Sample Big-Band Musical Selections

The Atlanta Blue Notes Big Band has performed in the metro area since the fall of 1987. During that time the band has played for groups of from 30 to over 1500 people, performing at most of the major hotel ballrooms and various civic arenas, service club and country club facilities, church meeting halls and nightclubs.

For information about the band please contact:

Mr. Bob Bailey
Business Manager - The Atlanta Blue Notes Big Band
Telephone: (770) 394-6879
E-mail: booking-info ( at sign ) atlantabluenotes ( dot ) com

The big-band consists of the standard dance-band organization - 5 saxophones, 4 trombones, 4 trumpets, piano, bass, drums, guitar, and 2 vocalists (male and female).

For smaller gatherings or rooms, there is a jazz combo of 6 or 7 (3 horns and rhythm section) which can provide a wide variety of musical selections in an intimate setting.

The musical selections in the following list may be heard using a RealAudioŽ Player and were recorded during November and December, 2004, as part of our first CD entitled Big Band Bash which is available wherever we perform. If you have a high-speed connection, you can scroll down to the second list for the tunes in MP3 format.

You can download a free RealAudioŽ Player from RealAudioŽ. Look for the Basic Player at their website.

Click on the following selections to hear The Atlanta Blue Notes Big Band

• Bye Bye Blackbird
  (324Kb Playing Time: 3:49) Solos: Bob Bailey, Clarinet; Joe Marks, Guitar; Lee Rundbaken, Piano

• Skylark
  (310Kb Playing Time: 3:39) Kathy Vollmer-Manko, Vocal; Charles Sims, Flugelhorn

• Thou Swell
  (261Kb Playing Time: 3:03) Kathy Vollmer-Manko, Vocal; Bob Bailey, Alto Sax

• I'll Remember April (Rhumba)
  (218Kb Playing Time: 2:34)

• When Sunny Gets Blue
  (367Kb Playing Time: 4:19) Dennis Pennington, Vocal

• You're Nobody Till Somebody Loves You
  (236Kb Playing Time: 2:46) Dennis Pennington, Vocal; Lee Rundbaken, Piano

• Flight of the Foo Birds
  (284Kb Playing Time: 3:20) Solos: Bob Bailey, Alto; Tim Fellenz, Trumpet; Charlie Harris, Flute; John LaMattina, Drums

Recording equipment and engineering was provided by Arden Moser. CD Audio tracks were processed to MP3 files by Joe Marks.

The Atlanta Blue Notes Big Band MP3 Audio files.

• Bye Bye Blackbird
  (3,586Kb Playing Time: 3:49) Solos: Bob Bailey, Clarinet; Joe Marks, Guitar; Lee Rundbaken, Piano

• Skylark
  (3,439Kb Playing Time: 3:39) Kathy Vollmer-Manko, Vocal; Charles Sims, Flugelhorn

• Thou Swell
  (2,875Kb Playing Time: 3:03) Kathy Vollmer-Manko, Vocal; Bob Bailey, Alto Sax

• I'll Remember April (Rhumba)
  (2,418Kb Playing Time: 2:34)

• When Sunny Gets Blue
  (4,058Kb Playing Time: 4:19) Dennis Pennington, Vocal

• You're Nobody Till Somebody Loves You
  (2,609Kb Playing Time: 2:46) Dennis Pennington, Vocal; Lee Rundbaken, Piano

• Flight of the Foo Birds
  (3,135Kb Playing Time: 3:20) Solos: Bob Bailey, Alto; Tim Fellenz, Trumpet; Charlie Harris, Flute; John LaMattina, Drums

You can see a list of some of our other selections in a variety of styles, rhythms and tempos at our Arrangements and PlayList page.

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