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fave it Jazz Vocals | Bebop
12 tracks | 72 minutes
Released Jul 2002
on 3sixteen Records
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- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:46 Priority lyrics BUY MP3 04:46 Priority lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:46 Priority
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 08:23 Ask Me Nicely lyrics BUY MP3 08:23 Ask Me Nicely lyrics "GIFT MP3" 08:23 Ask Me Nicely
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 05:02 Relentless lyrics BUY MP3 05:02 Relentless lyrics "GIFT MP3" 05:02 Relentless
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 06:15 Block Party lyrics BUY MP3 06:15 Block Party lyrics "GIFT MP3" 06:15 Block Party
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 05:39 Miles Ahead lyrics BUY MP3 05:39 Miles Ahead lyrics "GIFT MP3" 05:39 Miles Ahead
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 08:49 E.T. (Edwin's Trombone) lyrics BUY MP3 08:49 E.T. (Edwin's Trombone) lyrics "GIFT MP3" 08:49 E.T. (Edwin's Trombone)
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 08:13 The Double Blues (featuring Kurt Elling) lyrics BUY MP3 08:13 The Double Blues (featuring Kurt Elling) lyrics "GIFT MP3" 08:13 The Double Blues (featuring Kurt Elling)
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- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 05:15 Ain't No Sunshine lyrics BUY MP3 05:15 Ain't No Sunshine lyrics "GIFT MP3" 05:15 Ain't No Sunshine
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 06:08 Vice-Versa lyrics BUY MP3 06:08 Vice-Versa lyrics "GIFT MP3" 06:08 Vice-Versa
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 05:11 Scourin' lyrics BUY MP3 05:11 Scourin' lyrics "GIFT MP3" 05:11 Scourin'
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:45 Weatherbird lyrics BUY MP3 02:45 Weatherbird lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:45 Weatherbird
Whether it's the jumping ascension of minor thirds, breakneck pace, the hard bop voicings or the cool tones, this is a visionary jazz album you need to own.
Bio / Background
One of Chicago's busiest and most sought after musicians, jazz trumpeter Orbert Davis has recorded over 2500 television and radio commercials and many record projects for such notable artists as Ramsey Lewis, Charles Earland, Kurt Elling, Bob Mamet and William Russo's Chicago Jazz Ensemble. Winner of the 1995 Cognac Hennessy National Jazz Search, Orbert was chosen as one of Chicago Tribune's "1995 Arts People of the Year" and Chicago Magazine named him "Y2k Best Trumpeter in Chicago".
He performs regularly with various groups under his own name, including his critcally acclaimed ensemble "Orbert Davis with Strings Attached". He was featured soloist at the 1996 Chicago Jazz Festival, performing Miles Davis and Gil Evans' "Sketches of Spain". Orbert's composition, "Concerto for Jazz Quartet and Orchestra" received rave reviews after he premiered it with The Chicago Sinfonietta Orchestra in November 1998 at Symphony Center Chicago.
↓ more ↓In October 1999, along with Jon Faddis and Lester Bowie, Orbert was a featured performer for the Jazz Institute of Chicago's "Tribute to Louis Armstrong: Legacy for the Millennium". He peformed compositions from Armstrong's Hot 5 and Hot 7 recordings. Orbert has performed with Wynton Marsalis, TS Monk, Stevie Wonder, Dr. John, Kurt Elling, Ernie Watts, Ramsey Lewis, Grover Washington Jr. and The Smithsonian Masterworks Jazz Orchestra.
Mr. Davis has a bachelors degree in trumpet performance from DePaul University and a masters degree in Jazz Pedagogy from Northwestern University. He is currently co-founder and Executive Director of MusicAlive!, a comprehensive music curriculum for at-risk youth.
Along with his partner/manager Mark Ingram, Orbert owns and operates ORBARK PRODUCTIONS. They're credits include projects for Atlantic, Capitol, CBS, Epic, MCA and the Warner Brothers record labels. Other projects include arrangements and on-camera performances for feature films such as "A League of Their Own" starring Tom Hanks, Madonna and Rosie O'Donnell for Columbia Pictures and "The Babe", starring John Goodman. Orbert was Jazz Consultant to director Sam Mendez for the upcoming DreamWorks Pictures feature film release "Road to Perdition" starring Tom Hanks and Paul Newman, where he arranged music for and performed on-camera in a prominent scene.
His latest CD entitled "Priority", released on the 3Sixteen Records label, is getting national attention in the both radio and print media.
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