Album Notes

Sixteen-piece big band with featured soloists Ernie Watts, Kim Richmond, Vince Trombetta, KeithBishop, Brian Williams (saxophones). Steve Huffsteter, Lee Thornburg, (trumpets). John Proulx (piano).Joel Hamilton (bass) and leader Mike BaroneMETROPOLE - Mike Barone Big BandRecorded live at L.A. Valley College Recording Workshop,Valley Glen, California on March 12, 2006Rhubarb Recordings #103 - CD release October 2006METROPOLEIS AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET AT:thejazzmart.comcdbaby.comMike Barone is available forinterviews or can be contactedby industry professionals at(951) 301-5041or musick60@gmail.comTHE PUBLIC MAY FIND MORE INFO ABOUTAND CONTACT MIKE BARONE AT:mikebaronemusic.comyoutube.com/user/mikebaronebigbandmyspace.com/mikebaroneTHE BAND:LEADER, TROMBONE SOLOIST:Mike BaroneTRUMPETS:Lee ThornburgPete DeSienaBob SummersSteve HuffsteterTROMBONES:Charlie LoperDick HamiltonBill BoothCraig GosnellSAXES:Kim Richmond, alto saxKeith Bishop, alto saxErnie Watts, tenor saxVince Trombetta, tenor saxBrian Williams, bari saxRHYTHM SECTION:John Proulx, pianoJoel Hamilton, bassPaul Kreibich, drumsTHE SONGS:1. Metropole (Mike Barone)Steve Huffsteter, trumpet solo. Lee Thornburg, lead trumpet.2. Yes Sir, That’s My Baby (Gus Kahn / Walter Donaldson)Keith Bishop, alto solo. Lee Thornburg, lead trumpet.3. Blues In The Night (Harold Arlen / Johnny Mercer)Vince Trombetta, tenor solo. Lee Trombetta, written & improvised trumpet solos. Pete DeSiena, lead trumpet.4. Grand Central (John Coltrane)Ernie Watts & Vince Trombetta, tenor solos. Lee Thornburg, lead trumpet.5. Nobody Else But Me (Jerome Kern / Oscar Hammerstein II)Kim Richmond, alto solo. Joel Hamilton, bass solo. Lee Thornburg, lead trumpet.6. We’ll Be Together Again (Frankie Laine / Carl Fischer)Ernie Watts, tenor solo. Pete DeSiena, lead trumpet.7. Dat Dere (Bobby Timmons / Oscar Brown, Jr.)Bob Summers, trumpet solo. John Proulx, piano solo. Pete DeSiena, lead trumpet.8. Passe (C. Sigman / J. Meyer / E. Delange / Sablon / Geiringer)Mike Barone, trombone solo. Lee Thornburg, lead trumpet.9. Flatfoot (Mike Barone)Brian Williams, bari solo. Kim Richmond, alto solo. Bob Summers, trumpet solo. Pete DeSiena, lead trumpet.10. I Won’t Dance (J. Kern / J. McHugh / O. Hammerstein II / O. Harbach / D. Fields)Steve Huffsteter, trumpet solo. Lee Thornburg, lead trumpet.All musicial arrangements written and produced by Mike Barone.“Well-crafted and imaginative, Mike Barone’s arrangements and compositions are consistently intriguing.”––Don Heckman, Los Angeles Times