Andrea’s posting of a great contemporary arrangement of “Moonlight Serenade” got me thinking that maybe a few of you might be interested in some big band arrangement of the old swing tunes. I played 2nd trumpet in an 18 piece band in the late forties and we played many of the Stan Kenton charts - 5 trumpets, 5 trombones, 5 saxes that doubled on other woodwinds and piano, bass and drums. To say that we moved a lot of air, was a understatement. Last year I produced a big band CD and found that getting that kind of instrumentation from my KN6000 was an interesting challenge.

I’d certainly appreciate your comments and suggestions. Please give a listen to “It Don’t Mean A Thing If It Ain’t Got That Swing” on the mp3 page of www.kool-keys.com

Frank