Bert's Blues Nancie Banks Orchestra CAP904

Hear Moontrane in RealAudio! Also, check out Fas'Livin' Those Who Chant; Chasing The Hound; Long As You're Living; Night And Day; Bert's Blues; You Go To My Head; Moontrane; Fas' Livin' Blues; Quasimodo/Quasimodo; Shamba Treat clients, colleagues, and family to an exotic jazz experience with this CD from Nancie Banks and her fabulous 23-piece big band. Nancie Banks says, "It takes a lot of human energy to create a big band." The writing and performance here are animated by this power and spirit. This is a band so powerful that it stands firmly in the pantheon of what big bands exemplify: strength of soloists, confidence of writing, clarity of arrangements in that solos are properly spaced and developed, and an eye and ear for the talent to bring it all off. Banks has such confidence in her orchestration that she can bring master arrangements into her band without concern that their glare might eclipse hers. Other recordings by Nancie Banks Orchestra: Waves of Peace

JOE KNIGHT Piano (2, 5, 6) MICHAEL MAX FLEMING Bass FRANK GORDON Trumpet PATIENCE HIGGINS Tenor NANCIE BANKS Vocals, Conductor