CLARK TERRY BIG ‘BAD’ BAND
1978 European Tour
Sweet Willie Singleton Split Lead Trumpet with Mike Vax
Live Recording in Warsaw, Poland
Following an honorable discharge from the U.S. Navy Band in 1971, Sweet Willie Singleton pursued a degree in music from Southern University in Baton Rouge. During his college career, he received a National Endowment for the Arts Student Travel Grant to study with Clark Terry. Clark Terry became a lifelong mentor and friend of Sweet Willie Singleton’s.
In 1978, Clark Terry hired Sweet Willie Singleton to play split lead trumpet with Mike Vax on a European Tour.
This is a live 1978 recording of Clark Terry Big ‘BAD’ Band that was recorded in Warsaw, Poland.
Clark Terry and his Big Bad Band Live In Warsaw 1978
Personnel:
Clark Terry (dir, tp, fgh, voc)
Greg Bobulinski, Willy Cook, Mike Vax, Sweet Willie Singleton (tp)
Sonny Costanzo, John Gordon, Dee-Dee Shirley, Chuck Connors (tb)
Chris Woods, Charles Williams, Bill Saxton, Hermann Bell, Charles Davis (sax)
Hilton Ruiz (p), Victor Sproles (b), Ed Soph (dr)
Compositions:
01 00:04 Blues In My Shoes (Trumpet Solo -Greg Bobulinski)
02 05:53 Just Squeeze Me
03 10:01 Straight, No Chaser
04 15:12 Big Bad Blues
05 19:58 Una Más
06 26:46 Warm Hearted Blues
07 30:20 Shell Game
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