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Eric Ekstrand

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Catalogue Number
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4242
Number of Discs
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1
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CD
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Product Description

If you like swing music along the lines of Frank Sinatra, Nat King Cole, etc. You'll love the Eric Ekstrand Ensemble. The Eric Ekstrand Ensemble released Spiked Heel Stomp in 1998. It has sold approximately 4,000 copies. This is their follow-up CD. Comparisons: If you like swing music along the lines of Frank Sinatra, Nat King Cole, Count Basie, Tony Bennett, Harry Connick, Jr., Michael Buble, etc. You'll love the Eric Ekstrand Ensemble's Standard Delivery. The musicians on the CD are all seasoned veterans of the L.A. music scene the youngest being bassist Billy Brockmann who at 30 years old has already established himself in the jazz, pop and symphonic world in Los Angeles. Drummer Frank Wilson got his swinging reputation from working with jump master Joe Liggins to English blues legend, John Mayall to the king of the jazz Hammond B3 organ, Jimmy Smith and many others. Trombonist Ken Tussing, sax player Mark Rowland and trumpeter Jeff Kaye worked for many years with the Ray Charles Orchestra on the road and in recordings. Sax and flute player John Stephens has played with Count Basie, Benny Carter, Gerald Wilson and Marvin Gaye. Trumpeter Lee Thornberg has graced the bandstands for Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Ecstacy, Chicago, Tower of Power the band on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno. The entire personell (all 3 bands) Eric Ekstrand; piano, vocal, arranger, Mark Rowland; alto sax, tenor sax, soprano sax, clarinet, flute, Dean Roubicek; tenor sax, clarinet, Dave Victorino; baritone sax, flute, John Stephens; alto sax, flute, Jeff Kaye; trumpet, Danny Bryan; trumpet, flugelhorn, Lee Thornburg; trumpet, flugelhorn, Corey Gemme; trumpet, Ken Tussing; trombone, flugelbone, Paul Nowell; trombone, Bob Schuster; guitar, Billy Brockmann; bass, Frank Wilson; drums.

Track List   

  • 01. Up a Lazy River
  • 02. Hey, Good Lookin'
  • 03. How About You'
  • 04. Come Rain or Come Shine
  • 05. If I Had You
  • 06. L.O.V.E
  • 07. What a Wonderful World
  • 08. On a Slow Boat to China
  • 09. Why Not'
  • 10. I Only Have Eyes for You
  • 11. Knock Me a Kiss
  • 12. You Don't Know Me
  • 13. Beyond the Sea
  • 14. On the Sunny Side of the Street
  • 15. Misty (Bonus Track)
  • 16. All of You (Bonus Track)

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