The W Jazz Ensemble Fall Concert
Date of Concert: Tuesday, November 8 at 7:30 p.m.
Location: Connie Kossen Auditorium (inside Poindexter Hall)
| Selections Watermelon Man Hancock/Kamuf Soloists: Aubrey Parker, Alto Sax & Ri’Carrdo Byrd, Tenor Sax Hancock said, “I remember the cry of the watermelon man making the rounds through the back streets and alleys of Chicago. The wheels of his wagon beat out the rhythm on the cobblestones.” Brazil Barroso/Stitzel Solo: Aubrey Parker, Alto Sax Ary Barroso wrote “Aquarela do Brasil” in early 1939, when he was prevented from leaving his home one rainy night due to a heavy storm. The song only became famous after it was included in Walt Disney‘s 1942 animated film Saludos Amigos. It Don’t Mean a Thing If It Ain’t Got That Swing Ellington and Mills/Lopez Soloists: V Gammel & Charlene Stork, Vocals and Zachariah Harden, Drumset According to Ellington, the song’s title was the credo of trumpeter Bubber Miley, who was dying of tuberculosis at the time. In 2008, Ellington’s 1932 recording of the song was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. Moondance Morrison/Story Soloists: Aubrey Parker, Alto Sax; Ri’Carrdo Byrd, Tenor Sax; Tyre Smith, Trumpet; Isabella Thompson, Trombone You’re Still A Young Man Castillo and Kupka/Story Soloists: Tyre Smith, Trumpet & Ri’Carrdo Byrd, Tenor Sax Castillo states, “I had a girlfriend that was six years older than me. I was 18, she was 24 and that’s actually what happened. The story is the young guy’s saying, ‘I’m not too young, I’m not wasting my time and I do love you like a man can truly love a woman.'” Chameleon Hancock, Mason, Maupin and Jackson/Mantooth Soloists: John Lollar, Piano & V Gammel, Guitar Frosty the Snowman Nelson and Rollins/Mantooth Soloists: John Lollar, Piano & Tyre Smith, Trumpet Frosty the Snowman storyline begins with a group of children find a hat and place it on Frosty’s head. Frosty laughs and plays with the children until the hot sun threatens to melt him. Frosty says goodbye to the children, reassuring them, “I’ll be back again someday.” Celebrate Me Home Loggins and James/Zingara Vocalist: V Gammel |