TOPS Song Samples

The
CLEVELAND Tough Old ProS
SWINGBAND

Our second studio CD is the result of the remarkable success our Cleveland TOPS Swingband has enjoyed durnig our first year. We've expanded our library of fresh arrangements of great old songs, entertained over thirty senior audiences, released our first CD Feelin' Young Again, made our first TV appearance and earned the respect and support of many generous individual sponsors and foundations, and are having more fun than any of us AARP-qualified musicians could have ever imagined!

And so we dedicate Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate The Positive to the memory of our emeritus music director Vince Patti, to all those who have so generously accepted and supported us and to our hopes for continued fulfillmemt of our mission-Classic Big Band Music for Seniors by Seniors.

Six of the songs on the CD are represented. The song samples below are encoded in stereo mp3 format. Make sure your speakers are turned on. If you don't hear the music when you click the link, you may need an mp3 player or an upgrade. Download the FREE Quicktime player from Apple. Either Mac or Windows.

1. How High The Moon. All big bands had "hot" numbers they played for jitterbugs and for their own pleasure. This was one!

2. It Had To Be You. Ruth Griebel was our wintertime "chanteuse" when Betsy Guy headed south for the winter. Here she puts her stamp on this Isham Jones classic.

3. Accentuate The Positive. The title track for the CD is a demand that the listener get aboard for some lightening up...some fun...and remember when great songs took us up, up, and away! Ron Davis, vocal. Buddy Sullivan, tenor sax.

4. Night and Day. Many singers have memorable versions of this Cole Porter classic. Here is Larry Patch with his version of a Dick Wooley arrangement.

5. Give Me The Simple Life. An upbeat anthem for all us elders. The vocal is by Betsy Guy.

6. Love For Sale Buddy Sullivan, the class act of jazz tenor sax, gives a clean, tasteful rendition of the big band classic "hot tune."

Note: All arrangements for this CD are by Dick Wooley except Sweet Georgia Brown, My Funny Valentine, 'S Wonderful, All Right-OK, and The Nearness Of You.


Jim Wonnacott Music Director Larry Patch Paciorek Managing Director & CFO 216-524-BAND Ron Davis Marketing Director 216-244-0646 Board of Directors Ron Davis Doug Day Larry Patch Paciorek Jim Wonnacott To make a TAX-DEDUCTIBLE donation, please make your check payable to: CLEVELAND TOPS SWINGBAND FOUNDATION mail to: PO Box 31666 Cleveland, OH 44131		Jim Wonnacott Music Director TOPS BAND PERSONNEL SAXOPHONES Ken Mehalko Don Kubec Larry Patch Marc Paige Dick Ingersoll TRUMPETS Jim Wonnacott Frank Cosenza Mike Galloway Anthony Anastasi TROMBONES Bruce Lehtinen Dave Hartman David Betts Gary Twining RHYTHM Doug Day, piano Don T. Day, bass George Kiteley, drums VOCALISTS Ron Davis Larry Patch SUPER SUBS Jack Brndiar, trumpet Brian Dorr, bass Mike Fisher, trumpet Brian Griebel, trombone Larry Herman, trumpet Bruce Koscheck, sax Tim Keehn, trombone Eric Rowles, trombone Dave Sterner, sax
	Above: TOPS at Avon Lake High School Home \| Performances \| Calendar \| TOPS News \| Contact Us \| About Us \| Endorsements \| Musician Profiles \| Youth Outreach \| Booking Info \| \| CD #1 \| CD #3 \| CD #4 \| The CLEVELAND Tough Old ProS SWINGBAND Our second studio CD is the result of the remarkable success our Cleveland TOPS Swingband has enjoyed durnig our first year. We've expanded our library of fresh arrangements of great old songs, entertained over thirty senior audiences, released our first CD Feelin' Young Again, made our first TV appearance and earned the respect and support of many generous individual sponsors and foundations, and are having more fun than any of us AARP-qualified musicians could have ever imagined! And so we dedicate Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate The Positive to the memory of our emeritus music director Vince Patti, to all those who have so generously accepted and supported us and to our hopes for continued fulfillmemt of our mission-Classic Big Band Music for Seniors by Seniors. Six of the songs on the CD are represented. The song samples below are encoded in stereo mp3 format. Make sure your speakers are turned on. If you don't hear the music when you click the link, you may need an mp3 player or an upgrade. Download the FREE Quicktime player from Apple. Either Mac or Windows. SONG SAMPLES 1. *How High The Moon.* All big bands had "hot" numbers they played for jitterbugs and for their own pleasure. This was one! 2. It Had To Be You. Ruth Griebel was our wintertime "chanteuse" when Betsy Guy headed south for the winter. Here she puts her stamp on this Isham Jones classic. 3. Accentuate The Positive. The title track for the CD is a demand that the listener get aboard for some lightening up...some fun...and remember when great songs took us up, up, and away! Ron Davis, vocal. Buddy Sullivan, tenor sax. 4. Night and Day. Many singers have memorable versions of this Cole Porter classic. Here is Larry Patch with his version of a Dick Wooley arrangement. 5. *Give Me The Simple Life.* An upbeat anthem for all us elders. The vocal is by Betsy Guy. 6. Love For Sale Buddy Sullivan, the class act of jazz tenor sax, gives a clean, tasteful rendition of the big band classic "hot tune." Note: All arrangements for this CD are by Dick Wooley except Sweet Georgia Brown, My Funny Valentine, 'S Wonderful, All Right-OK, and The Nearness Of You. Contacts: Ron Davis: 216-244-0646 E-mail Ron Larry Patch: 216-932-3228 E-mail Larry