From the Studio Archives - Paul – and some of that Jazz

From the Studio #4 – Alexander’s Ragtime Band – I don’t know if it is this, White Christmas, or maybe another tune that was the most successful in the eyes of their composer, Irving Berlin (…) read more and listenread more and listen

From the Studio #3 – Squeeze Me – When I have the time and energy, it’s fun and instructive to attempt to record a big band arrangement. In the 1920s, ten or nine, even 8 piece orchestras were considered big bands, normally consisting of three saxes and a brass section (…) read more and listenread more and listen

From the Studio #2 – Say It Isn’t So – I play and record some in my home studio. Sometimes it’s a quick jam session thing, sometimes I get inspired to do a little bit more, and then as third mode I feel that I need to do a whole arrangemen (…) read more and listenread more and listen

From the Studio #1 – A Porter’s Love Song to a Chambermaid – The first out is A Porter’s Love Song too a Chamber Maid. The tune is much less complicated than the title and it’s a good one for a jam session. On classical recordings there is one by Jimmie Noone (…) read more and listenread more and listen