Live at Blues Alley

The Taylor/Fidyk Big Band | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 19, 2006)
• Original Release Date: 2006
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Oa2
• ASIN: B000GRTQES
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #331,117 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Full Count

2. Maiden Voyage

3. Bradley's Bop House

4. My One and Only Love

5. When Johnny Comes Marching Home

6. What'll I Do

7. Anthropology

8. Brush Taps

9. My Cherie Amor

10. The Gorillaman Blues

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Big Swing!, November 8, 2006

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M. Smirnoff (DC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Live at Blues Alley (Audio CD)

Mark Taylor and Steve Fidyk's new live disc is inspired and hard swinging. The highlight of the cd is big band specialist Steve Fidyk's both mean driving and dynamic playing. The band is certainly in league with the great bands of this era, and Steve kicks in a fashion reminiscent of Mel Lewis' command and Buddy's incendiery temperment. The biggest surprise is Brush Taps; a hip and delicate expression of brush mastery. If you dig the Clayton/Hamilton Orchestra, VO, or any of the great bands (Kenton, Basie, you get the idea), then you'll like this....ALOT. Enjoy!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Grrreat Sounds, January 13, 2008

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T. Rowan "bariman7" (Baltimore, MD, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Live at Blues Alley (Audio CD)

I was not familiar with the Taylor/Fidyk big band although I knew of Taylor's arrangements for Stan Kenton. This is an amazing recording. The quality is superb, especially considering that it was recorded in a live setting. The fact that it was live probably adds some of the spark that makes this such a wonderful listening experience. I wished that I had actually been there to experience the electricity that the live audience had to feel. At the same time some of that electricity comes across because it was recorded live. Anyone who loves big band music will love this album! As one who plays in two big bands I can appreciate the pleasure the Taylor (and the Fidyk) arrangements must have given to the players. I bought the album mainly to hear 'Gorillaman Blues' because our band plays it. I'm so glad I made the purchase.

5.0 out of 5 stars A Hard Swinging Big Band, March 11, 2007

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Aurpon W. Mitra - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Live at Blues Alley (Audio CD)

This CD really swings! The band, a mixture of Army and Air Force musicians, is really tight. The lead trumpet (Liesl Whitaker), bass trombone (Jeff Cortazzo), and baritone sax (Scott Silbert) are exceptional. The sound quality is especially high for a live recording. This session is a nice follow up to their debut album "A Perfect Match." Fans of modern big band music will definitely enjoy this one.

Saxes:
Joseph Henson (tenor),Tedd Baker (tenor), Bill Linney(alto), Antonio Orta(alto), Scott Silbert (bari)

Trombones:
Matt Niess, Jim McFalls, Jay Gibble, Jeff Cortazzo(bass)

Trumpets:
Liesl Whitaker(lead), Brian MacDonald, Craig Fraedrich, Graham Breedlove

Rhythm:
Tony Nalker(p), Jim Roberts(b), Steve Fidyk(d)