The Singers Unlimited with Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass (1979/2014) [Official Digital Download 24/88]

Rob McConnell & The Boss Brass set a standard and defined the Canadian sound for big band music for decades. Rob McConnell assembled the original Boss Brass from Toronto’s finest studio musicians. The instrumentation of the The Boss Brass was originally sixteen pieces, consisting of trumpets, trombones, french horns and a rhythm section, but no saxophones (woodwinds). McConnell introduced a sax section in 1970, and expanded the trumpet section to include a fifth trumpet player in 1976, bringing the total to 22 members. Recorded: Instrumental tracks recorded in June, 1978 at (Nimbus 9) Sound Stage Studios, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Vocal tracks recorded in August, 1978 at MPS Studio, Villingen. Mixed Dec. 4-8, 78.

Tracklist:

01. Tangerine
02. Laura
03. Lullaby of the Leaves
04. You Are My Sunshine
05. Sophisticated Lady
06. A Beautiful Friendship
07. It Might as Well Be Spring
08. Chelsea Morning
09. Dindi
10. Peaces of Dreams

Personnel:

Acoustic Bass, Electric Bass – Don Thompson
Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar – Ed Bickert
Arranged By [Instrumental] – Rob McConnell
Bass Trombone – Ron Hughes
Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Baritone Saxophone – Gary Morgan
Clarinet, Tenor Saxophone – Rick Wilkins
Drums – Terry Clarke
Flute, Clarinet, Alto Saxophone – Jerry Toth
Flute, Clarinet, Tenor Saxophone – Eugene Amaro
French Horn – Brad Warnaar, George Stimpson
Percussion – Marty Morell
Piano, Electric Piano – James Dale
Piccolo Flute, Soprano Saxophone, Alto Saxophone – Moe Koffman
Trombone – Dave McMurdo
Trombone [Lead] – Bob Livingston, Ian McDougall
Trumpet [Lead], Flugelhorn – Arnie Chycoski, Erich Traugott
Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Bruce Cassidy, Guido Basso, Sam Noto
Vocals – Bonnie Herman, Don Shelton, Len Dresslar
Vocals, Producer, Arranged By [Vocals] – Gene Puerling



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