB-2133. 73.06 minutes.

Soon | On A Misty Night | Speak Low | How Deep Is The Ocean | Take The 'A' Train | I'm Getting Sentimental Over You | Blue Daniel | Never Will I Marry | My One And Only Love | Bernie's Tune | Blue Getz Blues | Two Different Days | She s Gone.

This wonderful straight ahead swinging 17-piece big band has got everything, a very high degree of perfection, superb soloists in all departments plus scintillating arrangements all fronted by Rob Parton on trumpet and flugelhorn - everything with swings. This is their fifth CD for Sea Breeze and their best so far.

Listen to the delicious up tempo treatment of TD's signature tune "I'm Getting Sentimental" without losing its identity with absolutely superb trombone by Tom Garling. Another slJper rendering is Tadd Dameron's "On A Misty Night" with Don Slillie on piano, Ron Ruvio on flugelhorn and Mike Smith, alto. Then there is the witty arrangement of "Bernie's Tune" with the excellent playing of longtime band members, Bob Frankich on alto and Mark Colby on tenor plus Tim Coffman, trombone and Kirk Garrison on trumpet followed by the blazing "Blue Getz Blues" with superb bubbling tenor once again by Mark Colby, then there is the sheer drive of "Two Different Days" with the darting trombone of Tom Garling and the trumpet of Ron Ruvio. The last number, a complete change of instrumentation is just beautiful with Rob on flugelhorn plus 21 strings and a rhythm section. There. is not one dull track, everything is beautifully recorded. A superb shouting band from Chicago with not a famous name in sight, plus a great ensemble sound. Go out and buy it.