come sunday Coming to itunes in 2013
THE KENNY HADLEY BIG BAND - COME SUNDAY / JGA-70016
1. Out Of This World
2. Come Sunday
3. It's All Right With Me
4. Minor Diversion
5. This Can't Be Love
6. This Masquerade Is Over
7. Gingerbread Boy
8. The More I See You
9. Begin The Beguine
10. My Buddy
11. Mango's
12. Star Eyes
13 I'm Getting Sentimental Over You
14. Mountain Greenery
15. Why Did I Choose You
16. Babysittin'
TOTAL RUNNING TIME - 72:09
In 1968, when he was just 14, KENNY HADLEY heard Buddy Rich's band at Lennie's-on-the-Turnpike in Peabody, MA, then caught Duke Ellington at The Boston Globe Jazz Festival. "Johnny Hodges was there, Cat Anderson, Cootie Williams - I was just blown away," he says. "It was the tail end of that era. I got to see Woody's band quite a bit; I saw Basie ten, fifteen times. I saw Kenton, Maynard." After a youthful stint as a rock drummer, Hadley, then 23, formed his first big band. Against all financial and practical odds he's kept it going ever since, drawing upon 45 or 50 local players. As of January 1995, when this album was recorded, he could point proudly to a scheduled appearance at the 1995 Globe Festival (on the bill with the Basie band), a growing roster of concerts and college dates, a successful debut album ("Come Suday"), and a continuing run of Sundays at Pat Flanagan's in Quincy, MA. "I don't pretend I'm blazing trails or anything," he says, "But that's not what I wanted to do anyway. I've always wanted to lead a straight-ahead, swinging big band."
1. Out Of This World
2. Come Sunday
3. It's All Right With Me
4. Minor Diversion
5. This Can't Be Love
6. This Masquerade Is Over
7. Gingerbread Boy
8. The More I See You
9. Begin The Beguine
10. My Buddy
11. Mango's
12. Star Eyes
13 I'm Getting Sentimental Over You
14. Mountain Greenery
15. Why Did I Choose You
16. Babysittin'
TOTAL RUNNING TIME - 72:09
In 1968, when he was just 14, KENNY HADLEY heard Buddy Rich's band at Lennie's-on-the-Turnpike in Peabody, MA, then caught Duke Ellington at The Boston Globe Jazz Festival. "Johnny Hodges was there, Cat Anderson, Cootie Williams - I was just blown away," he says. "It was the tail end of that era. I got to see Woody's band quite a bit; I saw Basie ten, fifteen times. I saw Kenton, Maynard." After a youthful stint as a rock drummer, Hadley, then 23, formed his first big band. Against all financial and practical odds he's kept it going ever since, drawing upon 45 or 50 local players. As of January 1995, when this album was recorded, he could point proudly to a scheduled appearance at the 1995 Globe Festival (on the bill with the Basie band), a growing roster of concerts and college dates, a successful debut album ("Come Suday"), and a continuing run of Sundays at Pat Flanagan's in Quincy, MA. "I don't pretend I'm blazing trails or anything," he says, "But that's not what I wanted to do anyway. I've always wanted to lead a straight-ahead, swinging big band."
A beautiful friendship Coming to itunes in 2013
REBECCA PARRIS & THE KENNY HADLEY BIG BAND - A BEAUTIFUL FRIENDSHIP / JGA-70019
1. A Beautiful Friendship
2. Let's Get Away From It All
3. Right To Love
4. With A Song In My Heart
5. Indian Summer
6. Falling In Love With Love
7. Simone
8. Somewhere Over The Rainbow
9. All My Tomorrows
10. Later For Love
11. Softly As In A Morning Sunrise
12. I'll Be Seeing You
13. On Green Dolphin Street
14. So Many Stars
TOTAL RUNNING TIME - 60:15
1. A Beautiful Friendship
2. Let's Get Away From It All
3. Right To Love
4. With A Song In My Heart
5. Indian Summer
6. Falling In Love With Love
7. Simone
8. Somewhere Over The Rainbow
9. All My Tomorrows
10. Later For Love
11. Softly As In A Morning Sunrise
12. I'll Be Seeing You
13. On Green Dolphin Street
14. So Many Stars
TOTAL RUNNING TIME - 60:15
