Who knows anything about this recording and/or band? Ran across this trying to find a recording of this Mantooth chart. I wasn't sure if it had actually been done, and viola! Featuring (to my ears, I'm not sure) the featured solo part on a superbone?
That Old Black Magic - ASHLEY ALEXANDER BIG BAND
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That Old Black Magic - ASHLEY ALEXANDER BIG BAND
“All musicians are subconsciously mathematicians.”
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Re: That Old Black Magic - ASHLEY ALEXANDER BIG BAND
Ashley Alexander certainly regularly played a Superbone. It's been said that he was the player who most effectively exploited the instrument's valves+slide capability.
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Re: That Old Black Magic - ASHLEY ALEXANDER BIG BAND
Great post!
First thing that always comes to mind when I hear this song is this
Blue Devils 1988
Scroll to 2:21 minutes in
First thing that always comes to mind when I hear this song is this
Blue Devils 1988
Scroll to 2:21 minutes in
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To add more...
Ashley Alexander was on the faculty at Mt. San Antonio College in Walnut, California (near Los Angeles) from 1975 until his death (at the age of 52) in 1988; before that, he was jazz studies director at the University of Northern Iowa.
As I recall, he was very active as a clinician (he was teaching at a summer camp in Canada when he died) and a lot of people passed through his programs at UNI and Mr. SAC. I'm sure there are people here on the forum who knew him personally.
Ashley Alexander was on the faculty at Mt. San Antonio College in Walnut, California (near Los Angeles) from 1975 until his death (at the age of 52) in 1988; before that, he was jazz studies director at the University of Northern Iowa.
As I recall, he was very active as a clinician (he was teaching at a summer camp in Canada when he died) and a lot of people passed through his programs at UNI and Mr. SAC. I'm sure there are people here on the forum who knew him personally.
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Cool bootleg! I never did drum corps, too hard.Sniffynose wrote: ↑Sat Feb 10, 2024 5:27 pm First thing that always comes to mind when I hear this song is this
Blue Devils 1988
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Re: That Old Black Magic - ASHLEY ALEXANDER BIG BAND
LPs of this apparently aren't worthless if one presumes EBay reflects some semblence of the current market.
Was this never released on CD in the States? Seems like CDs are available in the U.K.
Was this never released on CD in the States? Seems like CDs are available in the U.K.
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Re: That Old Black Magic - ASHLEY ALEXANDER BIG BAND
I have it on CD, DAP 34002-2 (1995) "Made in Texas, U.S.A." Most of Frank Mantooth's arrangement are available as well.AndrewMeronek wrote: ↑Sat Jul 13, 2024 1:44 pm LPs of this apparently aren't worthless if one presumes EBay reflects some semblence of the current market.
Was this never released on CD in the States? Seems like CDs are available in the U.K.
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Re: That Old Black Magic - ASHLEY ALEXANDER BIG BAND
I was recently turned onto this Alexander/Mantooth chart on "Spring Can Really Hang You Up The Most" when I had to (or, actualy, got to) sight read this on a gig I was subbing on. I like it, and even my spouse likes this tune, and she's not a big band fan.