jim widner big band

Recordings
Yesterdays & Today | Body and Soul | Rides Again | Flying High | | Out of This World

 

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Yesterdays & Today

  1. Blues At Drury
  2. Beautiful Love
  3. Yesterdays
  4. ASAP
  5. You Don't Know What Love Is
  6. Festival
  7. My Foolish Heart
  8. Milton's Blues
  9. Forgotten Thoughts
  10. Days of Wine and Roses
  11. Just a Skosh

JIM WIDNER BIG BAND PERSONNEL

Yesterdays & Today 

Alto Saxes – Kim Richmond, lead, flute -  Kim Park, flute

Tenor Saxes – Bill Perkins,flute - Rick DiMuzio, flute

Bari Sax – Jon Stone, Bass Clarinet

Trumpets – John Harner, Mike Vax, Clay Jenkins, Dave Scott

Rick Stitzel on tracks 7,8,& 9

Tijuana Julian on tracks 3 & 7

Trombones – Paul McKee, Bruce Paulson, Ron Anson, Eric Swanson – Bass,

Mike Suter, Bass

Rhythm Section – Ray Kennedy, piano – Brian Harman, guitar – Gary Hobbs, drums –

Jim Widner, bass – Kris Berg, bass on tracks 4,5,6,& 9


 

Body and soul
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Body and Soul

  1. Lucy's Revenge
  2. Yours is My Heart Alone
  3. Embraceable You
  4. Body and Soul 
  5. Continues Obscurity 
  6. You've Changed 
  7. Overdrive 
  8. Slim Jim
  9. Theme From Ice Castles 
  10. Caravan 

Body & Soul

 

Alto Saxes – Kim Richmond,lead, flute – Kim Park – Flute

Tenor Saxes – Bill Perkins, Rick DiMuzio

Bari – Jon Stone

Trumpets – John Harner, Mike Vax, Clay Jenkins, Dave Scott

Rick Stitzel on track 2

Tijuana Julian on Tracks 1 & 9, flugelhorn on tracks 5 & 6

Trombones – Conrad Herwig, Bob Burgess, Ron Anson, John Wasson, Bass

Rhythm Section – Ray Kennedy, piano - Sean Hennessy, guitar

Gary Hobbs, drums – Jim Widner bass, Kris Berg, bass on tracks 5,6,& 7 

 

Rides Again
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Rides Again

  1. Little Gus
  2. Well Alright Okay You Win
  3. The meaning of the Blues
  4. Big Sur
  5. In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning
  6. Trump Card Suite I
  7. Trump Card Suite II
  8. Mood Indigo
  9. Out Of Nowhere
  10. Rhythm-A-Ning

“Live”, The Jim Widner Big Band Rides Again

 

Alto Saxes – Kim Richmond,lead, flute - Dave Pietro, flute

Tenor Saxes, Rick DiMuzio,flute Bill Perkins, flute

Bari – Jon Stone, bass clarinet

Trumpets – John Harner, Mike Vax, Clay Jenkins, Dave Scott, Rick Stitzel,

Tijuana Julian

Trombones – Paul McKee, Brett Stamps, Ron Anson, Douglas Purviance, Bass

Rhythm Section – Reggie Thomas, piano – Gary Hobbs, drums –

Rich Stitzel, auxillary percussion- Brian Harman, guitar – Jim Widner, bass 
 
 

flyin high
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Flying High

  1. Juba
  2. Urgency
  3. Everything Happens to Me
  4. Forgotten Dreams
  5. Emily (Theme From The Americanization of Emily)
  6. Seven On Charlie
  7. Why Should I Care
  8. Big Pocket
  9. Last Night When We Were Young
  10. Cherokee

 
Flying High
 

Alto Saxes – Kim Richmond, flute, clarinet – Dave Pietro, flute

Tenor Saxes – Bill Perkins, flute -  Pete Gallio, flute

Bari Sax – Jon Stone

Trumpets – John Harner, Mike Vax, Clay Jenkins, Dave Scott,

Rick Stitzel & Tijuana Julian

Trombones – Brett Stamps, Paul McKee, David Stamps, Eric Swanson,

Corey Fritz (Track 4)

Rhythm section – Phil DeGreg, piano- Gary Hobbs, drums – Rick Haydon, guitar –

Jim Widner, bass 

out of this world cd

Out of This World

  1. Out Of This World
  2. Alone Together
  3. Embrace
  4. You Must Believe In Spring
  5. Time After Time
  6. Horizon Under
  7. When You're Smiling
  8. I Can't Get Started
  9. Poetry

 

Out of This World

Alto saxes: Kim Richmond (lead) - Dave Pietro* - Wayne Delano***

Tenor Saxes: Pete Gallio - Mary Fettig* - Chip McNeill***

Bari Sax: Jon Stone* - Gary Anderson***

Trombones: Brett Stamps (lead)* - Paul McKee* - Dave Stamps* - Cody Henry** - Scott Whitfield (lead)*** - Pete Madsen***

Bass Trombone: Tom Matta* - Matt Hoormann***

Trumpets:John Harner (lead) - Mike Vax - Clay Jenkins* - Dave Scott - Tijuana Julian**** - Allen Beeson*** - Andy Tichnor***

Piano: Chip Stephens* - Ken Kehner***
Bass: Jim Widner
Drums: Gary Hobbs
Guitar: Bob Borgtede

*Tracks 1,2,3,5,6,9  **Tracks 1,2,4,7,8 ***Tracks 4,7,8 ****Tracks 6,9