Bob Lively
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Bob Lively, born Bobby Gene Lively February 10, 1923 in Arkansas
, was an American jazz
saxophonist
during the 1940s big band era
. He died September 15, 1994 in Los Angeles
, California
.
and his Orchestra where his music was vocalized via such singing greats as Anita O'Day
, June Christy
and Toni Aubin. Through his numerous associations, Lively played alto saxophone
, clarinet
and piano
among the trumpets of Johnny Carroll
, Buddy Childers
, John Anderson, Gene Roland
, Mel Green, the drums of Gene Krupa, John Varney, and fellow saxophonists Stan Getz
, Art Pepper
, Bob Gioga and Bob "Boots" Musselli and numerous others well noted throughout the swing band era. Having the opportunity to play in a variety of major swing big bands with associations which included Louis Armstrong
, Duke Ellington
, Nat King Cole
, Woody Herman
, Tommy Dorsey
and Benny Goodman
was a wonderful experience.
In 1941, avid musician, Bob Lively joined his musical talents with Stan Kenton
, who formed his first orchestra, which later was named after his theme song "Artistry in Rhythm". Kenton's orchestra spent the summer of 1941 playing regularly at the Rendezvous Ballroom in Balboa Beach, CA. The Stan Kenton Orchestra struggled a bit after its initial success and its Decca recordings were not big sellers. A stint as Bob Hope's backup radio band was an unhappy experience; Les Brown permanently took Kenton's place. By late 1943 with a Capitol Records contract, a popular record in "Eager Beaver", and growing recognition, the Stan Kenton Orchestra was gradually catching on. Its soloists during the war years included Art Pepper
, briefly Stan Getz
, altoist Boots Mussulli
, altoist Bob Lively, and singer Anita O'Day
who starred on Kenton's first big hit, 1944's "And Her Tears Flowed Like Wine." By 1945 the band had evolved quite a bit. Pete Rugolo became the chief arranger (extending Kenton's ideas), Bob Cooper and Vido Musso offered very different tenor styles, and June Christy was Kenton's new singer; her hits (including "Tampico" and "Across the Alley From the Alamo") made it possible for Kenton to finance his more ambitious projects. A popular recording of "Laura" was made, the theme song from the film Laura (starring actress Gene Tierney), and featured the voices of the band. [1] When Stan Kenton disbanded in early 1949, Harry Betts, Art Pepper, Buddy Childers and Laurindo Almeida were hired by Earl Spencer.
In 1946 Bob Lively was a member (1946–1949) of the Earl Spencer Orchestra. Earle formed his big band in 1946 after being discharged from the U.S. Navy. The band was based in Los Angeles and was modeled after the progressive sounds of Stan Kenton, Johnny Richards and Boyd Raeburn. His 1946 band included former Glenn Miller sideman Wilber Schwartz on clarinet and alto sax and Ray Linn, who had played with Tommy Dorsey, on trumpet. Bob Lively played alto saxophone. When Stan Kenton disbanded in early 1949, Harry Betts, Art Pepper, Buddy Childers and Laurindo Almeida were hired by Spencer. But with the end of the Big Band era, Spencer disbanded in 1952. The band recorded for the Black and White label in 1946 and 1949. Bob Haywood was vocalist for the 1946 band. Toni Aubin joined Spencer as female vocalist in 1949. She married Howard Phillips who was playing sax (1947–49) in the band. (Bob Lively was also playing in the band.) Toni Aubin recorded "Sunday Afternoon" and other songs with the Spencer orchestra, but also recorded with the Louie Ohls Orchestra out of Arkedelphia, and the Phil Carreon Big Band out of Los Angeles, CA.
Bob Lively's musical hayday seems to have faded after 1950 although it is reported he sat in for Woody Herman playing the trumpet and later joined the Thombists in 1965.
Capital Records
Stan Kenton and his Orchestra
John Carrol, Buddy Childers, Karl George, Mel Green, Gene Roland (tp) Harry Forbes, Milt Kabak, Bart Varsalona, Freddie Zito (tb) Bob Lively, Boots Mussulli (as) Emmett Carls, Stan Getz (ts) Bob Gioga (bars) Stan Kenton (p) Bob Ahern (g) Bob Kesterson (b) Johnny Brock (d) Anita O'Day (vocal)
November 28, 1944 Link 4 Hollywood, CA.
Stan Kenton And His Orchestra
John Carrol, Buddy Childers, Karl George, Mel Green, Gene Roland (tp) Harry Forbes, Milt Kabak, Bart Varsalona, Freddie Zito (tb) Bob Lively, Boots Mussulli (as) Emmett Carls, Stan Getz (ts) Bob Gioga (bars) Stan Kenton (p) Bob Ahern (g) Bob Kesterson (b) Jim Falzone (d) Anita O'Day (vocal)
1. Tico Tico Queen Disc (It) Q-054
2. Tabby The Cat (Arr. Dave Matthews) Broadcasat Hollywood Paladium, Hollywood, Ca.
3. The Man I Love -
November 30, 1944 Link 4 Broadcast Hollywood Paladium, Hollywood, CA.
Stan Kenton And His Orchestra
John Carrol, Buddy Childers, Karl George, Mel Green, Gene Roland (tp) Harry Forbes, Milt Kabak, Bart Varsalona, Freddie Zito (tb) Bob Lively, Boots Mussulli (as) Emmett Carls, Stan Getz (ts) Bob Gioga (bars) Stan Kenton (p) Bob Ahern (g) Bob Kesterson (b) Jim Falzone (d) Anita O'Day (vocal)
1. Theme And I Know You Know Queen Disc (It) Q-054
2. Gotta Be Getting (Arr. Gene Roland) Capitol 178 Link 3
3. Poor Butterfly -
4. Artistry In Rhythm And Begin The Beguine -
December 6, 1944, Hollywood, CA.Link 4
Stan Kenton And His Orchestra
John Carrol, Buddy Childers, Karl George, Mel Green, Gene Roland (tp) Harry Forbes, Milt Kabak, Bart Varsalona, Freddie Zito (tb) Bob Lively, Boots Mussulli (as) Emmett Carls, Stan Getz (ts) Bob Gioga (bars) Stan Kenton (p) Bob Ahern (g) Bob Kesterson (b) Jim Falzone (d) Anita O'Day (vocal)
1. Taboo Queen Disc (It) Q-054
2. In A Little Spanish Town -
3. Sargent's Mess - Link 3
4. And Her Tears Flowed Like Wine (Arr. Buddy Baker, Stan Kenton) Capitol 166) Broadcast, Pacific Square Ballroom, San Diego, Cal., May/June 1944
-
5. Russian Lullaby -
December 14, 1944, Hollywood Link 4
C.P. MacGregor Studios
Stan Kenton And His Orchestra
John Carrol, Buddy Childers, Karl George, Mel Green, Gene Roland (tp) Harry Forbes, Milt Kabak, Bart Varsalona, Freddie Zito (tb) Bob Lively, Boots Mussulli (as) Emmett Carls, Stan Getz (ts) Bob Gioga (bars) Stan Kenton (p) Bob Ahern (g) Bob Kesterson (b) Jim Falzone (d) Anita O'Day (vocal)
523-1 Say It Isn't So Kenton (Unissued) (Vocal: Howard. Solo: Kenton (p))
524—3 Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye (Boots Mussulli) (Vocal: Howard. Solo: Kenton (p))
525-2 Are You Livin' Old Man (Roland 187) (Vocal: O'Day. Solo: Carroll (tp)
526-2 Balboa Bash (Kenton 10040) (Solos: Carls (ts), Kenton (p), Mussulli (as))
C.P. MacGregor Studios
Stan Kenton And His Orchestra
John Carroll, Buddy Childers, Karl George, Gene Roland, Mel Green (tp), Harry Forbes, Freddie Zito, Milt Kabak (tb), Bart Varsalona (b tb), Bob Lively, Boots Mussulli (as) Stan Getz, Dave Madden (ts) Bob Gioga (bari),
Kenton (p), Bob Ahern (g), Bob Kesterson (b), Jim Falzone (d), Anita O'Day, Gene Howard (vocals)
546-5 Ooh, What I Dreamed About You (Kenton Unissued) (Vocal: Howard. Solo: Kenton (p))
547-2 I Want A Grown Up Man (Roland (E) T-20244) (Vocal: O'Day)
548-1 Travelin' Man (Roland 48012) (Vocal: O'Day. Solo: Kenton (p))
549-2 Around The Town (One Twenty) (Kenton Unissued) (Solos: Mussulli (as), Kenton (p))
(F) MAY 4, 1945 Link 4
Universal Studios, Chicago
John Carroll, Buddy Childers, John Anderson, Gene Roland, Mel Green (tp),
Freddie Zito, Milt Kabak, Marshall Ocker (tb) Bart Varsalona (b tb), Bob Lively, Boots Mussulli (as), Joe Magro, Dave Madden (ts) Bob Gioga (bari), Kenton (p), Bob Ahern (g), Max Wayne (b), Bob Varney (d), June Christy, Gene Howard (vocals)
341-4 Tampico (Roland 202 Vocal: Christy & Band)
342-4 Southern Scandal (Kenton 202) (Solos: Kenton (p) /Wayne (b), Childers (tp), Zito (tb), Magro (ts)/Mussulli (as), Varney (d))
343-1 Opus In Pastels (Kenton Unissued) (Saxophones & rhythm only)
344-1 Ooh, What I Dreamed About You (Rejected)
CONCERT IN JAZZ@ (Tops L-1532)
John Check, Buddy Childers, Jake Gernheim, Jerry Munson (tp), Harry Betts, Harry Forbes, Jimmy Knepper (tb), Bob Lively, Art Pepper (as), Tommy Makagon, Tony Ortega (ts), Howard Phillips (bs), Shannon Fletcher (p), Laurindo Almeida (g), Willie Slater (b), Roy Hall (dms)
February 1949 - Los Angeles
SEPTEMBER 26, 1944 - NEW YORK CITY - CAPITAL STUDIO
Sweet Dreams Sweetheart
Gotta Be Gettin'
DECEMBER 15, 1944 - BALBOA BASH, LOS ANGELES
Everytime We Say Goodnight
Are You Livin Old Man?
JANUARY 16, 1945 - C.P. MACGREGOR STUDIOS, HOLLYWOOD
Oh What I Dreamed About You
I Want A Grown Up Man
Travelin' Man
Around The Town
MAY 4, 1945 - UNIVERSAL STUDIOS, CHICAGO
Tampico
Southern Scandal
Original Release Date: August 1, 1941
Artistry In Rhythm
Suite For Saxophones: Opus In Pastels
Eager Beaver
Harlem Folk Dance
Opus A Dollar Three Eighty
I'm Going Mad For A Pad
And Her Tears Flowed Like Wine
Southern Scandal
Tampico
Artistry Jumps
Stan Kenton IN HOLLYWOOD Link 5
Release Date: May 20, 1944
Label: Mr. Music
Anita O'Day Vocals, Bart Varsalona Trombone (Bass) Trombone (Baritone), Bill Atkinson Trombone, Bob "Dingbod" Kesterson Bass, Bob Ahern Guitar, Bob Gioga Sax (Baritone), Bob Lively Sax (Alto), Boots Mussulli Clarinet, Sax (Alto), Buddy Childers Trumpet, Chet Ball Sax (Alto)
Taboo
I Din't Know About You
Tabby The Cat
Our Waltx
In A Little Spanish Town
Sergeant's Mess
Don't You Know I Care (Or Don't You Care to Know)
And Her Tears Flowed Like Wine
Together
Russian Lullaby
STAN KENTON - 1944 - (Queen Disc Q-054)
November 28, 1944, CBS Broadcast, Hollywood Palladium, Hollywood, CA
Stan Kenton Orchestra John Carroll, Buddy Childers, Karl George, Mel Green, Gene Roland (tp) Harry Forbes, Freddie Zito, Milt Kabak (tb) Bart Varsalona (btb) Bob Lively, Boots Mussulli (as) Stan Getz, Emmett Carls (ts) Bob Gioga (bars) Stan Kenton (p) Bob Ahern (g) Bob Kesterson (b) Jim Falzone (d) Gene Howard* or Anita O'Day (v)
Tico Tico (Abreu-Drake)
Tabby The Cat (Dickenson-Gibeling) 2:31
The Man I Love (Gershwin-Gershwin) 2:18
STAN KENTON - 1944 - (Queen Disc Q-054)
November 30, 1944, AFRS Transcr, Hollywood Palladium, Hollywood, CA
Stan Kenton Orchestra John Carroll, Buddy Childers, Karl George, Mel Green, Gene Roland (tp) Harry Forbes, Freddie Zito, Milt Kabak (tb) Bart Varsalona (btb) Bob Lively, Boots Mussulli (as) Stan Getz, Emmett Carls (ts) Bob Gioga (bars) Stan Kenton (p) Bob Ahern (g) Bob Kesterson (b) Jim Falzone (d) Gene Howard* or Anita O'Day (v)
Artistry In Rhythm (Kenton) 3:12
I Know That You Know (Caldwell-Youmans)
Gotta Be Gettin' (Amsterdam-Romano) 2:37
Eager Beaver (Kenton)
Wish You Were Here Waitin' For Me (Russell-Saxon) 3:31
Poor Butterfly (Golden-Hubbell) 3:02
Artistry In Rhythm (Kenton) 1:21
Begin The Beguine (Porter) 2:28
STAN KENTON - In Hollywood - (Mr. Music 7007)
December 6, 1944, CBS Broadcast, Hollywood Palladium, Hollywood, CA
Stan Kenton Orchestra John Carroll, Buddy Childers, Karl George, Mel Green, Gene Roland (tp) Harry Forbes, Freddie Zito, Milt Kabak (tb) Bart Varsalona (btb) Bob Lively, Boots Mussulli (as) Stan Getz, Emmett Carls (ts) Bob Gioga (bars) Stan Kenton (p) Bob Ahern (g) Bob Kesterson (b) Jim Falzone (d) Gene Howard* or Anita O'Day (v)
TABOO (Lecuona) 3:00
I Didn't Know About You (Ellington-Russell) 3:18
In A Little Spanish Town (Lewis-Wayne-Young) 1:46*
Sergeant's Mess (Moore) 2:54
Ane Her Tears Flowed Like Wine (Greene-Lawrence) 2:38
Russian Lullaby (Berlin) 2:02
STAN KENTON - 1944 - (Swing House SWH-26)
December 12, 1944, Hollywood Palladium, Hollywood, CA
Stan Kenton Orchestra John Carroll, Buddy Childers, Karl George, Mel Green, Gene Roland (tp) Harry Forbes, Freddie Zito, Milt Kabak (tb) Bart Varsalona (btb) Bob Lively, Boots Mussulli (as) Stan Getz, Emmett Carls (ts) Bob Gioga (bars) Stan Kenton (p) Bob Ahern (g) Bob Kesterson (b) Jim Falzone (d) Gene Howard* or Anita O'Day (v)
Don't Know You Know I Care (David-Ellington) 2:48
Blue Skies (Berlin)
STAN KENTON - The Uncollected Kenton Vol. 4 - (Hindsight HSR 147)
December 14, 1944, Hollywood, CA
Stan Kenton Orchestra John Carroll, Buddy Childers, Karl George, Mel Green, Gene Roland (tp) Harry Forbes, Freddie Zito, Milt Kabak (tb) Bart Varsalona (btb) Bob Lively, Boots Mussulli (as) Stan Getz, Emmett Carls (ts) Bob Gioga (bars) Stan Kenton (p) Bob Ahern (g) Bob Kesterson (b) Jim Falzone (d) Gene Howard* or Anita O'Day (v)
Poor Butterfly (Golden-Hubbell) 3:23
STAN KENTON - The Complete Capitol Studio Recordings Of Stan Kenton 1943-47 - (Mosaic MD7 163)
December 15, 1944, C.P. MacGregor Studios Hollywood, CA
Stan Kenton Orchestra John Carroll, Buddy Childers, Karl George, Gene Roland, Mel Green (tp) Harry Forbes, Freddie Zito, Milt Kabak (tb) Bart Varsalona (btb) Bob Lively, Boots Mussulli (as) Stan Getz, Emmett Carls (ts) Bob Gioga (bars) Stan Kenton (p) Bob Ahern (g) Bob Kesterson (b) Jim Falzone (d) Gene Howard* or Anita O'Day° (v) added
Say It Isn't So (Berlin) 3:05*
Ev’ry Time We Say Goodbye (Porter) 2:55*
Are You Livin’ Old Man (Evans-Higginbotham-Silver)° 2:36
Balboa Bash (Yaw) 2:38
STAN KENTON - The Uncollected Kenton Vol. 4 - (Hindsight HSR 147)
December 22, 1944, Hollywood, CA
Stan Kenton Orchestra John Carroll, Buddy Childers, Karl George, Gene Roland, Mel Green (tp) Harry Forbes, Freddie Zito, Milt Kabak (tb) Bart Varsalona (btb) Bob Lively, Boots Mussulli (as) Stan Getz, Emmett Carls (ts) Bob Gioga (bars) Stan Kenton (p) Bob Ahern (g) Bob Kesterson (b) Jim Falzone (d) Gene Howard or Anita O'Day* (v)
The Man I Love (Gershwin-Gershwin) 2:22
Singing The Blues 3:23*
Tico Tico (Abreu-Drake) 2:03
Tabby The Cat (Dickenson-Gibeling) 2:32*
Sergeant's Mess (Moore) 2:19
Pizzicato (Delibes) 2:22
Conversing With The Brain (Mussulli) 2:33
Blow, Jack (Kenton) 2:47
Blue Skies (Berlin) 2:05
STAN KENTON - Film Tracks of Stan Kenton - (Joyce LP 3003)
December, 23/24 1944, Universal Studios Los Angeles, CA
Stan Kenton Orchestra John Carroll, Buddy Childers, Karl George, Gene Roland, Mel Green (tp) Harry Forbes, Freddie Zito, Milt Kabak (tb) Bart Varsalona (btb) Bob Lively, Boots Mussulli (as) Stan Getz, Dave Madden (ts) Bob Gioga (bars) Stan Kenton (p) Bob Ahern (g) Bob Kesterson (b) Jim Falzone (d) Gene Howard, Anita O'Day, The Taylor Mads (v) added
Eager Beaver (Kenton)
Tabby The Cat (Dickenson-Gibeling)
Siboney (Lecuona)
Tabu (Lecuona)
She's Funny That Way (Moret-Whiting)
I'm Going Mad For A Pad (Greene-Kenton-Lawrence)
Memphis Lament (Kenton)
STAN KENTON - The Complete Capitol Recordings Of Stan Kenton 1943-47 - (Mosaic MD7 163)
January 16, 1945, C.P. MacGregor Studios Hollywood, CA
Stan Kenton Orchestra John Carroll, Buddy Childers, Karl George, Gene Roland, Mel Green (tp) Harry Forbes, George Faye, Freddie Zito, Milt Kabak (tb) Bart Varsalona (b tb) Bob Lively, Boots Mussulli (as) Dave Madden, Stan Getz (ts) Bob Gioga (bars) Stan Kenton (p) Bob Ahern (g) Bob Kesterson (b) Jim Falzone (d) Gene Howard* or Anita O'Day° (v) added
Ooh, What I Dreamed About You (Greene-Pray) 2:39*
I Want A Grown Up Man (Wick-O’Day) 2:46°
Travelin’ Man (DeVol-Green) 2:53°
Around The Town (One Twenty) (Berlin) 2:53
EARL SPENCER AND HIS ORCHESTRA
CONCERT IN JAZZ@ (Tops L-1532)
February 1949 - Los Angeles
John Check, Buddy Childers, Jake Gernheim, Jerry Munson (tp), Harry Betts, Harry Forbes, Jimmy Knepper (tb), Bob Lively, Art Pepper (as), Tommy Makagon, Tony Ortega (ts), Howard Phillips (bs), Shannon Fletcher (p), Laurindo Almeida (g), Willie Slater (b), Roy Hall (dms)
IAJRC 41 "Earl Spencer and his Orchestra: The Almost Forgotten Pioneer of Modern Big Band Jazz"
Black & White label
recorded in August 1946 with Al Killian, Ray Linn, Frank Beach, Paul Lopez, trumpets; Ray Heath, Tommy Pederson, Hal Smith, Earl Spencer, trombones; Les Robinson, alto sax; Wilbur Schwartz, clarinet & alto sax; Lucky Thompson, Ralph Lee, tenor sax; Hy Mandel, baritone sax; Tommy Todd, piano; Jack Marshall, guitar; Morty Corb, bass; Jackie Mills, drums; E.S.
1. Concerto for Guitar
2. Bolero in Boogie
3. Production on Melody
4. Soft and Warm
5. Earle Meets Stan
Recorded in August 1946 with the same personnel except Ollie Wilson, trombone replaces Heath; Barbara Lee Nelson, alto sax replaces Robinson; Paul Polena, piano replaces Todd; Arv Garrison, guitar replaces Marshall; Harry Babasin, bass replaces Corb and add Bob Hayward, vocal;
6.-7.Boogie, Parts 1 & 2
8.-9. Rhapsody in Boogie, Parts 1 & 2
10.-11. Spencerian Theory, Parts 1 & 2
12. Amber Moon
Recorded October 30, 1946 with John Anderson, Tony Faccuito, Bill Stearns, Keith Williams, Al Killian, trumpets; Chuck Gales, J.D. Morsch, Ollie Wilson, trombones; Matt Utal, Bob Gillette, alto sax; Tommy Makagon, Carter England, tenor sax; Steve Perlow, baritone sax; Bob Clark, piano; Walt Ellefson, guitar; Arv Garrison, Barney Kessel, Irving Ashby, Tony Rizzi, Gene Sargent, guitar quintet on "Five Guitars in Flight"; Dave Sperling, bass; Bobby White, drums;
13. Piano Interlude
14. Five Guitars in Flight
recorded in February 1949 with John Check, Buddy Childers, Jack Gerheim, Jerry Munson, trumpets; Harry Betts, Harry Forbes, Jimmy Knepper, trombones; Bob Lively, Art Pepper, alto sax; Tommy Makagon, Anthony Ortega, tenor sax; Howard Phillips, baritone sax; Shannon Fletcher, piano; Laurindo Almeida, guitar; Willie Strater, bass; Roy Hall, drums; Toni Aubin, vocal.
15. Oh You Beautiful Doll
16. Jazzbo
17. Sunday Afternoon
18. Box Lunch (at the Factory)
INFORMATIONAL SOURCES:
http://www.jazzdisco.org/stan-getz/catalog/
http://sarasotaschools.org/sje/Kentoncapitol.htm
Artistry in Kenton
Arkansas
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, was an American jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
saxophonist
Saxophone
The saxophone is a conical-bore transposing musical instrument that is a member of the woodwind family. Saxophones are usually made of brass and played with a single-reed mouthpiece similar to that of the clarinet. The saxophone was invented by the Belgian instrument maker Adolphe Sax in 1846...
during the 1940s big band era
Swing Era
The Swing era was the period of time when big band swing music was the most popular music in the United States. Though the music had been around since the late 1920s and early 1930s, being played by black bands led by such artists as Duke Ellington, Jimmie Lunceford, Benny Moten, Ella Fitzgerald,...
. He died September 15, 1994 in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
.
Career
Bob Lively's passion for jazz was demonstrated primarily through his performances with Stan KentonStan Kenton
Stanley Newcomb "Stan" Kenton was a pianist, composer, and arranger who led a highly innovative, influential, and often controversial American jazz orchestra. In later years he was widely active as an educator....
and his Orchestra where his music was vocalized via such singing greats as Anita O'Day
Anita O'Day
Anita O'Day was an American jazz singer.Born Anita Belle Colton, O'Day was admired for her sense of rhythm and dynamics, and her early big band appearances shattered the traditional image of the "girl singer"...
, June Christy
June Christy
June Christy , born Shirley Luster, was an American singer, known for her work in the cool jazz genre and for her silky smooth vocals. Her success as a singer began with The Stan Kenton Orchestra. She pursued a solo career from 1954 and is best known for her debut album Something Cool...
and Toni Aubin. Through his numerous associations, Lively played alto saxophone
Alto saxophone
The alto saxophone is a member of the saxophone family of woodwind instruments invented by Belgian instrument designer Adolphe Sax in 1841. It is smaller than the tenor but larger than the soprano, and is the type most used in classical compositions...
, clarinet
Clarinet
The clarinet is a musical instrument of woodwind type. The name derives from adding the suffix -et to the Italian word clarino , as the first clarinets had a strident tone similar to that of a trumpet. The instrument has an approximately cylindrical bore, and uses a single reed...
and piano
Piano
The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
among the trumpets of Johnny Carroll
Johnny Carroll
Johnny Carroll was an American rockabilly musician.-Biography:Born John Lewis Carrell , Carroll began recording for Decca Records in the middle of the 1950s. He released several singles, but none of them saw significant success, though they are now critically acclaimed...
, Buddy Childers
Buddy Childers
Marion "Buddy" Childers became famous in 1942 at the age of 16, when Stan Kenton hired him to be the lead trumpet in his band.As Childers later told Steve Voce:...
, John Anderson, Gene Roland
Gene Roland
Gene M. Roland was a jazz composer and musician who played many instruments during his career but was most significant as an arranger/composer and for his association with Stan Kenton...
, Mel Green, the drums of Gene Krupa, John Varney, and fellow saxophonists Stan Getz
Stan Getz
Stanley Getz was an American jazz saxophone player. Getz was known as "The Sound" because of his warm, lyrical tone, his prime influence being the wispy, mellow timbre of his idol, Lester Young. Coming to prominence in the late 1940s with Woody Herman's big band, Getz is described by critic Scott...
, Art Pepper
Art Pepper
Art Pepper , born Arthur Edward Pepper, Jr., was an American alto saxophonist and clarinetist.About Pepper, Scott Yanow of All Music stated, "In the 1950s he was one of the few altoists that was able to develop his own sound despite the dominant influence of Charlie Parker" and: "When Art Pepper...
, Bob Gioga and Bob "Boots" Musselli and numerous others well noted throughout the swing band era. Having the opportunity to play in a variety of major swing big bands with associations which included Louis Armstrong
Louis Armstrong
Louis Armstrong , nicknamed Satchmo or Pops, was an American jazz trumpeter and singer from New Orleans, Louisiana....
, Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington
Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington was an American composer, pianist, and big band leader. Ellington wrote over 1,000 compositions...
, Nat King Cole
Nat King Cole
Nathaniel Adams Coles , known professionally as Nat King Cole, was an American musician who first came to prominence as a leading jazz pianist. Although an accomplished pianist, he owes most of his popular musical fame to his soft baritone voice, which he used to perform in big band and jazz genres...
, Woody Herman
Woody Herman
Woodrow Charles Herman , known as Woody Herman, was an American jazz clarinetist, alto and soprano saxophonist, singer, and big band leader. Leading various groups called "The Herd," Herman was one of the most popular of the 1930s and '40s bandleaders...
, Tommy Dorsey
Tommy Dorsey
Thomas Francis "Tommy" Dorsey, Jr. was an American jazz trombonist, trumpeter, composer, and bandleader of the Big Band era. He was known as "The Sentimental Gentleman of Swing", due to his smooth-toned trombone playing. He was the younger brother of bandleader Jimmy Dorsey...
and Benny Goodman
Benny Goodman
Benjamin David “Benny” Goodman was an American jazz and swing musician, clarinetist and bandleader; widely known as the "King of Swing".In the mid-1930s, Benny Goodman led one of the most popular musical groups in America...
was a wonderful experience.
In 1941, avid musician, Bob Lively joined his musical talents with Stan Kenton
Stan Kenton
Stanley Newcomb "Stan" Kenton was a pianist, composer, and arranger who led a highly innovative, influential, and often controversial American jazz orchestra. In later years he was widely active as an educator....
, who formed his first orchestra, which later was named after his theme song "Artistry in Rhythm". Kenton's orchestra spent the summer of 1941 playing regularly at the Rendezvous Ballroom in Balboa Beach, CA. The Stan Kenton Orchestra struggled a bit after its initial success and its Decca recordings were not big sellers. A stint as Bob Hope's backup radio band was an unhappy experience; Les Brown permanently took Kenton's place. By late 1943 with a Capitol Records contract, a popular record in "Eager Beaver", and growing recognition, the Stan Kenton Orchestra was gradually catching on. Its soloists during the war years included Art Pepper
Art Pepper
Art Pepper , born Arthur Edward Pepper, Jr., was an American alto saxophonist and clarinetist.About Pepper, Scott Yanow of All Music stated, "In the 1950s he was one of the few altoists that was able to develop his own sound despite the dominant influence of Charlie Parker" and: "When Art Pepper...
, briefly Stan Getz
Stan Getz
Stanley Getz was an American jazz saxophone player. Getz was known as "The Sound" because of his warm, lyrical tone, his prime influence being the wispy, mellow timbre of his idol, Lester Young. Coming to prominence in the late 1940s with Woody Herman's big band, Getz is described by critic Scott...
, altoist Boots Mussulli
Boots Mussulli
Boots Mussulli was an American jazz saxophonist, based chiefly out of Boston....
, altoist Bob Lively, and singer Anita O'Day
Anita O'Day
Anita O'Day was an American jazz singer.Born Anita Belle Colton, O'Day was admired for her sense of rhythm and dynamics, and her early big band appearances shattered the traditional image of the "girl singer"...
who starred on Kenton's first big hit, 1944's "And Her Tears Flowed Like Wine." By 1945 the band had evolved quite a bit. Pete Rugolo became the chief arranger (extending Kenton's ideas), Bob Cooper and Vido Musso offered very different tenor styles, and June Christy was Kenton's new singer; her hits (including "Tampico" and "Across the Alley From the Alamo") made it possible for Kenton to finance his more ambitious projects. A popular recording of "Laura" was made, the theme song from the film Laura (starring actress Gene Tierney), and featured the voices of the band. [1] When Stan Kenton disbanded in early 1949, Harry Betts, Art Pepper, Buddy Childers and Laurindo Almeida were hired by Earl Spencer.
In 1946 Bob Lively was a member (1946–1949) of the Earl Spencer Orchestra. Earle formed his big band in 1946 after being discharged from the U.S. Navy. The band was based in Los Angeles and was modeled after the progressive sounds of Stan Kenton, Johnny Richards and Boyd Raeburn. His 1946 band included former Glenn Miller sideman Wilber Schwartz on clarinet and alto sax and Ray Linn, who had played with Tommy Dorsey, on trumpet. Bob Lively played alto saxophone. When Stan Kenton disbanded in early 1949, Harry Betts, Art Pepper, Buddy Childers and Laurindo Almeida were hired by Spencer. But with the end of the Big Band era, Spencer disbanded in 1952. The band recorded for the Black and White label in 1946 and 1949. Bob Haywood was vocalist for the 1946 band. Toni Aubin joined Spencer as female vocalist in 1949. She married Howard Phillips who was playing sax (1947–49) in the band. (Bob Lively was also playing in the band.) Toni Aubin recorded "Sunday Afternoon" and other songs with the Spencer orchestra, but also recorded with the Louie Ohls Orchestra out of Arkedelphia, and the Phil Carreon Big Band out of Los Angeles, CA.
Bob Lively's musical hayday seems to have faded after 1950 although it is reported he sat in for Woody Herman playing the trumpet and later joined the Thombists in 1965.
1944
September 26, 1944, New York City, New York Link 4Capital Records
Stan Kenton and his Orchestra
John Carrol, Buddy Childers, Karl George, Mel Green, Gene Roland (tp) Harry Forbes, Milt Kabak, Bart Varsalona, Freddie Zito (tb) Bob Lively, Boots Mussulli (as) Emmett Carls, Stan Getz (ts) Bob Gioga (bars) Stan Kenton (p) Bob Ahern (g) Bob Kesterson (b) Johnny Brock (d) Anita O'Day (vocal)
- The Lady In Red (Arr. Buddy Baker, Stan Kenton)Link 3
- Tampico (June Christy, vocal, 1945, Capitol Records)Link 3
- Wish You Were Waitin' For Me
- Jack Blow
- Conversing With The Brain Link 3
- Are You Livin' Old Man? Los Angeles, January 16, 1945 Link 3
- One Night Stand
- If I could Be With You One Hour Tonight
November 28, 1944 Link 4 Hollywood, CA.
Stan Kenton And His Orchestra
John Carrol, Buddy Childers, Karl George, Mel Green, Gene Roland (tp) Harry Forbes, Milt Kabak, Bart Varsalona, Freddie Zito (tb) Bob Lively, Boots Mussulli (as) Emmett Carls, Stan Getz (ts) Bob Gioga (bars) Stan Kenton (p) Bob Ahern (g) Bob Kesterson (b) Jim Falzone (d) Anita O'Day (vocal)
1. Tico Tico Queen Disc (It) Q-054
2. Tabby The Cat (Arr. Dave Matthews) Broadcasat Hollywood Paladium, Hollywood, Ca.
3. The Man I Love -
- Stan Kenton 1944 (Queen Disc (It) Q-054)
November 30, 1944 Link 4 Broadcast Hollywood Paladium, Hollywood, CA.
Stan Kenton And His Orchestra
John Carrol, Buddy Childers, Karl George, Mel Green, Gene Roland (tp) Harry Forbes, Milt Kabak, Bart Varsalona, Freddie Zito (tb) Bob Lively, Boots Mussulli (as) Emmett Carls, Stan Getz (ts) Bob Gioga (bars) Stan Kenton (p) Bob Ahern (g) Bob Kesterson (b) Jim Falzone (d) Anita O'Day (vocal)
1. Theme And I Know You Know Queen Disc (It) Q-054
2. Gotta Be Getting (Arr. Gene Roland) Capitol 178 Link 3
3. Poor Butterfly -
4. Artistry In Rhythm And Begin The Beguine -
- Stan Kenton 1944 (Queen Disc (It) Q-054)
December 6, 1944, Hollywood, CA.Link 4
Stan Kenton And His Orchestra
John Carrol, Buddy Childers, Karl George, Mel Green, Gene Roland (tp) Harry Forbes, Milt Kabak, Bart Varsalona, Freddie Zito (tb) Bob Lively, Boots Mussulli (as) Emmett Carls, Stan Getz (ts) Bob Gioga (bars) Stan Kenton (p) Bob Ahern (g) Bob Kesterson (b) Jim Falzone (d) Anita O'Day (vocal)
1. Taboo Queen Disc (It) Q-054
2. In A Little Spanish Town -
3. Sargent's Mess - Link 3
4. And Her Tears Flowed Like Wine (Arr. Buddy Baker, Stan Kenton) Capitol 166) Broadcast, Pacific Square Ballroom, San Diego, Cal., May/June 1944
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5. Russian Lullaby -
- Stan Kenton 1944 (Queen Disc (It) Q-054)
December 14, 1944, Hollywood Link 4
C.P. MacGregor Studios
Stan Kenton And His Orchestra
John Carrol, Buddy Childers, Karl George, Mel Green, Gene Roland (tp) Harry Forbes, Milt Kabak, Bart Varsalona, Freddie Zito (tb) Bob Lively, Boots Mussulli (as) Emmett Carls, Stan Getz (ts) Bob Gioga (bars) Stan Kenton (p) Bob Ahern (g) Bob Kesterson (b) Jim Falzone (d) Anita O'Day (vocal)
523-1 Say It Isn't So Kenton (Unissued) (Vocal: Howard. Solo: Kenton (p))
524—3 Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye (Boots Mussulli) (Vocal: Howard. Solo: Kenton (p))
525-2 Are You Livin' Old Man (Roland 187) (Vocal: O'Day. Solo: Carroll (tp)
526-2 Balboa Bash (Kenton 10040) (Solos: Carls (ts), Kenton (p), Mussulli (as))
1945
January 16, 1945, HollywoodC.P. MacGregor Studios
Stan Kenton And His Orchestra
John Carroll, Buddy Childers, Karl George, Gene Roland, Mel Green (tp), Harry Forbes, Freddie Zito, Milt Kabak (tb), Bart Varsalona (b tb), Bob Lively, Boots Mussulli (as) Stan Getz, Dave Madden (ts) Bob Gioga (bari),
Kenton (p), Bob Ahern (g), Bob Kesterson (b), Jim Falzone (d), Anita O'Day, Gene Howard (vocals)
546-5 Ooh, What I Dreamed About You (Kenton Unissued) (Vocal: Howard. Solo: Kenton (p))
547-2 I Want A Grown Up Man (Roland (E) T-20244) (Vocal: O'Day)
548-1 Travelin' Man (Roland 48012) (Vocal: O'Day. Solo: Kenton (p))
549-2 Around The Town (One Twenty) (Kenton Unissued) (Solos: Mussulli (as), Kenton (p))
(F) MAY 4, 1945 Link 4
Universal Studios, Chicago
John Carroll, Buddy Childers, John Anderson, Gene Roland, Mel Green (tp),
Freddie Zito, Milt Kabak, Marshall Ocker (tb) Bart Varsalona (b tb), Bob Lively, Boots Mussulli (as), Joe Magro, Dave Madden (ts) Bob Gioga (bari), Kenton (p), Bob Ahern (g), Max Wayne (b), Bob Varney (d), June Christy, Gene Howard (vocals)
341-4 Tampico (Roland 202 Vocal: Christy & Band)
342-4 Southern Scandal (Kenton 202) (Solos: Kenton (p) /Wayne (b), Childers (tp), Zito (tb), Magro (ts)/Mussulli (as), Varney (d))
343-1 Opus In Pastels (Kenton Unissued) (Saxophones & rhythm only)
344-1 Ooh, What I Dreamed About You (Rejected)
1949
Earle Spencer Orchestra Link 4CONCERT IN JAZZ@ (Tops L-1532)
John Check, Buddy Childers, Jake Gernheim, Jerry Munson (tp), Harry Betts, Harry Forbes, Jimmy Knepper (tb), Bob Lively, Art Pepper (as), Tommy Makagon, Tony Ortega (ts), Howard Phillips (bs), Shannon Fletcher (p), Laurindo Almeida (g), Willie Slater (b), Roy Hall (dms)
February 1949 - Los Angeles
- Oh, You Beautiful Doll (IAJRC-41, LP 1532)
- Jazzbo (IAJRC-41)
- Sunday Afternoon (IAJRC-41)
Performance Dates
Known Performance Dates For Bob Lively (AS)SEPTEMBER 26, 1944 - NEW YORK CITY - CAPITAL STUDIO
Sweet Dreams Sweetheart
Gotta Be Gettin'
DECEMBER 15, 1944 - BALBOA BASH, LOS ANGELES
Everytime We Say Goodnight
Are You Livin Old Man?
JANUARY 16, 1945 - C.P. MACGREGOR STUDIOS, HOLLYWOOD
Oh What I Dreamed About You
I Want A Grown Up Man
Travelin' Man
Around The Town
MAY 4, 1945 - UNIVERSAL STUDIOS, CHICAGO
Tampico
Southern Scandal
Album credits
Early Concepts - Stan KentonOriginal Release Date: August 1, 1941
Artistry In Rhythm
Suite For Saxophones: Opus In Pastels
Eager Beaver
Harlem Folk Dance
Opus A Dollar Three Eighty
I'm Going Mad For A Pad
And Her Tears Flowed Like Wine
Southern Scandal
Tampico
Artistry Jumps
Stan Kenton IN HOLLYWOOD Link 5
Release Date: May 20, 1944
Label: Mr. Music
Anita O'Day Vocals, Bart Varsalona Trombone (Bass) Trombone (Baritone), Bill Atkinson Trombone, Bob "Dingbod" Kesterson Bass, Bob Ahern Guitar, Bob Gioga Sax (Baritone), Bob Lively Sax (Alto), Boots Mussulli Clarinet, Sax (Alto), Buddy Childers Trumpet, Chet Ball Sax (Alto)
Taboo
I Din't Know About You
Tabby The Cat
Our Waltx
In A Little Spanish Town
Sergeant's Mess
Don't You Know I Care (Or Don't You Care to Know)
And Her Tears Flowed Like Wine
Together
Russian Lullaby
STAN KENTON - 1944 - (Queen Disc Q-054)
November 28, 1944, CBS Broadcast, Hollywood Palladium, Hollywood, CA
Stan Kenton Orchestra John Carroll, Buddy Childers, Karl George, Mel Green, Gene Roland (tp) Harry Forbes, Freddie Zito, Milt Kabak (tb) Bart Varsalona (btb) Bob Lively, Boots Mussulli (as) Stan Getz, Emmett Carls (ts) Bob Gioga (bars) Stan Kenton (p) Bob Ahern (g) Bob Kesterson (b) Jim Falzone (d) Gene Howard* or Anita O'Day (v)
Tico Tico (Abreu-Drake)
Tabby The Cat (Dickenson-Gibeling) 2:31
The Man I Love (Gershwin-Gershwin) 2:18
STAN KENTON - 1944 - (Queen Disc Q-054)
November 30, 1944, AFRS Transcr, Hollywood Palladium, Hollywood, CA
Stan Kenton Orchestra John Carroll, Buddy Childers, Karl George, Mel Green, Gene Roland (tp) Harry Forbes, Freddie Zito, Milt Kabak (tb) Bart Varsalona (btb) Bob Lively, Boots Mussulli (as) Stan Getz, Emmett Carls (ts) Bob Gioga (bars) Stan Kenton (p) Bob Ahern (g) Bob Kesterson (b) Jim Falzone (d) Gene Howard* or Anita O'Day (v)
Artistry In Rhythm (Kenton) 3:12
I Know That You Know (Caldwell-Youmans)
Gotta Be Gettin' (Amsterdam-Romano) 2:37
Eager Beaver (Kenton)
Wish You Were Here Waitin' For Me (Russell-Saxon) 3:31
Poor Butterfly (Golden-Hubbell) 3:02
Artistry In Rhythm (Kenton) 1:21
Begin The Beguine (Porter) 2:28
STAN KENTON - In Hollywood - (Mr. Music 7007)
December 6, 1944, CBS Broadcast, Hollywood Palladium, Hollywood, CA
Stan Kenton Orchestra John Carroll, Buddy Childers, Karl George, Mel Green, Gene Roland (tp) Harry Forbes, Freddie Zito, Milt Kabak (tb) Bart Varsalona (btb) Bob Lively, Boots Mussulli (as) Stan Getz, Emmett Carls (ts) Bob Gioga (bars) Stan Kenton (p) Bob Ahern (g) Bob Kesterson (b) Jim Falzone (d) Gene Howard* or Anita O'Day (v)
TABOO (Lecuona) 3:00
I Didn't Know About You (Ellington-Russell) 3:18
In A Little Spanish Town (Lewis-Wayne-Young) 1:46*
Sergeant's Mess (Moore) 2:54
Ane Her Tears Flowed Like Wine (Greene-Lawrence) 2:38
Russian Lullaby (Berlin) 2:02
STAN KENTON - 1944 - (Swing House SWH-26)
December 12, 1944, Hollywood Palladium, Hollywood, CA
Stan Kenton Orchestra John Carroll, Buddy Childers, Karl George, Mel Green, Gene Roland (tp) Harry Forbes, Freddie Zito, Milt Kabak (tb) Bart Varsalona (btb) Bob Lively, Boots Mussulli (as) Stan Getz, Emmett Carls (ts) Bob Gioga (bars) Stan Kenton (p) Bob Ahern (g) Bob Kesterson (b) Jim Falzone (d) Gene Howard* or Anita O'Day (v)
Don't Know You Know I Care (David-Ellington) 2:48
Blue Skies (Berlin)
STAN KENTON - The Uncollected Kenton Vol. 4 - (Hindsight HSR 147)
December 14, 1944, Hollywood, CA
Stan Kenton Orchestra John Carroll, Buddy Childers, Karl George, Mel Green, Gene Roland (tp) Harry Forbes, Freddie Zito, Milt Kabak (tb) Bart Varsalona (btb) Bob Lively, Boots Mussulli (as) Stan Getz, Emmett Carls (ts) Bob Gioga (bars) Stan Kenton (p) Bob Ahern (g) Bob Kesterson (b) Jim Falzone (d) Gene Howard* or Anita O'Day (v)
Poor Butterfly (Golden-Hubbell) 3:23
STAN KENTON - The Complete Capitol Studio Recordings Of Stan Kenton 1943-47 - (Mosaic MD7 163)
December 15, 1944, C.P. MacGregor Studios Hollywood, CA
Stan Kenton Orchestra John Carroll, Buddy Childers, Karl George, Gene Roland, Mel Green (tp) Harry Forbes, Freddie Zito, Milt Kabak (tb) Bart Varsalona (btb) Bob Lively, Boots Mussulli (as) Stan Getz, Emmett Carls (ts) Bob Gioga (bars) Stan Kenton (p) Bob Ahern (g) Bob Kesterson (b) Jim Falzone (d) Gene Howard* or Anita O'Day° (v) added
Say It Isn't So (Berlin) 3:05*
Ev’ry Time We Say Goodbye (Porter) 2:55*
Are You Livin’ Old Man (Evans-Higginbotham-Silver)° 2:36
Balboa Bash (Yaw) 2:38
STAN KENTON - The Uncollected Kenton Vol. 4 - (Hindsight HSR 147)
December 22, 1944, Hollywood, CA
Stan Kenton Orchestra John Carroll, Buddy Childers, Karl George, Gene Roland, Mel Green (tp) Harry Forbes, Freddie Zito, Milt Kabak (tb) Bart Varsalona (btb) Bob Lively, Boots Mussulli (as) Stan Getz, Emmett Carls (ts) Bob Gioga (bars) Stan Kenton (p) Bob Ahern (g) Bob Kesterson (b) Jim Falzone (d) Gene Howard or Anita O'Day* (v)
The Man I Love (Gershwin-Gershwin) 2:22
Singing The Blues 3:23*
Tico Tico (Abreu-Drake) 2:03
Tabby The Cat (Dickenson-Gibeling) 2:32*
Sergeant's Mess (Moore) 2:19
Pizzicato (Delibes) 2:22
Conversing With The Brain (Mussulli) 2:33
Blow, Jack (Kenton) 2:47
Blue Skies (Berlin) 2:05
STAN KENTON - Film Tracks of Stan Kenton - (Joyce LP 3003)
December, 23/24 1944, Universal Studios Los Angeles, CA
Stan Kenton Orchestra John Carroll, Buddy Childers, Karl George, Gene Roland, Mel Green (tp) Harry Forbes, Freddie Zito, Milt Kabak (tb) Bart Varsalona (btb) Bob Lively, Boots Mussulli (as) Stan Getz, Dave Madden (ts) Bob Gioga (bars) Stan Kenton (p) Bob Ahern (g) Bob Kesterson (b) Jim Falzone (d) Gene Howard, Anita O'Day, The Taylor Mads (v) added
Eager Beaver (Kenton)
Tabby The Cat (Dickenson-Gibeling)
Siboney (Lecuona)
Tabu (Lecuona)
She's Funny That Way (Moret-Whiting)
I'm Going Mad For A Pad (Greene-Kenton-Lawrence)
Memphis Lament (Kenton)
STAN KENTON - The Complete Capitol Recordings Of Stan Kenton 1943-47 - (Mosaic MD7 163)
January 16, 1945, C.P. MacGregor Studios Hollywood, CA
Stan Kenton Orchestra John Carroll, Buddy Childers, Karl George, Gene Roland, Mel Green (tp) Harry Forbes, George Faye, Freddie Zito, Milt Kabak (tb) Bart Varsalona (b tb) Bob Lively, Boots Mussulli (as) Dave Madden, Stan Getz (ts) Bob Gioga (bars) Stan Kenton (p) Bob Ahern (g) Bob Kesterson (b) Jim Falzone (d) Gene Howard* or Anita O'Day° (v) added
Ooh, What I Dreamed About You (Greene-Pray) 2:39*
I Want A Grown Up Man (Wick-O’Day) 2:46°
Travelin’ Man (DeVol-Green) 2:53°
Around The Town (One Twenty) (Berlin) 2:53
EARL SPENCER AND HIS ORCHESTRA
CONCERT IN JAZZ@ (Tops L-1532)
February 1949 - Los Angeles
John Check, Buddy Childers, Jake Gernheim, Jerry Munson (tp), Harry Betts, Harry Forbes, Jimmy Knepper (tb), Bob Lively, Art Pepper (as), Tommy Makagon, Tony Ortega (ts), Howard Phillips (bs), Shannon Fletcher (p), Laurindo Almeida (g), Willie Slater (b), Roy Hall (dms)
- Oh, You Beautiful Doll (IAJRC-41, LP 1532)
- Jazzbo (IAJRC-41)
- Sunday Afternoon (IAJRC-41)
- Box Lunch (At The Factory) (IAJRC-41)
IAJRC 41 "Earl Spencer and his Orchestra: The Almost Forgotten Pioneer of Modern Big Band Jazz"
Black & White label
recorded in August 1946 with Al Killian, Ray Linn, Frank Beach, Paul Lopez, trumpets; Ray Heath, Tommy Pederson, Hal Smith, Earl Spencer, trombones; Les Robinson, alto sax; Wilbur Schwartz, clarinet & alto sax; Lucky Thompson, Ralph Lee, tenor sax; Hy Mandel, baritone sax; Tommy Todd, piano; Jack Marshall, guitar; Morty Corb, bass; Jackie Mills, drums; E.S.
1. Concerto for Guitar
2. Bolero in Boogie
3. Production on Melody
4. Soft and Warm
5. Earle Meets Stan
Recorded in August 1946 with the same personnel except Ollie Wilson, trombone replaces Heath; Barbara Lee Nelson, alto sax replaces Robinson; Paul Polena, piano replaces Todd; Arv Garrison, guitar replaces Marshall; Harry Babasin, bass replaces Corb and add Bob Hayward, vocal;
6.-7.Boogie, Parts 1 & 2
8.-9. Rhapsody in Boogie, Parts 1 & 2
10.-11. Spencerian Theory, Parts 1 & 2
12. Amber Moon
Recorded October 30, 1946 with John Anderson, Tony Faccuito, Bill Stearns, Keith Williams, Al Killian, trumpets; Chuck Gales, J.D. Morsch, Ollie Wilson, trombones; Matt Utal, Bob Gillette, alto sax; Tommy Makagon, Carter England, tenor sax; Steve Perlow, baritone sax; Bob Clark, piano; Walt Ellefson, guitar; Arv Garrison, Barney Kessel, Irving Ashby, Tony Rizzi, Gene Sargent, guitar quintet on "Five Guitars in Flight"; Dave Sperling, bass; Bobby White, drums;
13. Piano Interlude
14. Five Guitars in Flight
recorded in February 1949 with John Check, Buddy Childers, Jack Gerheim, Jerry Munson, trumpets; Harry Betts, Harry Forbes, Jimmy Knepper, trombones; Bob Lively, Art Pepper, alto sax; Tommy Makagon, Anthony Ortega, tenor sax; Howard Phillips, baritone sax; Shannon Fletcher, piano; Laurindo Almeida, guitar; Willie Strater, bass; Roy Hall, drums; Toni Aubin, vocal.
15. Oh You Beautiful Doll
16. Jazzbo
17. Sunday Afternoon
18. Box Lunch (at the Factory)
INFORMATIONAL SOURCES:
http://www.jazzdisco.org/stan-getz/catalog/
http://sarasotaschools.org/sje/Kentoncapitol.htm
Artistry in Kenton
Further reading
- Library of Congress: Performing Arts Encyclopedia, Jazz On The Screen,
- A Jazz And Blues Filmography by David Meeker,
- Artistry In Rhythm/Lewis D. Collins [motion picture]
External links
- [ Bob Lively] on allmusic