Tommy Vig
Now And Then
© 2004 Pannon Jazz
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Original jazz conceptions with influences from Stan Kenton, Bela Bartok, and Thelonious Monk
tracks
- 1 Lover, Come Back to Me
- 2 Autumn Leaves
- 3 Hungarian Medley
- 4 Straight, No Chaser
- 5 Besame Mucho
- 6 Hello, Tommy!
- 7 Prisoner's Song
- 8 Drum Duel
- 9 Chappy!
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Next gigs:
Las Vegas:
THE TOMMY VIG QUINTET, LIVE AT THE BOOTLEGGER!
THE BOOLEGGER SUNDAY JUNE 13 2004 8 P.M.-MIDNIGHT
702-736-4939 for reservations
LA:
THE TOMMY VIG QUINTET, LIVE AT CHARLIE O'S !
Sunday, June 13, 2004 7:30 PM
Charlie O's Bar & Grill
13725 Victory Boulevard Valley Glen, CA 91401
Phone: 818.994.3058 ~ Fax: 818.994.2621
CELEBRATING THE RELEASE OF TOMMY VIG'S BRAND NEW CD:
"NOW AND THEN - TOMMY VIG 2004"
PANNON JAZZ label, Budapest
Available in the USA on CDBABY.COM
Read the reviews on ALLABOUTJAZZ.COM and CDBABY.COM
Hollywood:
Musicians Union Grand Ballroom, VIBE SUMMIT
Sunday June 13 2004 2PM
About Tommy Vig:
Award-winning jazz vibraharpist/drummer, film composer/arranger/percussionist, inventor/author Tommy Vig worked with Henry Mancini, Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Quincy Jones, Rod Stewart, John Williams, Diana Ross, Eric Clapton, The Carpenters, Woody Allen, Mel Brooks, Dean Martin, Stan Kenton, Stephen Bishop, Michel Legrand, Mickey Rooney, Milton Berle, Judy Garland, Lalo Schifrin, Jerry Goldsmith, Sammy Davis Jr., Don Ellis, Joe Pass, Alan Silvestri, Burt Bacharach, Dusty Springfield, Liberace, Jefferson Airplane, The Beach Boys, Gil Evans/Miles Davis big band, Johnny Mathis, Jimmy Webb, Jack Benny, Freddy Hubbard, Manhattan Transfer, Robben Ford, Art Pepper, Artie Garfunkel, Aaron Spelling, Arthur Morton, Albert Sendrey, Benny Golson, Ralph Martieri, Bill Miller, Jack Wilson, Bill Reddy, Billy May, Bob Drasnin, Bruce Broughton, Cat Anderson, Chappy, Natalie Cole, Nelson Riddle, Deniece Williams, Dr. John, Marc Tarner, Jack Urbont, Don Costa, Steve Gadd, Duane Tatro, Elliott Hong, Jimmy Durante, Earl Green, Earle Hagen, Buddy Hackett, Esquivel!, Florence Henderson, Marc Tarner, Fred Karlin, Ben Lanzarone, Bob Rozario, John Elizalde, Anthony Marinelli, Jack Gruberman, Harry Lojewski, Charles Fox, George Romanes, Gil Melle, Jack Eglash, Jack Hayes, Jim Sotos, Bob Crew, Randy Edelman, Jim Wilson, Jim Begg, Jerry Cormier, Julian Semilian, John Addison, John Barry, John Collins, Jesse Barish, Jim Cregan, Bob Hughes, Bruce Roberts, Johnny Mann, Lajos Dudas, Lawrence Rosenthal, Lennie Niehaus, Lew Elias, Lionel Newman, Marlena Shaw, Martin Denny, Maurice Jarre, Maxie Anderson, Nat Brandwynne, Doc Severinsen, Johnny Carson, Merv Griffin, Paul Jabara, Pete Rugolo, The Kim Sisters, Randy Edelman, Ray Anthony, Red Rodney, Red Skelton, Shorty Rogers, Steve and Edye Gourmet, Sid Caesar, Terry Gibbs, Tony Curtis, Van Alexander, The Four Tops, The Characters, Michael Halasz, Milcho Leviev, Aladar Pege, Vili Kormendi, Billy Byers, Danny Thomas, and Vic Damone, just to name a few, and produced, directed and conducted the official Olympic Jazz Festival for the LAOOC in Los Angeles, 1984.
His list of credits as film composer, big band leader and studio percussionist is very long. He worked in all the top studios in L.A., including Warner Brothers, Fox, Universal, CBS, Columbia, ABC, Disney, Goldwyn, MGM, Paramount and so on.
Tommy Vig participated in 1400 studio sessions in Hollywood, including two Academy Awards. He was the Vice President of the American Society of Music Arrangers and Composers for ten years and has been a member of ASCAP for forty-two years.
His MOMENT FOR VIBRAHARP, PIANO AND STRINGS, was recently premiered with great success by the Las Vegas Youth Symphony Orchestra, Oscar Carrescia conducting, Tommy playing the solo. His other symphonic works were performed by the Las Vegas Symphony Orchestra, and the orchestras of Cologne and Hagen, Germany, which performances were broadcast internationally on European radio.
Tommy was honored by the L. A. Jazz Society on April 7, 2001, at the Los Angeles Musicians Union, receiving the "Vibraharpists' Academy Award," Terry Gibbs, Emil Richards, Larry Bunker, plus twenty other vibe players and stars participating in that VIBE SUMMIT, hosted by producer Mal Sands.
He was recently featured at famous jazz radio personality Chuck Niles' big birthday bash at the Long Beach Westin Hotel, accompanied by Abraham Laboriel, Roger Kellaway and Peter Donald, and he appeared with his group at Charlie O's (L.A.) and The Bootlegger (Las Vegas) in August 2003, with great success, featuring Roger Lee on drums and Gus Mancuso, on piano.
Soory to report that Chuck Niles is in the hospital fighting for his life at this hour, Sunday, 3/14/04. His wife Nancy and his daughter Tracy areat his side.
Tommy's new book, "HOW TO TELL WHAT THINGS ARE REALLY WORTH," is now available on Amazon. com and bookstores everywhere. It explains his patented invention, recognized by top scientists in the world. The prototype may be viewed online at Carvalu.com
Of the Tommy Vig Sound:
"Colossal . . . jazz totally committed . . . " - THE JAZZ JOURNAL, London
"Cohesion, fire, tenderness, fine soloists and excellent charts . . . " - THE JAZZ RECORD DIGEST
"Intriguing musical statements . . . of compelling interest . . . " - PLAYBOY MAGAZINE
"Tommy Vig's talents as a composer, arranger, percussionist and vibe soloist are quite admirable . . . "- JAZZ AND POP
"Big Band with a bite . . . Brilliant." - ARMY TIMES
"Superlative playing . . . " - JAZZ MONTHLY, England
"Swings with a vengeance . . . " - LOS ANGELES TIMES
"Tremendously exciting band . . . " - DAILY VARIETY
"High standard of performance . . . " - SATURDAY REVIEW OF LITERATURE
"Excellent . . . " VARIETY
"Milestones along the jazz road . . . " - THE LAS VEGAS SUN
* Leonard Feather and Stan Kenton both called Tommy Vig one of the future leaders in American music.
* In the official HUNGARIAN JAZZ HISTORY, Tommy Vig is named as only one of four (4) musicians who ever became successful jazz artists in America, the others being the three great guitarists: Gabor Szabo, Elek Bacsik, and Attila Zoller.
Vocalist Mia is a former KIM SISTER, (you can hear her on the new CD on Besame Mucho and Lover, Come Back to Me)who starred at the Stardust and Desert Inn Hotels, and who was featured on the Ed Sullivan Show 24 times. She also appeared on the Dinah Shore, Operation Entertainment, Hollywood Palace and Dean Martin television shows. You can read about her career on Kim Sisters.com
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Miraculous sounds
author: Gabor FlorPerfect example of big band jazz!
Jazz Paradise!
author: Peter Hamori, Editor of THAT'S HOW IT IS Magazine New York CityVery enjoyable listening. Peter Hamori peter.hamori@bnaizion.org
GREAT MUSIC!
author: S.W.V.NEW, UNIQUE MUSIC. WELL WORTH THE PRICE.
FANTASTIC MUSIC!!
author: SWOut of this world!
author: Lajos DudasTommy Vig's arrangements of Lover, Come Back to Me and Besame Mucho, are the work of a genius!
Tetszik!
author: Pethõ ZsoltMegtaláltalak! És GRATULÁLOK! P.Zs.
Magical
author: Laszlo WeinreichNéhány napja Pethõ Zsolt jóvoltából sikerült "találkoznom" Tommy Vig CD-jével, és annak zenei varázsával. (Due to composer Zsolt Petho, I was able to "meet" Tommy Vig's NOW AND THEN CD and its musical magic) Jómagam nem tartozom a jazz-rajongók közé, viszont a hallott hanganyag nagyon megfogott, mint dallama, mint sokszínûsége miatt - már amennyire szabad ilyent írnom - amatõrként - egy ilyen nagyszerû mûvész elõadásairól. (I am not a jazz fan, yet the music on this CD captured my imagination, its variety and melodic content are fascinating. Tommy Vig is a great musician.) Vállalkozásom szerkeszti a Keresõ.hu online lexikont, s úgy gondoltam az a minimum, hogy a szerzett élményért "cserébe" viszonzásul Tommy Vig a CD-n szereplõ életrajzi anyagát lexikonunkban elhelyezzük. (I am the editor of the Hungarian Online Ecyclopedia, and in exhange for the wonderful musical experience. we will place Tommy Vig's biography in our LEXICON) Laszlo Weinreich
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author: ALL ABOUT JAZZALLABOUTJAZZ.COM REVIEW - JANUARY 2004 NOW AND THEN . . . Tommy Vig 2004 Pannon Jazz Label (Budapest) Tommy Vig is one of those jazz names which, when it pops to the surface, triggers you to say, “Hey, I’ve heard of him.” Among many listeners, anyway. Among musicians, Mr. Vig is well known, his extensive discography betraying the fact. Among his credits are performances with Stan Kenton, Quincy Jones, Henry Mancini, Red Rodney, Joe Pass, Don Ellis, Art Pepper, the Miles Davis/Gil Evans big band, and others. He is credited with contributions to the Manhattan Transfer’s The Anthology: Down in Birdland, Diana Ross’ Red Hot Rhythm and Blues, Freddie Hubbard’s Bundle of Joy, and Rod Stewart’s Night on the Town. That is a weighty reputation to precede a new record. Mr. Vig’s new recording, Now and Then, is an obvious labor of love. It contains music recorded from early 1947 through 2003. A fine gossamer thread passes through the Austro-Hungarian musical tradition, binding all nine selections presented on this recording. The earliest recordings have Mr. Vig, a spry nine year old, playing drums in his home of Budapest. He accompanies is father, George Vig, who plays clarinet on “The Prisoner’s Song.” While the sound quality is marginal, the vigor and joy with which these older songs are played is an inspiration. What a thrill it must have been for Mr. Vig to perform live with his father. Today, the elder Mr. Vig is 93 years old and lives in Budapest. Most provocative and satisfying on the collection are the two pieces Mr. Vig performs with his wife, Mia Kim Vig. Recorded in the mid ‘90s, the standards “Lover Come Back To Me” and “Besame Mucho” shimmer with Mr. Vig’s light, plush orchestration. The tunes are lengthy, allowing for solo explorations. Now and Then serves as an important document, like a family snapshot, that shows that this most American of art forms deftly absorbs cultural influences and traditions, transforming it into something new altogether. For more information, please see Pannon Jazz. ~ C. Michael Bailey