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File consists of program and recordings for performance recorded February 22, 2023, Tanna Schulich Hall, McGIll University. Lex French, artistic director. Works: Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974. Harlem airshaft; Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974. Ko-Ko; Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974. Boy meets horn; Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974. Black and tan fantasy; Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974. I let a song go out of my heart; Strayhorn, Billy. A flower is a lovesome thing; Grieg, Edvard, 1843-1907. Peer Gynt. Morgenstemning, arranged.; Grieg, Edvard, 1843-1907. Peer Gynt. I dovregubbens hal, arranged; Grieg, Edvard, 1843-1907. Peer Gynt. Solvejgs sang, arranged; Grieg, Edvard, 1843-1907. Peer Gynt. Åses död, arranged; Grieg, Edvard, 1843-1907. Peer Gynt. Anitras dans, arranged; Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974. Cottontail

File consists of program and recordings for performance held on 27 November 2024, Tanna Schulich Hall, Schulich School of Music, McGill University.

Featuring: McGill Jazz Orchestra II ; Philippe Côté, artistic director and conductor.

Works:

• Moose the mooche / Parker, Charlie, 1920-1955

• A night in Tunisia / Gillespie, Dizzy, 1917-1993

• Oop Bop Sh’Bam / Gillespie, Dizzy, 1917-1993

• Donna Lee / Parker, Charlie, 1920-1955

• A single sky / Douglas, Dave

• If you could see me now / Dameron, Tadd, 1917-1965

• Groovin' high / Gillespie, Dizzy, 1917-1993

• Extra credit / McNeely, Jim

File consists of program for performance held on 12 November 2023, Salle Iro-Valaskakis-Tembek, Maison de la culture Notre-Dame-de-Grace, Schulich School of Music, McGill University.

Featuring: McGill Jazz Orchestra II ; Philippe Côté, artistic director and conductor.

Works:

• King Porter Stomp / Morton, Jelly Roll, 1890-1941, arr. Fletcher Henderson, 1897-1952

• Concerto for Cootie / Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974

• Duet / Basie, Count, 1904-1984, arr. Neal Hefti, 1922-2008

• Awful Coffee / Bley, Carla, 1936-2023

• All the Things You Are / Kern, Jerome, 1885-1945

• Airegin / Rollins, Sonny, 1930-, arr. Bill Holman, 1927-

• Lil' Darlin' / Basie, Count, 1904-1984

• Lonely Moments / Williams, Mary Lou, 1910-1981

• Fresh Impressions / Bley, Carla, 1936-2023

• Things to Come / Gillespie, Dizzy, 1917-1993

File consists of program for performance held on 29 November 2021, Pollack Hall, Schulich School of Music, McGill University.

Featuring: McGill Jazz Orchestra II ; Marianne Trudel, artistic director and conductor; Kevin Turcotte, trumpet, Catherine Thornhill Steel Visiting Artist.

Works:

• Dans la fôret de ma mémoire / Trudel, Marianne, 1977-

• Just Friends / arr. Rob McConell, 1935-2010

• Gentle Piece / Wheeler, Kenny, 1930-2014

• Unfamiliar Surroundings / Sullivan, Joe, 1958-

• The Midst of Cadiz / Evans, Gil, 1912-1988

• La Nevada / Evans, Gil, 1912-1988

File consists of program and recordings for performance held on 2 April 2025, Tanna Schulich Hall, Schulich School of Music, McGill University.

Featuring: McGill Jazz Orchestra II ; Philippe Côté, artistic director and conductor.

Works:

• Swirlaround / Jensen, Christine, 1970-

• Fantasy on blue / Jensen, Christine, 1970-

• The grackle / Sullivan, Joe

• Blackjack / Sullivan, Joe

• Tiger Lily / Sullivan, Joe

• Twisting ways - Hope shadows / Braid, David. Côté, Philippe

• La fleur et la roche - Fleur variation 3 / Côté, Philippe

• Wink / Jensen, Christine, 1970-

File consists of program and recordings for performance held on 26 February 2025, Tanna Schulich Hall, Schulich School of Music, McGill University.

Featuring: McGill Jazz Orchestra II ; Philippe Côté, artistic director and conductor; Carl Maraghi, baritone saxophone; Kevin Dean, trumpet.

Works:

• Down by the riverside / Traditional, arr. Nelson, Oliver, 1932-1975

• Stolen moments / Nelson, Oliver, 1932-1975

• Three and one / Jones, Thad

• St. Louis blues / Handy, W. C. (William Christopher), 1873-1958, arr. Sammy Nestico

• Sunset and the mockingbird / Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974

• And then again / Barron, Kenny, arr. Carl Maraghi

• Mingus, Charles, 1922-1979. Fables of Faubus / Mingus, Charles, 1922-1979

• Mingus, Charles, 1922-1979. Work song / Mingus, Charles, 1922-1979

• Mingus, Charles, 1922-1979. Boogie stop shuffle / Mingus, Charles, 1922-1979

• Mingus, Charles, 1922-1979. Goodbye pork pie hat / Mingus, Charles, 1922-1979

• Mingus, Charles, 1922-1979. Gunslinging bird / Mingus, Charles, 1922-1979

• Mingus, Charles, 1922-1979. Moanin' / Mingus, Charles, 1922-1979

File consists of program for performance held on 29 March 2023, Tanna Schulich Hall, Schulich School of Music, McGill University.

Featuring: McGill Jazz Orchestra II ; Alexis French, director; Claire Devlin, saxophone.

Works:

• Wild Oak / Iles, Nikki

• Winter Solstice / Lee, Jihye

• Chega De Saudade / Jobim, Antonio Carlos, arr. Mark Taylor

• Code Breaking / Davidson, Tara, arr. Andy Ballantyne

• Free to Be / Coss, Roxy, arr. Ryan Middagh

• Enlightenment / Coss, Roxy, arr. Ryan Middagh

• Females are Strong as Hell / Coss, Roxy, arr. Ryan Middagh

• Swirlaround / Jensen, Christine

File consists of program for performance held on 25 November 2022, Tanna Schulich Hall, Schulich School of Music, McGill University.

Featuring: McGill Jazz Orchestra II ; Alexis French, director; Ira Coleman, double bass.

Works:

• Song With Orange / arr. John Stubblefield

• Work Song / arr. Sy Johnson

• Nostalgia in Times Square / arr. Ronnie Cuber

• Dry Cleaner from Des Moines / arr. Christine Jensen

• Goodbye Pork Pie Hat / arr. Sy Johnson

• Haitian Fight Song / arr. Sy Johnson

• Duke Ellington's Sound of Love / arr. Jack Walrath

• Gunslingin' Bird / arr. Steve Slagle