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Terry Gibbs: Dream Band, Vol. 7: The Lost Tapes, 1959
ByIn 1994, an earthquake in Northridge, CA, caused considerable damage to Gibbs' home there, so he called on a friend, jazz historian Rod Nicas, to help him reorganize his collection. Nicas found most of the band's recordings that were taped by Heider, and one of them, labeled "Dream Band," became Vol. 6, One More Time, in 2002. The Seville tapes remained secluded for twenty-two more years until Gibbs' son, Gerry, who was digitizing every recording his father ever made, came across one labeled "1959 Jazz Party." On listening, the elder Gibbs remembered them as sessions recorded at the Seville. There were half a dozen songs on the tape, and Nicas told Gibbs he had found twelve more never-released charts taped that same year at the Sundown.
With awesome sound by Heider, superb arrangements by

Bill Holman
composer / conductor- 2024
Holman arranged eight of the album's eighteen numbers, the second of which"It Might as Well Be Swing"neatly summarizes every number the Dream Band performs, from the high-powered opener, Cole Porter's "Begin the Beguine," to the last shout chorus on the

Lionel Hampton
vibraphone1908 - 2002

Buddy Rich
drums1917 - 1987

Marty Paich
composer / conductor1925 - 1995

Al Cohn
saxophone, tenor1925 - 1988

Med Flory
saxophone, tenor1926 - 2014

Bob Brookmeyer
trombone1929 - 2011
Sound quality, thanks to Heider's genius, is remarkably clear and well-balanced for sessions recorded live more than sixty years ago. Every section is variable and distinct including the band's marvelous rhythm component, anchored throughout by master timekeeper

Mel Lewis
drums1929 - 1990

Bill Perkins
guitar1924 - 2003
Joe Maini
saxophone, altob.1930
Charlie Kennedy
saxophone, alto1927 - 2009

Conte Candoli
trumpet1927 - 2001

Stu Williamson
trumpet1933 - 1991

Carl Fontana
trombone1928 - 2003
Bob Burgess
tromboneBob Enevoldsen
tromboneb.1920

Lou Levy
piano1928 - 2001

Pete Jolly
piano1932 - 2004
Buddy Clark
bass, acousticb.1929

Max Bennett
bassb.1928

Jack Nimitz
saxophone, baritone1930 - 2009
Although many of the songs on the album are fairly familiar, Holman contributed a pair of original compositions ("Bright Eyes," "No Heat") and Gibbs one ("It Might as Well Be Swing"). Paich arranged "Getting Sentimental," "Softly as in a Morning Sunrise" and

Sy Oliver
arranger1910 - 1988

Duke Ellington
piano1899 - 1974

Benny Goodman
clarinet1909 - 1986
Track Listing
Begin the Beguine; Back Bay Shuffle; It Might as Well Be Swing; My Reverie; After You'Ve Gone; I'M Getting Sentimental Over You; The Song Is You; Softly as in a Morning Sunrise; Moonglow; Don't Be That Way; Opus One; Prelude to a Kiss; Bright Eyes; Dancing in the Dark; Cottontail; Let's Dance; No Heat; Flying Home.
Personnel
Terry Gibbs
vibraphoneAl Porcino
trumpetRay Triscari
trumpetStu Williamson
trumpetConte Candoli
trumpetVern Friley
tromboneBob Enevoldsen
tromboneCarl Fontana
tromboneJoe Maini
saxophone, altoCharlie Kennedy
saxophone, altoMed Flory
saxophone, tenorBill Holman
composer / conductorJack Schwartz
saxophone, baritoneLou Levy
pianoMax Bennett
bassMel Lewis
drumsAlbum information
Title: Dream Band, Vol. 7: The Lost Tapes, 1959 | Year Released: 2024 | Record Label: Whaling City Sound
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