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25 May Nick Finzer 20 Apr Sameer Gupta 17 Aug Ed Klitsch 05 Jan Chad Lefkowitz-Brown 30 Nov Will Magid 09 Nov Sarah McKenzie 03 Aug Arianna Neikrug 24 Aug | Glen Pearson
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| Carl Saunders (2019) | |
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Trumpeter-composer-drummer-educator Carl Saunders was born in Indianapolis into a showbiz family. He was on the road as a baby because his mother, Gail, was the singer in the very popular Sherwood Orchestra run by her brother, trumpeter Bobby Sherwood. They had some hits, such as "Elks' Parade" and "In Sherwood Forest." Then he and his mother settled in Los Angeles, living with an aunt who was married to saxophonist Dave Pell. Carl started playing trumpet in 7th grade, and admired the sound of Pell's trumpeter Don Fagerqvist. Following high school, Carl auditioned for the Stan Kenton band: in this period (1961), Kenton was in his mellophonic years, so he hired Carl on mellophone rather than trumpet. Carl lived in Las Vegas for a couple of decades, playing golf during the day and, in the evening, playing music behind just about everybody who came through: Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, and so on. He traveled as a lead player with Paul Anka, and Robert Goulet In 1984, Carl moved back to Los Angeles, and was soon playing in Bill Holman's new big band—in fact, 35 years later he's still in the band, and even rehearsed with them the day before being cast away on KCSM's desert island. Over the years, he's appeared on hundreds of recordings and, also has half a dozen excellent albums out on his own. |
| Pick | Artist | Album | Song | Label |
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| # 1 | Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers | At the Café Bohemia, Vol. 2 | Like Someone in Love | Blue Note |
| # 2 | Terry Gibbs | The Dream Band, Vol. 5: The Big Cat | Soft Eyes | Contemporary |
| # 3 | Erroll Garner | Concert by the Sea | I'll Remember April | Columbia |
| # 4 | John Coltrane | The Last Trane | Lover | OJC |
| # 5 | Bill Holman | In a Jazz Orbit | Theme & Variations #2 | V.S.O.P. |
| # 6 | Miles Davis | The Complete Concert: 1964 | There Is No Greater Love | Columbia |
| Book | Carl Saunders, "New Jazz Standards" | |||
| Luxury Item | "My putter" | |||