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Another bootleg: NJO on 11 May 2010

Posted by Andrew Meronek on 20/Mar/2016 in Updates

I found more files in the digital heap, and separated this live concert into tracks. I remember this concert; it was in a grade school gymnasium in Luxembourg and as you can hear, those kids were fantastic. Probably one of the best, most energetic audiences I’ve ever played for.

Bang Spot

Exposition 1: Good afternoon boys and girls

Four Brothers

Exposition 2: What are solos

Over There

Exposition 3: When Gavin didn’t have grey hair

Sister Moon

Kids Chatting

Dewdrops On Leaves

Exposition 4: Olivier being French

Mack The Knife

Exposition 5: Kerry introcudes Mr. Truffles

C Jam Blues (Head Chart)

Exposition 6: Gavin introduces the old man

That Old Black Magic

Exposition 7: Pedro introduces everyone and closing comments

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NJO Bootleg: The Grinning King

Posted by Andrew Meronek on 17/Jan/2016 in Updates

Every once in a while, it can be pretty fun to indulge in a bit of nostalgia and look through some of my old files . . . and look what popped up:

This is a live recording from my SHAPE International Band days of a NATO Jazz Orchestra concert, featuring yours truly on trombone solo. I don’t remember where or when it was. This recording, being live, and sounding like a feed off a sound board, is of course chock full of warts, made worse by the sound engineer obviously using our first tune to set sound levels (you can hear him adjusting as the tune progresses) . . . but we had a pretty darn good band, and in my humble opinion the composition turned out pretty well. This was originally written for Jim Finlayson, a trombonist and friend I knew before I joined the military back in the 2000s.

 

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