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2013 Echoes of Legends

Recorded in 2013. Featuring the music of Miles, Maynard, Oscar, & more, performed by the George Rose Big Band.

  1. Sister Sadie
  2. Cry Me A River
  3. Moment’s Notice
  4. Rainy Night In Georgia
  5. Destination Moon
  6. Hymn to Freedom
  7. Intermission Riff
  8. Get It On
  9. Misty
  10. Hard Hearted Hannah
  11. Herman-Esque
  12. Come Fly With Me
  13. Four
  14. Frame For The Blues

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Memories 35th Anniversary

Recorded in 2017. On this album we have attempted to give our listeners a cross section of the music the band currently plays ranging from Benny Goodman, to Elvis, to Simon and Garfunkel, to Kenton or Woody Herman, Gracie Fields or Louis Armstrong. It is a great mix of both instrumental and vocal selections that should please any fan of Big Band music.

  1. You Turned The Tables On Me
  2. Bridge Over Troubled Water
  3. La Fiesta
  4. T’is Autumn
  5. Apple Blossom Time
  6. My One And Only Love
  7. Elvis Medley
  8. Lucky Old Sun
  9. MacArthur Park
  10. Unforgettable
  11. Fly Me To The Moon
  12. Little Things Mean A Lot
  13. To Close For Comfort
  14. At The End Of The Day

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2010 New Vintage

Recorded in 2010. Eleven Original selections composed by George Rose and performed by the George Rose Big Band.

  1. And when there’s Time
  2. I Remember Louis
  3. Not in the Mood
  4. Waltzing Through Harlem
  5. Magical Place
  6. Rhapsody In Blue
  7. Its About Time
  8. On The Road
  9. City Life
  10. Blue
  11. Movin’ In
  12. The Evening Is Over

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Send Cheque or Money Order by Mail

Mail your cheque to:
G. Rose,
205 Old Greenfield Rd.
Branford, ON
N3R 0C1

2007 And Still Counting

Recorded in 2007, This album has more of a jazz feel than our previous recordings, and is the first of our recordings to include a female vocalist.

  1. Orange Coloured Sky (vocal)
  2. A Night In Tunisia (trumpet solo)
  3. Mas Que Nada
  4. In The Mood
  5. Georgia (trumpet solo)
  6. Well All Right (vocal)
  7. ‘Round Midnight
  8. ‘Swonderful (clarinet solo)
  9. Soul Bossa Nova
  10. For Sentimental Reasons (vocal)
  11. Oh Babe (vocal)
  12. Only  A Rose (sax solo)
  13. Nothin’ But The Best (vocal)
  14. Too Little Time (trombone solo)
  15. ‘Deed I Do (vocal)
  16. Yardbird Suite
  17. Sleepy Time Down South (trumpet solo)

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Swinging With
The George Rose Big Band

Recorded in 1996 / 1997. Just as the title suggests, this is a collection of some hard swinging classics and ballads that many of our regular listeners request.

  1. String Of Pearls
  2. Hooked On Big Bands (medley)
  3. And The Angels Sing (trumpet solo)
  4. Moten Swing
  5. I Thought About You (vocal)
  6. Love Of My Life (clarinet solo)
  7. :Leap Frog
  8. Sentimental Journey (vocal)
  9. Tuxedo Junction
  10. Things Ain’t What They Used To Be
  11. Early Autumn (sax solo)
  12. Woodchopper’s Ball
  13. Swanee River
  14. There’s No You (trumpet)
  15. Undecided
  16. Our Love Is Here To Stay (vocal)
  17. Sentimental Over You (trombone solo)
  18. In the Mood
  19. I’ll Be Seeing You (vocal)

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Changing Times

Recorded in 1996-1997 This is an interesting blend of more current pop hits, as well as some newer big band arrangements.

  1. New York, New York (vocal)
  2. I Remember Clifford (flugal solo)
  3. I Feel Good (vocal)
  4. Under My Skin (vocal)
  5. The Stripper
  6. This Love Of Mine (vocal)
  7. Doing It Right (vocal)
  8. Le Cour A Ses Raisons (Tenor Sax solo)
  9. Just A Gigolo (vocal)
  10. Mambo Jambo
  11. Eyes Of Love (trumpet solo)
  12. Sunshine Of My Life (vocal)
  13. Boppin’ With The Blues (vocal)
  14. Memories Of You
  15. Cadilac Baby (vocal)
  16. My Way (vocal)

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Nostalgia

This is The George Rose Big Band’s first album, recorded in 1986, at Grant Ave Studio, Hamilton.

  1. Ciribiribin (trumpet solo)
  2. Till Then
  3. Walking My Baby Back Home (vocal)
  4. Did I Remember
  5. Manana (vocal)
  6. Till There Was You
  7. Sugar Blues (trumpet Solo
  8. I Can’t Get Started (trumpet Solo)
  9. Back In Your Own Back Yard
  10. White Cliffs of Dover (vocal)
  11. Begin The Beguine (clarinet solo)
  12. Lullaby Of Birdland
  13. Polka Dots And Moonbeams (vocal)
  14. Satin Doll
  15. A Little Line

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And The Band Played On … 40th Anniversary Edition

Recorded in 2023, For our 40th Anniversary, we really wanted to do something special, hence the two CD album. Our trombone section really shines on this album, both in our trombone feature Sixteen Tons,  and Mood Indigo, where bass trombonist Chris Hoffman really shows his stuff. Many fine soloists within the band are featured, both vocally and instrumentally in a fine collection of jazz , swing  and pop repertoire. You won’t be disappointed!

CD 1

  1. Love and Marriage
  2. Your Smile
  3. Wave
  4. Swami Swing
  5. Sixteen Tons
  6. Come Rain, or Come Shine
  7. Corner Pocket
  8. Everyday I Have the Blues
  9. With Pen In Hand
  10. Wind Machine
  11. Shake A Tail Feather

CD 2

  1. Sweet Caroline
  2. Count Your Blessings
  3. Play Me
  4. Tammy
  5. Boogie Woogie
  6. Mood Indigo
  7. Joy Spring.
  8. Bring Me Sunshine
  9. When I Grow Too Old To Dream
  10. At Sundown
  11. A Trumpeter’s Prayer

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