Musicians:
Doug Haining - Alto Saxophone & Clarinet
Tim Sullivan - Trumpet
John Boblett - Trombone
Rick Carlson - Piano
Kent Saunders - Guitar
Steve Pikal - Bass
Brett Forberg - Drums
Produced by Doug Haining
Recorded at Wild Sound, 2000
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Engineer: Matthew Zimmerman
| I Swing... Therefore I Am The Twin Cities Seven |
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| 01. Big Shoe (full track) |
| 02. Taps Miller |
| 03. Stardust |
| 04. Discontented Blues |
| 05. Robbin's Nest (full track) |
| 06. I Want a Little Girl |
| 07. Topsy |
| 08. Black and Tan Fantasy |
| 09. I Never Knew |
| 10. Isn't It Romantic (full track) |
| 11. Easy Money |
Sound Samples in MP3 Format
To purchase this CD please contact Doug Haining using the links on the "Contact" page of this site. Thanks!
This album offers an ample sample of splendid, communal small-group swing in the grand tradition of Count Basie's Kansas City Seven and Duke Ellington's sideman ensembles. The recording itself is gorgeous in the old-fashioned manner, with everybody in the same room, recording the same song at the same time. Such music requires a sense of ease, command and confidence. It's gotta sound both lazy and lively, lived-in and fresh. Alto saxophonist/clarinetist Haining, along with his crack crew of Wolverines Jazz Orchestra mates and other pals, has zero trouble getting the feel of the deal. His spare, skillful three-horn arrangements very gently tweak such old warhorses as "Taps Miller" and a happily-driving "I Never Knew."
--Tom Surowicz, Minneapolis writer
(Published October 15, 2000 in The Minneapolis StarTribune, Minneapolis,
MN, USA. Used by permission.)