Jack Cortner New York Big Band

[AndrewMeronek]

Does anyone know much about Jack Cortner? His big band album Fast Track is one of the many gems of my album collection. Here's a highlight:



Bass – Jay Anderson
Drums – John Riley
Guest [Trumpet] – Marvin Stamm
Guitar – Jeff Mironov
Piano – Bill Mays
Producer – Jack Cortner
Saxophone – Dave Tofani, Dennis Anderson, Jerry Dodgion, Kenny Berger, Lawrence Feldman
Trombone – Birch Johnson,Jim Pugh, Tony Studd
Trombone [Bass] – Paul Faulise
Trumpet – Brian O'Flaherty, Danny Cahn, Bob Millikan , Tony Kadleck

[JTeagarden]

Swinging Grofe, you don't hear that every day.

[AndrewMeronek]

Swinging Grofe, you don't hear that every day.

Yes, and this band does indeed know how to swing properly, too.

[King2bPlus]

Cortner went to Oberlin and after graduating went to NY. Early 60's. Played trumpet, but being a skilled orchestrator and composer left the trumpet behind. Has some Broadway credits, wrote the theme music for Edge of Night and As the World Turns. Wrote the Monday Night Football Theme. Arranged for Manilow, Patinkin, etc.

[WGWTR180]

Also interesting-Tony Studd during his tenor trombone years. BTW that's a killer lineup.