Rollin With Von Ohlen & Live at Carmelo's

The Blue Wisp Big Band | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 17, 1996)
• Label: Sea Breeze Records
• ASIN: B000001863
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #317,379 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Potato Blues

2. Manteca

3. Sophisticated Lady

4. Whatever

5. Rollin' With Von Ohlen

6. 'Tain't No Use

7. In the Still of the Night

8. Footprints

9. Rockin' in Rhythm

10. Bolivia

11. Blood Count

12. Mr. Broadway

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Baron holds court !, May 11, 2000

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Jeffry A Gouge (Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Rollin With Von Ohlen & Live at Carmelo's (Audio CD)

The great John Von Ohlen, dubbed the Baron, by Stan Kenton, an alumni of both Kenton and Woody Herman orchestras, and keeper of the Mel Lewis school of swing, once again proves that he is the master of the groove. Like the Thad Jones-Mel Lewis Orchestra at the Monday night Vangard sessions, the Baron holds court on Wednesday nights at the Bluewisp Jazz Club in downtown Cincinnati. This band is a group of local cats that play straight ahead big band jazz propelled by the presence of one of the finest big band drummers alive today. If you love swingin' big band jazz at it's best, this is it. The best kept secret between New York and LA. If these cuts don't make you snap your fingers, call the coroner. You're dead!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Recording from a Killer Big Band, February 29, 2000

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"tdh887" (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Rollin With Von Ohlen & Live at Carmelo's (Audio CD)

As a Cincinnati native, I grew up listening to the Blue Wisp Big Band in both their old club, and the new club downtown. If you're in Cincinnati on a Wednesday night, be sure to catch the big band live!

This recording is a welcome addition to my collection. John Von Ohlen is simply a master--a monster of drummer. If there was ever a guy who embodied "hep" and could cut a groove deep enough to swim in, he's the man. How can you not enjoy a man who once buried a ride cymbal in his back yard for a year to tame its tone?

This CD lacks some of my favorite up-tempo tunes like Straight Track, but even if you only listen to Rockin' and Rhythm (track 9), this disc is well worth your time and money!