The Airmen of Note perform a mini-set live on the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson on 9/7/72. The tunes are:
1. Music in the Air
2. Do You Have It
3. Superstar
Soloists are:
Dave Napier - bari sax
Ken Smukal and Dick Perry - trumpets
John Dodge - tenor sax
Rick Whitehead - guitar
Dave Palamar - drums
That's Rick Whitehead on guitar, he told me about this performance a few years ago and now to find it here is waaaay cool. Great job guys.
bluehawk9 2 months ago
Ken Green is the conductor here. I know... Because he was my high school band teacher and was the one who showed me this video.
I LOVE YOU KEN!!! (in a not creepy way...)
DrLymer 6 months ago
@kgpianoman You guys were (and are) awesome. My favorite "Band Of Note" band was the 1980-86 period. Rick Whitehead was playing the best guitar I had ever heard- No one could touch him. In fact, Mike Crotty and the rest of the active duty personnel were simply awesome.
rayjr62 11 months ago
this is just too much
aoneab29 1 year ago
2nd trombone on tambourine. Yes.
metaserve 1 year ago
All I can say is... WOW . Thanks for posting.
tncrtt 1 year ago
The reason the band got the airtime is because Johnny heard us while we were at rehearsal and came down from his office and told the producer (Craig Tennis?) to scrap Roger Miller's tune and specifically asked me to play "Jesus Christ Superstar" which was popular at the time. Paul's tune, as we received it from Phil Wilson, was entitled Do Have At It. And as far as I know, this is the only time a military band has ever performed on the Tonight Show. Thanks for enjoying it.
kgpianoman 1 year ago
Great show. Too bad we can't get big band spots on tv now-a-days.
The second tune is also sometimes called "Do Have At It". At least that's what it says on the chart itself. Fun to play, especially on bari. :)
Tedmund13 1 year ago
@dallas1963 Regrettably, you're probably right. I don't see it happening, either.
wannawatchu66 2 years ago
even if the Tonight Show was 5 hours today, a big band would not get 10 seconds of airtime..
probably the reason i don't watch the Tonight Show anymore..LOL
dallas1963 2 years ago 2