Listening library
(recordings of seasoned players listed per instrument type)
Flute
-James Galway - "Flight of the Bumblebee"
Clarinet
George Gershwin (as played by Libor Pesek) - "Rhapsody in Blue"
Alto Sax
-Charlie Parker - "Confirmation"
Tenor Sax
-John Coltrane - "Body and Soul"
Baritone Sax
-Pepper Adams - "Straight No Chaser"
Trumpet
-Ingrid Jensen - "Footsteps"
-Miles Davis - "Kind of Blue"
Trombone/Euphonium
-Curtis Fuller (trombone) and John Coltrane (tenor sax) - "Blue Train"
French Horn
-Rolling Stones (Al Cooper, French horn) - "You Can't Always Get What You Want"
Tuba
-Monzil Brass - "Birdland"
Percussion
Terreon Gully (drum kit) and Joe Locke (vibes) - "The King"
Piano & voice
-McCoy Tyner - "You Taught My Heart to Sing"
-Kurt Elling (voice) and Laurence Hobgood (piano)- "My Foolish Heart"
Guitar
-John Scofield - "I'll Take Les"
Bass
-Ray Brown - "The Days of Wine and Roses"
OPTIMIST FESTIVAL RECORDINGS:
-Fire Dance
-Earth Dance
-James Galway - "Flight of the Bumblebee"
Clarinet
George Gershwin (as played by Libor Pesek) - "Rhapsody in Blue"
Alto Sax
-Charlie Parker - "Confirmation"
Tenor Sax
-John Coltrane - "Body and Soul"
Baritone Sax
-Pepper Adams - "Straight No Chaser"
Trumpet
-Ingrid Jensen - "Footsteps"
-Miles Davis - "Kind of Blue"
Trombone/Euphonium
-Curtis Fuller (trombone) and John Coltrane (tenor sax) - "Blue Train"
French Horn
-Rolling Stones (Al Cooper, French horn) - "You Can't Always Get What You Want"
Tuba
-Monzil Brass - "Birdland"
Percussion
Terreon Gully (drum kit) and Joe Locke (vibes) - "The King"
Piano & voice
-McCoy Tyner - "You Taught My Heart to Sing"
-Kurt Elling (voice) and Laurence Hobgood (piano)- "My Foolish Heart"
Guitar
-John Scofield - "I'll Take Les"
Bass
-Ray Brown - "The Days of Wine and Roses"
OPTIMIST FESTIVAL RECORDINGS:
-Fire Dance
-Earth Dance