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Grammy Nomination for “OverTime – Music Of Bob Brookmeyer”: Vanguard Jazz Orchestra Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album

OverTime/Music of Bob Brookmeyer is The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra's celebration of the music of their longtime friend and contributor Bob Brookmeyer.

OverTime consists of four magnificent new arrangements written to highlight our band's great ensemble and soloists, three previously unheard statements Bob delivered to Mel Lewis in the early 1980s and Bob's GRAMMY award winning arrangement of "Skylark" featuring Dick Oatts.

THE BAND

TRUMPETS/FLUGELHORNS
Nick Marchione, Tanya Darby, Terell Stafford, Scott Wendholt

TROMBONES
John Mosca, Luis Bonilla, Jason Jackson (bass & tenor trombone), Douglas Purviance (bass trombone)

REEDS
Dick Oatts (alto & soprano saxophones, flute), Billy Drewes (alto & soprano saxophones, flute),
Rich Perry (tenor saxophone, flute), Ralph LaLama (tenor saxophone, flute, clarinet),
Gary Smulyan (baritone saxophone)

RHYTHM SECTION
Jim McNeely (piano), John Riley (drums), David Wong (bass)

Frank Basile (bass clarinet) on Scott, XYZ and Sad Song; David Peel (french horn) on The Big Time, Skylark, XYZ and Sad Song and ; Mike Truesdell (percussion) on The Big Time, XYZ and Sad Song



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