CREDITS:

David Bowie, Design Music Ltd. Carbert Music Inc.,
From: David Bowie (1960)
Arranged by: Jim Gailloreto & John McLean

PERFORMERS:

Paul Marinaro - Vocalist
Metropolitan Jazz Octet:
John Kornegay - Alto Sax
Jim Gailloreto - Tenor Sax
Peter Brusen - Baritone Sax
Doug Scharf - Trumpet
Russ Phillips - Trombone
Bob Sutter - Piano
Mike Freeman - Vibes
Doug Bistrow - Acoustic Bass
Bob Rummage - Drums/Percussion

PRODUCTION INFO:

Produced By Jim Gailloreto, John Kornegay & John McCortney
Recorded By John McCortney at AirWave Recording, Park Ridge IL
and remote locations, 2020 thru 2022
Mixed by John McCortney at AirWave Recording, Park Ridge IL
Mastered by Mat Lejeune at Chicago Recording Company, Chicago IL
Liner notes by Neil Tesser
Paul Marinaro photo by Frank Orrico
Cover Design & Layout by John Bishop

Conversation Piece

CREDITS:

David Bowie, Rzo Music Inc. o/b/o Nipple Music, 
From: Heathen (2002)
Arranged by: Mike Allemana & Tom Matta

PERFORMERS:

Paul Marinaro - Vocalist
Metropolitan Jazz Octet:
John Kornegay - Alto Sax
Jim Gailloreto - Tenor Sax
Peter Brusen - Baritone Sax
Doug Scharf - Trumpet
Russ Phillips - Trombone
Ben Lewis - Piano
Mike Freeman - Vibes
Doug Bistrow - Acoustic Bass
Bob Rummage - Drums/Percussion

PRODUCTION INFO:

Produced By Jim Gailloreto, John Kornegay & John McCortney
Recorded By John McCortney at AirWave Recording, Park Ridge IL
and remote locations, 2020 thru 2022
Mixed by John McCortney at AirWave Recording, Park Ridge IL
Mastered by Mat Lejeune at Chicago Recording Company, Chicago IL
Liner notes by Neil Tesser
Paul Marinaro photo by Frank Orrico
Cover Design & Layout by John Bishop

I Would Be Your Slave

CREDITS:

David Bowie, Jones Music America, 
From: Let's Dance (1983)
Arranged by: Jim Gailloreto & Fred Simon

PERFORMERS:

Paul Marinaro - Vocalist
Metropolitan Jazz Octet:
John Kornegay - Alto Sax
Jim Gailloreto - Tenor Sax
Peter Brusen - Baritone Sax
Doug Scharf - Trumpet
Russ Phillips - Trombone
Bob Sutter - Piano
Mike Freeman - Vibes
Doug Bistrow - Acoustic Bass
Bob Rummage - Drums/Percussion

PRODUCTION INFO:

Produced By Jim Gailloreto, John Kornegay & John McCortney
Recorded By John McCortney at AirWave Recording, Park Ridge IL
and remote locations, 2020 thru 2022
Mixed by John McCortney at AirWave Recording, Park Ridge IL
Mastered by Mat Lejeune at Chicago Recording Company, Chicago IL
Liner notes by Neil Tesser
Paul Marinaro photo by Frank Orrico
Cover Design & Layout by John Bishop

Let's Dance

CREDITS:

David Bowie, Essex Music International Inc.,
From: David Bowie (1969)
Arranged by: Jim Gailloreto

PERFORMERS:

Paul Marinaro - Vocalist
Metropolitan Jazz Octet:
John Kornegay - Alto Sax
Jim Gailloreto - Tenor Sax
Peter Brusen - Baritone Sax
Doug Scharf - Trumpet
Russ Phillips - Trombone
Bob Sutter - Piano
Mike Freeman - Vibes
Doug Bistrow - Acoustic Bass
Bob Rummage - Drums/Percussion

PRODUCTION INFO:

Produced By Jim Gailloreto, John Kornegay & John McCortney
Recorded By John McCortney at AirWave Recording, Park Ridge IL
and remote locations, 2020 thru 2022
Mixed by John McCortney at AirWave Recording, Park Ridge IL
Mastered by Mat Lejeune at Chicago Recording Company, Chicago IL
Liner notes by Neil Tesser
Paul Marinaro photo by Frank Orrico
Cover Design & Layout by John Bishop

Space Oddity

You won’t need to get very far into this disc – about 75 seconds, I’d say – to know why the Metropolitan Jazz Octet and Dee Alexander seem made for each other. After the rarely heard verse to “Ain’t Nobody’s Business,” Jim Gailloreto’s arrangement swirls the horns together into a bebop Dixieland of collective improvisation; and yet, each one emerges with high-def clarity. So does Alexander when she re-enters; she becomes another instrument in the mix.

It's Too Hot for Words

Twenty Four Hours A Day

I'm A Fool To Want You

I Wished On a Moon

Strange Fruit

Somebody's On My Mind

The Blues Are Brewin'

You're So Desirable

Things Are Looking Up

Ain't Nobody's Business If I Do

The Metropolitan Jazz Octet (MJO) is the reawakening of a group that was originally started in the 1950’s by Chicago saxophonist and arranger Tom Hilliard.

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