Big Band Jazz. Rob McConnell & The Boss Brass. 'Featuring Phil Woods'
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Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass featuring Alto Sax Star Phil Woods. A Vinyl recording made in 1985. A world class big band featuring world class saxophone player Phil Woods.
McConnell was born in London, Ontario and took up the valve trombone in high school. He began his performing career in the early 1950s, performing and studying with Clifford Brown, Don Thompson, Bobby Gimby, and later with fellow Canadian Maynard Ferguson. He also studied music theory with Gordon Delamont. In 1968 he formed The Boss Brass, a big band that became his primary performing and recording unit through the 1970s and 1980s.
McConnell assembled the original Boss Brass from Toronto studio musicians. The instrumentation of the band was originally 16 pieces, consisting of trumpets, trombones, french horns and a rhythm section, but no saxophones. McConnell introduced a saxophone section in 1970, and expanded the trumpet section to include a fifth trumpet in 1976, bringing the total to 22 members.
Side One: Out Of Nowhere / Greenhouse / Quintessence / If Dreams Come True / Stereo Blue.
Side Two: Just One Of Those Things / Traditional Piece / Jive At Five.
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