[Dixielandjazz] Tenor band

[Larry Walton Entertainment - St. Louis]

The AF had some arrangers that did tunes for tenor band at that time.  They 
were distributed to all the AF bands.  We did at one time have a tenor (3 
tenors) book but I don't know what happened to it.  The Tenor band that my 
unit had quit performing several years before I joined in '57.  I think they 
used that book a lot during Korea.

You are right the AF did have staff arrangers who did stocks for the AF. 
They also did other octet arrangements using 3 other saxes.  I remember a 
couple that used Alto, Tenor and Bari with the usual doubles.

Tenor bands did have a great sound and I'm sort of surprised that they went 
the way of the big bands at that time but they never came back.  Also I am 
surprised that they don't distribute in house arrangements their people do. 
Some of which are pretty good arrangers.  Maybe they don't want them all 
sounding alike.  This way each band builds a particular character.  That is 
definitely the case with the Air Guard Bands.
Larry
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Kashishian" <jim at kashprod.com>
To: "Larry Walton" <larrys.bands at charter.net>
Cc: "Dixieland Jazz Mailing List" <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Friday, January 18, 2008 1:27 PM
Subject: [Dixielandjazz] Tenor band


> Larry wrote:
> and there was a Tenor band that was from Kansas City I believe performing.
> The tenor band had an interesting sound and was pretty popular for awhile.
>
> I gather, Larry, that you are referring to what we used in the Air Force
> Bands:
> 3 saxes, trumpet, trombone & rhythm section?
>
> I used some great arrangements I found in my Air Force Band library at 
> March
> AFB in California.  That would have been 1961!  I formed a Tenor band 
> using
> these arrangements & we worked the on-Base clubs...The Top Hats! The sound
> of that formation is quite nice.  Can't remember who did the arrangements,
> but they must have been stock for the AFBs then.
>
> Jim
>
>
>
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