Now that really is a treat.....and what an electrifying drum break from Ronnie Verrell. The band must have played this thousands of times but still sounded great and swinging! Immaculate really! Fab u lous!
Remember so well when they used to visited Norwich (will they ever come again)once the sound system went down was no problem.they carried on playing even the whole band walking down the aisles playing happy days indeed.
@@chrisdean9810 It was recorded on Monday 21st August 1989 at the Aberconwy Centre, Llandudno ... part of a series featuring wind ensembles of various types (hence the title "Blow"). I was the sound supervisor, and the word "vintage" has suddenly made me feel quite old! ;-)
22 years ago my wife and I were on the SS Norway out of Miami in the eastern Caribbean with three bands playing, a different one every night. The Tex Beneke Orchestra was one of the 3 and halfway through the programme one evening they were about to play one tune and I can't remember what it was when Tex shouts at the baritone saxophone player on the end "Alto" several times , and he laid down the big one and sheepishly picked up his alto. Later, they were playing American Patrol and just as the went into the 'explosions', they all stopped. After a rather embarrassing minute or so they moved on to another tune. To even someone like me who doesn't play any instrument but who knows all the big band library well, it seemed to me that it was a pickup band so to speak and it appeared to me that it had not been properly rehearsed and for all I know some of them may not even have been used to playing big band music. Tex of course had given up playing some years before that and died not long after we saw him there.
Now that really is a treat.....and what an electrifying drum break from Ronnie Verrell. The band must have played this thousands of times but still sounded great and swinging! Immaculate really! Fab u lous!
Some times you don't really hear Ronnie Verrell, and then you realise it's because he's phrasing with all the sections. Immaculate !
He has unbelievable timing….really dynamic!
Remember so well when they used to visited Norwich (will they ever come again)once the sound system went down was no problem.they carried on playing even the whole band walking down the aisles playing happy days indeed.
Awww Fantastic. What a find after all these years!
Thanks 🎶
Loved it!
Can’t wait for Warners weekend in June to hear this live! Great post Chris. 🎺🎷🎺
Look forward to seeing you there Betty come and say hello
Really nice orchestra and sound Chris! Keep it up!;)
best regards,
alex
Fabulous
Thanks Tony 🎶
Great sound then and equally as great now.
Thank you Sir 👍🏽
Terrific
Thanks Alan🎶
The great Ronnie Verell driving the band along nicely
The drummer is Ray Mckinley, not Ronnie Verrell
Anyone know who is on Derek's left handside and, ....... Is that Brian Rankin on Freddie's right?
Hi Steve .Alan Seymore is on Derek’s left .cheers Chris
@@chrisdean9810 Many thanks Chris.
Does anyone know the name of the tenor sax.player stood at the end of the sax.section ?
+The baritone sax player is Chris Kiddier, who played for the Ted Heath Orchestra and the opposite side is Steve Shaw, on tenor sax.
What show was this clip from please?
It was a show for Welsh TV calked “Blow” .
Early 80s 👍
@@chrisdean9810 Thanks for that Chris. Hope you are keeping well!
@@chrisdean9810 It was recorded on Monday 21st August 1989 at the Aberconwy Centre, Llandudno ... part of a series featuring wind ensembles of various types (hence the title "Blow"). I was the sound supervisor, and the word "vintage" has suddenly made me feel quite old! ;-)
@@geoffatkins9701 Hi Geoff would you fancy doing an interview with Chris ? If so please message : SLOSmedia@gmail.com
22 years ago my wife and I were on the SS Norway out of Miami in the eastern Caribbean with three bands playing, a different one every night.
The Tex Beneke Orchestra was one of the 3 and halfway through the programme one evening they were about to play one tune and I can't remember what it was when Tex shouts at the baritone saxophone player on the end "Alto" several times , and he laid down the big one and sheepishly picked up his alto.
Later, they were playing American Patrol and just as the went into the 'explosions', they all stopped.
After a rather embarrassing minute or so they moved on to another tune.
To even someone like me who doesn't play any instrument but who knows all the big band library well, it seemed to me that it was a pickup band so to speak and it appeared to me that it had not been properly rehearsed and for all I know some of them may not even have been used to playing big band music.
Tex of course had given up playing some years before that and died not long after we saw him there.
That is the original band ,not the Chris dean version.