Album Samples - It Don't Mean a Thing

The selection of tunes reflects historical musical bias. It stretches from the Battle Hymn of the Republic, one of our more moving of our national musical treasures to Neal Hefti’s Girl Talk, an off-shoot of the blues from the movie “Harlow” in the 60’s. Jazz is a derivative of the blues, and Duke Ellington’s music is testimony to the confluence. But the Duke wasn’t alone; Billy Strayhorn was by his side composing Take the” A” Train on a subway ride to Harlem. As for ballads, what more can be said about the quintessential In My Solitude. And then there’s Gershwin, who compressed so many great jazz tunes in his truncated lifetime, including the quintessential Our Love is Here to Stay and blues standard, Lady Be Good. Not to leave the 50’s unrepresented, included is the classis Jimmy Van Heusen tune, Here’s that Rainy Day.

 

  • Sample 01

    		 Georgia

  • Sample 02

    		 I Can't Give you Anything But Love

  • Sample 03

    		 Battle Hymn of the Republic

  • Sample 04

    		 Stormy Weather

  • Sample 05

    		 Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me

  • Sample 06

    		 Don't Get Around Much Anymore

  • Sample 07

    		 Things Ain't What They Used to Be

  • Sample 08

    		 Take the A-Train

  • Sample 09

    		 In My Solitude

  • Sample 10

    		 Our Love Is Here To Stay

  • Sample 11

    		 Swonderful

  • Sample 12

    		 Foggy Day

  • Sample 13

    		 Lady Be Good

  • Sample 14

    		 Here's That Rainy Day

  • Sample 15

    		 When Sunny Gets Blue

  • Sample 16

    		 Girl Talk

  • Sample 17

    		 That's All

About the Band

After Six combines the musical talents of some of the finest jazz musicians in the Northwest. After Six as been entertaining the region with the music of Ellington, Gershwin, Arlen, Mercer, Rogers, Hefti and many other jazz and blues luminaries for 25 years. Our band members exhibit extraordinary improvisational musicianship at both public and private venues.