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 |
| 02. Taps Miller |
| 03. Stardust |
| 04. Discontented Blues |
| 05. Robbin's Nest |
| 06. I Want a Little Girl |
| 07. Topsy |
| 08. Black and Tan Fantasy |
| 09. I Never Knew |
| 10. Isn't It Romantic |
| 11. Easy Money |
Sound Samples in MP3 Format
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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.)