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MY FAVORITE THINGS Irene |
THROUGH THE YEARS Irene |
SHADES OF IRENE  Irene- |
 Paul & Irene |
MERRY CHRISTMAS Paul & Irene |
| 1) MY FAVORITE THINGS 2) I HONESTLY LOVE YOU 3) WHAT'S NEW 4) MACARTHUR PARK 5) SOMEWHERE OUT THERE 6) LITTLE BOY LOST 7) SOMEWHERE 8) WITHOUT A SONG 9) WISHING YOU WERE HERE 10) ALL THE THINGS YOU ARE 11) WIND BENEATH MY WINGS 12) ONE HAND, ONE HEART |
1) THROUGH THE YEARS 2) WHEN I'M SIXTY FOUR 3) THE HEART GOES ON 4) THE KERRY DANCE 5) DANNY BOY 6) YOU DON'T BRING ME FLOWERS 7) LOVER COME BACK 8) IF I LOVED YOU 9) BEWITCHED, BOTHERED & BEWILDERED 10) SUMMERTIME 11) OUR LOVE AFFAIR 12) THE SUN WHOSE RAYS |
1) YOUR LOVE 2) SO MANY THINGS 3) SURRENDER 4)TALK ABOUT IT 5) YOUR'RE STILL YOU 6)OH MIO BAMBINO CARO 7) SCARBOROUGH FAIR 8) DUST IN THE WIND 9) AVE MARIA |
1) ALL THE WAY 2) YOU RAISE ME UP 3) WEST SIDE STORY MEDLEY 4) SOMETIMES WHEN WE TOUCH 5) THE PRAYER 6) YOU DON'T BRING ME FLOWERS ANYMORE 7) BEAUTY AND THE BEAST 8) THE GIFT 9) SOMEWHERE OUT THERE 10) WHEN I FALL IN LOVE 11) THE WATER IS WIDE 12) OUR LOVE AFFAIR | 1) DECK THE HALLS 2) WHITE CHRISTMAS 3) CHRISTMAS SONG 4) LITTLE DRUMMER BOY 5) COME ALL YE FAITHFUL 6) SANTA'S COMING TO TOWN 7) AWAY IN A MANGER 8) JOY 9) SNOWFALL 10) OH HOLY NIGHT 11) SILENT NIGHT 12) HOME FOR CHRISTMAS 13) MOUSSIAH 14) HAVE YOURSELF A MERRY CHRISTMAS |
TRUMPETS & CRUMPETS Paul-Trumpet |
MY CURRENT SEA- Paul-Jazz Vocals |
BEIN' GREEN Paul-Acapella |
 Paul-Fusion Band |
THE YEARS OF MY YOUTH Paul-Vocals |
| 1) SEMPRE TRUMPET 2) CAN'T BUY ME LOVE-W/ELLA 3) FANFARE FOR THE COMMON MAN 4) MACARTHUR PARK 5) HEJRI KATI 6) SOFTLY AS I LEAVE YOU 7) YOU'VE CHANGED 8) DUET 9) TRUMPET CRUMPET 10) QUIET CITY 11) STARTIN' SOMETHIN' 12) THE LADY IS A TRAMP |
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1) THE WIND BENEATH MY WINGS 2) WHERE IS LOVE 3) THEIR HEARTS WERE FULL OF SPRING 4) HERE, THERE & EVERYWHERE 5) BEIN' GREEN 6) CHURCH MICE 7) NEW DAY 8) OH WHAT A BEAUTIFUL MORNING | 1) CELEBRATION 2) REQUIEM MAX 3) LISTEN TO ME 4) FULL CIRCLE 5) MOEBIUS STRIP 6) PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST 7) SILLY PLACE FOR A ZEBRA 8) SEVENTH POSITION 9) COME HOME BABY 10) YOU 11) SKIDLEYDOO 12) NATURE 13) PUSH OFF PUNKS 14) TECHNICOLOR TURKEY 15) FINGERS AND THUMBS |
1) THE YEARS OF MY YOUTH 2) WITHOUT A SONG 3) GOODBYE 4) LUCRECIA MC EVIL 5) HI DE HO 6) TITANIC 7) DON'T CHANGE HORSES 8) IT WAS A VERY GOOD YEAR 9) SINCE I FELL FOR |
MUSIC HALL OF FAME Chris Griffin-Trumpet |
"LIVE" AT WHITE BEECHES CC Chris Griffin All Star Big Band |
My Suite Paul_Compositions |
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| 1) YOUNG MAN WITH A HORN 2) BLOW GABRIEL BLOW 3) RHUMBOOGIE 4) THINGS I LOVE 5) EIGHT TO THE BAR 6) SWEET & LOVELY 7) TOOT THAT TRUMPET, MR CHRIS 8) ISN'T IT ROMANTIC 9) BOY MEETS HORN 10) I COVER THE WATERFRONT 11) YOU'RE BLASE 12) SIGNING OFF-JIM AMECHE |
1. One O'Clock Jump (Ensemble) 2. Little Slew Foot (Chris Griffin) 3. Royal Garden Blues (Pee Wee Irwin) 4. Bluesette (Dick Hyman) 5. South Rampart Street Parade (Ensemble) 6. Track 6 (?) (Bernie Privin) 7. When Sonny Gets Blue (Carl Kress) 8. Big Noise From Winetka (Bob Haggart-Sonny Igoe) 9. St. Louis Blues (Lou McGarrity) 10. Sing, Sing, Sing (Ensemble) 11. After You've Gone (Bob Wilbur) |
ORIGINAL COMPOSITIONS 1) SUITE 2) HARVEST 3. PAPILLON 4) CALLICO 5) HAI 6) O'BRIEN 7) NATURE |
| Music Preservation Opinion | My Global Jazz Network Page | THE GRIFFIN HOUSE |
Allegro-May 1996 |
Orchestral Personalities |
Irene's Resume' |
Mary Ann Bradley |
Mary Ann Stoner-Bradley joined the Fred Waring Ensemble in 1969 as a featured singer. Her husband, Bill and I had been in the Navy together and as musical contractor for the musicians, I had invited him to join on trumpet. Bill and Mary Ann were married within a year and have two children, Amy and David, and two grand-children. Maryann is also an accomplished pianist, graphic artist in water-colors, and an excellent cook. We have remained the closest of friends from our earliest of days together, and we've always "Kept The Music Playing." This CD is a work in progress, and represents an opportunity for all to hear Mary Ann's unique ability to cross-over from Classical, to Rock, To Funk, To Jazz! |
Tony Williams |
In 1971, after a year long sabatical in the UK without playing the trumpet, I joined the band at The Blackpool Tower playing for ballroom dancing with the Charlie Barlow Orchestra. (Just coming off of a year without playing, my chops began to resemble Mick Jagger on Botox!) When finished with our sets there, I would run down to a club in Lytham St. Annes called the Lemon Tree where I was playing in a band with Tony. Tony also played bass with Jethro Tull, and Steelers Wheel. We became good friends and when I formed "Force Ten," I invited him to be the lead singer. As of recent years, Tony has been involved in the world wildlife conservation of elephants |
Tony Christie |
What a great voice! great band! and great friend to all of his musicians. I began working with Tony in 1973, and continued working with him until I left the UK in 1982. He had several number one hits, both in the UK and the USA. "Show Me The Way To Amarillo" "Las Vegas" and the theme to the television show "The Protectors" were probably best remembered in the USA. After one of our performances in Dublin, Ireland, a fan came up to me and said, "Ah...that Tony Christie sure can make that voice talk!" I still have a couple of memorable tracks that I recorded with him "Live" on Piccadilly Radio. |
Wilma Reading |
I met Wilma in the UK and worked with her on a regular basis. What a great singer and dear friend. Like me, her husband, Ray was a "yank" and we both got a kick out of being considered "errant colonists who would soon realize the folly of our ways, and return to the nest of the empire." It was natural that we became close friends! It was through Wilma and Ray that I met Barry Gaurd, who became the producer of my British band, Force Ten. In what has become a 'stella' career Wilma Reading includes in her 'high points': appearing live with the Duke Ellington Orchestra, starring with Jim Brown in the U.S. film Pacific Inferno, a UNICEF television special with Danny Kaye, thirty-three one woman concerts in Russia, appearing on over seventy-five international television shows, a BBC concert with Charles Aznavour at the London Festival Hall, recording the soundtrack title song for the Julie Andrews-Omar Sharif film The Tamarind Seed and the reunification concert in Berlin where Wilma performed with theWest Berlin Symphony (RIAS) on her left and the East Berlin Symphony on her right. |
Matt Monro |
I often worked with Matt during my twelve years in the UK. His musical arrangements were fun to play, and I never, for one moment tired of his show. Not only was he a great singer, but he had a comedic side that was simply hilarious. Hanging out after the shows until three in the morning, he would keep us entertained with his many stories and anecdotes about his life in the music industry. A singer once said "his pitch was right on the nose: his word enunciations letter perfect: his understanding of a song thorough. He will be missed very much not only by myself, but by his fans all over the world". The singer was the legendary Frank Sinatra. The man he spoke about: the irreplaceable Matt Monro. Matt's number one hit song, "We're Going To Change The World" has special meaning for Irene and I...it was our wedding song. I couldn't have known then that I would have the privilege of regularly working with him over my twelve years in the UK. |
Robin Hill |
Robin and I met in the early '70's in the UK. I had formed a Jazz/Fusion band called "Force Ten" and was looking for a guitar player. Robin brought far more to the table than his brilliance as a guitar player...he also wrote most of the music for the band while I did most of the horn arrangements. Subsequent to our departure from the UK, we have remained connected, and have even continued to collaborate (trans-atlantic) on musical projects. Check-out Robin's virtuoso performance on You Tube. And Robin's wife, Anna keeps an amazing Blog of the blow by blow accounts in the daily life of a totally dedicated and consumed musician. |
Dave Hassell |
I first met Dave in 1973 when I began working with Tony Christie. We played in several other bands including "Loose Change" and a few BBC & Granada Television shows. Dave's contributions as a percussionist on "Force Ten" gave the final product a noticeable boost. Dave has worked with many of Britain's leading jazz musicians as well as many of the visiting American players, such as: Charles McPherson, Barney Kessell, Tal Farlow, Al Grey, Clarke Terry, Joe Newman, Art Farmer, Mundel Lowe, Ron Jackson, E T Mensa and Dr John to name a few. He is also one of the UK's foremost authorities on Latin American music and leads his own band, Apitos. Dave currently holds teaching posts at: Royal Academy of Music London; Royal Northern College of Music; Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama Salford University |
Angela DeNiro & Ron Aprea |
In 1981, I was privileged to be selected for a three month, "Good Will Tour" of South Africa and Zimbabwe with an American singer named Lovelace Watkins. It was a truely international effort as the lead horns were brought out from the UK, the rhythm section from Australia, and the rest filled in with South Africans. (Lovelace and I being the only Americans, although Goldie Hawn and Shelly Berman were following us at all of the same venues, and Cameron Mitchell "High Chaperral" hung-out with us.) Shortly after that, Irene and I returned to the USA, and I was offered a position as lead trumpet player with Skitch Henderson. Ron was playing lead alto and we became instant and life-long friends. Swingin' With Legends is a third album for Ron & Angela...who most certainly ranks with some of the greatest jazz singers of all time. Her "skatting" in unison with Ron is nothing short of amazing! I had fun playing lead trumpet on an exciting track that Ron wrote called "Colors Of Angela" where I "forgot" to let go of the last note! |
Hilary Kole |
When just seventeen years old, Hilary recorded some of her original music in my studio. What a beautiful young woman with a fantastic voice, great keyboard chops, and brilliant, original compositions! So glad to see that she is receiving the accolades that she so richly deserves. There was never a doubt. Have a listen to: "Night & Day" from her soon to be released cd. Also some of her original songs on Myspace. |
Rodgers Grant |
When Uncle Sam and I had had enough of each other, and I arrived back home with little fanfare, and even less pecuniary sustinance, I decided to make use of the GI Bill and so I attended Fairleigh Dickenson University. Around the same time, I was fortunate to be doing some sub work on the Ed Sullivan Show with the CBS Orchestra. One Holloween, the Peter Genero Dancers were doing a special choreography that featured the band. It was a "fun" arrangement on a popular song of the day. Little did I know that many years later, I would form a lasting friendship with Rodgers Grant, and still, it would be many years before we both realized that it was his song: "I Say Yeh, Yeh." that I had recorded those many years ago. Rodgers was also the pianist on Irene's CD "My Favorite Things." I've always admired Rodger's abilities, especially his unique ability to find just the right alternative chord changes. Although he has moved away, we still keep in touch and he always manages to bring a smile to my face with the latest musician's stories going around. |
Grace Church Choir |
Grace Presbyterian Church Choir; Spring Hill; Florida |