The Swingaires: Excerpts from the 1984 self-titled album

Excerpts from At Last / Undecided / Cumana / Harlem Nocturne / Sugar Blues / Woodchopper's Ball from the album Swingaires (1984).
Mark Matsuo - alto sax
MG Enad - tenor sax
Frank Rafael - trombone, leader
Rick Harrison and Todd Poynor - trumpets
Steve Childress - piano
John Wells - drums
Rick Duncan - bass
Recorded 1984 in Stockton, CA at Duncan Studios, engineered by Rick Duncan, edited and remastered at Westwind Productions

[@MsStoffels]

Thank you for posting this. It is great to be able to hear Frank play. He was an inspiring teacher.

[@ToddPoynor]

I still have your "bootleg" tape from 1982 as well... and, somehow, one page of the trumpet part of your arrangement of "Late Night Christmas Carols" :) Glad to see you're still playing!
Todd

[@jazzdesign]

We were just kids! Good memories Todd.
MG

[@deenagreenmears4838]

Who were the members of the band?

[@ToddPoynor]

Mark Matsuo - alto sax
MG Enad - tenor sax
Frank Rafael - trombone, leader
Rick Harrison and Todd Poynor - trumpets
Steve Childress - piano
John Wells - drums
Rick Duncan - bass (the recording studio owner and engineer; regular bassist Steve Tyrell was unavailable that day)