Eli Newberger's Gershwin Constellation February 2012 videos

[enewberger]

Dear Friends,

As it's not every day that a tuba-led jazz band gets a great concert gig, I thought some of you might like to watch these 5 songs from a tribute to George Gershwin that came my way in Boston on February 16.

The personnel are all stars in their own orbits. Thus the title of the band.

With warm greetings and hopes that you'll enjoy what follows,

Eli

Strike Up the Band
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6NsUbQFS ... QAx_DYFZ4=" target="_blank

The Man I Love
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mlHD9PbU ... fDTDZEI%3D" target="_blank

I Got Rhythm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGeZMtt6 ... rNcgNNETs=" target="_blank

Someone to Watch Over Me
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWPH8btO ... 6Q1femM%3D" target="_blank

They Can't Take That Away From Me
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWPH8btO ... 6Q1femM%3D" target="_blank

Performers:
Bob Winter, Piano
Jimmy Mazzy, Banjo and Vocals
Eli Newberger, Tuba and Leader
Randy Reinhart, Cornet
Ted Casher, Clarinet
Herb Gardner, Trombone

[David Richoux]

Fun stuff, Eli!

Were you all trying for the Art Tatum kind of flexible rhythm/tempo on "Strike Up the Band" or was that just an artifact of the YouTube recording?

[enewberger]

One of the joys of playing with these guys is that each is a tremendously rhythmic player, with great time, too. They don't strive for metronomic precision and, not needing to, can just let the music breathe. Last, Dave, I'd mention one minor glitch that contributes to the sense of varying time: there was no dedicated mike for the tuba, so the sound from my Hirsbrunner was bouncing off the left stage wall while everyone else's was straight on. But in the actual performance, noone seemed to mind. The phasing problem seems more pronounced on the recording.

Thanks!

Eli