Don Menza is a monster. He wrote Groovin' Hard when he was in the Buddy Rich Big Band in the late 1960's and Buddy loved it and kept it in the Book until he died. It became a flag waver and was probably played almost every night. This is a great band with Joe LaBarbera (brother of Pat LaBarbera) on drums. I saw Don Menza play in a club in Sydney Australia in the 1970's he was sitting in with a very strong band whilst on tour with Henry Mancini who came in to listen. Don Menza blew the place apart. He was playing a black hard rubber mouthpiece he made himself. Don Menza also wrote Time Check another great chart.
Don Menza is a monster. He wrote Groovin' Hard when he was in the Buddy Rich Big Band in the late 1960's and Buddy loved it and kept it in the Book until he died. It became a flag waver and was probably played almost every night. This is a great band with Joe LaBarbera (brother of Pat LaBarbera) on drums. I saw Don Menza play in a club in Sydney Australia in the 1970's he was sitting in with a very strong band whilst on tour with Henry Mancini who came in to listen. Don Menza blew the place apart. He was playing a black hard rubber mouthpiece he made himself. Don Menza also wrote Time Check another great chart.
excellent musician
Don Menza and Oliviers Peters are two solid tenor saxophonists!
Ya think? Trading 8ths like that ...just brilliant
What a Band
What a piano solo!
omg thank you! finally a full version in one part haha
Totally agree.
Brilhart mouthpiece - yes?
Are the anymore recordings nags of this obviously talented sax player?
Agreed....Don Menza can craft a solo to perfection . Look at Mancini Charlie's Angels. Menza on fire there.