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Black Eyed Susan Brown; Blue Turning Grey; Roll On You Mississippi; Kansas City Stomp; Java Jive; Autumn Leaves Les Feuilles Mortes (with English translation spoken by Jim Armstrong); Diga Diga Doo; Me, Myself And I; Grandpa's Spells; It's The Girl; Nobody's Got The Blues Like Me; Bohemia Rag; Lonesome Road; Boodle-Am Shake.
At The Codfish Ball; Louisiana; Jelly Bean Blues; Here Comes The Hot Tamale Man; My Baby Just Cares For Me; Tuxedo Junction; Bluer Than Blue; What A Little Moonlight Can Do; Solace; Red Lips, Kiss My Blue Away; Heebie Jeebies; Si Tu Vois Ma Mere with English translation spoken by Jim Armstrong); 'Taint No Sin.
Walking With The King; His Eye Is On The Sparrow; In Shady Green Pastures; Over In The Gloryland; Where He Leads Me; When I Leave This World Behind; Danny Boy; I Shall Not Be Moved; The Old Rugged Cross; On Higher Ground; Just A Little While To Stay Here; What A Friend We Have In Jesus; Gonna Keep It To My Self.
Top Hat, White Tie & Gloves; Weary Blues; Porter's Love Song To The Chambermaid; Lord, Lord, Lord; I Thank You, Mister Moon; Slappin' The Bass; Sweet Sue; San; Love Me With A Feeling (English and French); Stompin' At The Savoy; Shake That Thing; My Darlin' Nellie Gray; Home
Ce M'sieur Qui Parle; Carry Me Back To Old Virginny; One Night In Montparnasse; Blame It On The Blues; Louisiana Fairytale; I'm Gonna Meet My Sweetie Now; Big House Blues; Chloe; Old Man Mose; Clementine; Jamaica March; We Just Couldn't Say Goodbye; Bouncing Around; Sentimental Gentleman From Georgia; That's My Home
This CD includes a full 3 horn front line as in all CanUS recordings, but in addition, includes Borgy Borgerson on guitar and banjo!
That Rhythm Man; When I Take My Sugar to Tea; Take My Hand, Precious Lord; Happy Feet; Kalamazoo; Trombone Rag; Mood Indigo; Hello! Beautiful (English& French); Elmer's Tune; Sit Right Down & Write Myself A Letter; The Mooch; Nagasaki; Shine On, Harvest Moon; Radio; Stardust; Maryland, My Maryland; 42nd Street; Sleep, Come On And Take Me.
Short Dress Gal; Olga; Borneo; Miss Brown To You; Water From An Ancient Well; She's Got It All; Big City Blues; Smoky Mokes; J'Attendrai; Save Your Sorrow; I'm On My Way From You
CanUS VOLUME 2
Double Check Stomp; Marianne, CUBA; Ol' Squareface; In The Sweet By & By; Cinderella Girl; Darktown Strutters; Strut Miss Lizzie; Little White Lies; Drop Me Off In Harlem
Featured Musicians:
Toni Blodgett, piano & vocals
Jim Armstrong, trumpet, trombone & vocals
Doug Rhodes, saxophones & vocals
Nathan Gage, bass
Joey Smith, guitar
Don Leppard, drums
Each CD, Volume I and Volume II is approximately 60 minutes in length packed with hot jazz and smooth harmony!
A comment from jazz historian, Brian Dale: "Your ever-expanding book of seldom heard tunes is exemplary as is also the variation of tempos and rhythms. The group sounds very together - musicians who have played together over a period of time always sound better than impromtu get-togethers."
MORE ABOUT OUR 1995 RECORDINGS: "DANCE AROUND IN YOUR BONES" AND "ON HIGHER GROUND"
On Higher Ground
Hymns, Spiritual, Folk songs
When Victoria jazz fan, Peter Lovric, asked if CanUS would do a gospel show for inmates at William Head Prison, we each had different thought about what it would be like to go behind prison walls at a medium security institution. If we would agree, he said, Islandnet Company would sponsor our concert by giving us a home page listing. So it was that CanUS first played in the chapel at William Head which is a beautiful old building, circa 1910. When this CD project was being discussed, we wondered if we could record it in that same small but beautiful chapel where the acoustics were so perfect. Playing there was a effortless joy and quite a different feeling from that usually experienced in a recording studio. The chaplain, Rev. Marvin Goertz, was very enthusiastic and arranged all the necessary authorizations to enter the prison with recording gear, instruments, piano mover, piano tuner, and so on. If half the magic that we felt in that chapel is perceived by you, the listener, we think you will be happy that we went this route. We also thank the inmates for their part in this, for their enjoyment made the circle complete.
CD MAIL ORDER PRICE
2 for $20 plus postage or $12 each (plus postage)
Please make checks payable to "Toni Blodgett"For orders or bookings contact: Toni Blodgett, 555 View Royal Ave., Victoria, B.C., CANADA V9B 1B9, Phone:(250)479-8861
Or to order by email my email address is canus@islandnet.com
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