CLARK TERRY BIG ‘BAD’ BAND
1978 European Tour
Sweet Willie Singleton Split Lead Trumpet with Mike Vax
Live Video Recording in Lugano, Switzerland
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 video recording of Clark Terry Big ‘BAD’ Band that was recorded at a concert hall in Lugano, Switzerland.
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:
1. 5:55 – Tee Pee Time
2. 4:45 – Jeep’s Blues
3. 4:48 – Sheba
4. 3:08 – Possibly “Just Friends” or “Our Love Is Here To Stay”
5. 3:51 – Just Squeeze Me
6. 7:06 – Shell Game
7. 4:43 – Everybody’s Blues
8. 4:03 – On The Trail
9. 5:12 – Here’s That Rainy Day
10. 4:17 – Don’t Speak Now
11. 3:55 – Mumbles
Tee Pee Time
Jeep’s Blues
Sheba
Possibly “Just Friends” or “Our Love Is Here To Stay
Just Squeeze Me
Shell Game
Sweet Willie Singleton begins to solo at the 02:04 Mark
Everybody’s Blues
On The Trail
Here’s That Rainy Day
Don’t Speak Now
Mumbles
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