Little Bigbands: From septet to tentet
Marty Paich 23 Jan 1925, Dave Pell 26 Feb 1925 and Shorty Rogers 19 April 1924; three cool jazz musicians born 100 years ago (almost 101 in the case of Shorty Rodgers) who enjoyed fame with their Little Big Bands.
Moreover, the musical lives of these three West Coast musicians were also very much intertwined!
Playlist:
Marty Paich (23 January 1925), Dave Pell (26 February 1925) and Shorty Rogers (19 April 1924)
Three cool jazz musicians who were born 100 years ago (in the case of Shorty Rodgers, almost 101) and who made a name for themselves with their Little Big Bands.
The musical lives of these three West Coast musicians were also very much intertwined!
Marty Paich
1956 Tenors West Jimmy Guiffre with the Marty Paich octet
There’s No You
At The Mardi Gras
Revel Without A Pause 1959
Blue Lou
Mel Tormé with the Marty Paich Dektette 1956
Fascinating Rhythm
Dave Pell
I Had The Craziest Dream 1957
I Had The Craziest Dream
Nap’s Dream
Dave Pell Octet Play Burk & van Heusen 1957
Swingin On A Star Lucy Ann Polk vocals
The Dave Pell Octet Plays Again 1984
Prom To Prom
Suddenly It’s Spring
Shorty Rogers
Shorty Rogers and His Giants 1953
Bunny
Shorty Goes To Hollywood 1954
Isn’t It Romantic
The Lighthouse All Stars America The Beautiful 1991
Casa De Luz
Shorty Rogers and his augmented Giants 1955
Cool Sunshine
picture: Marty Paich
