Don Neely and the ten piece Royal Society Jazz Orchestra, from San Francisco, are renowned for authentically capturing the exciting sound of Big Band Swing, Hot Syncopated Jazz, Blues, and music of the Cotton Club. Innovators such as Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman, Paul Whiteman, Count Basie, Fletcher Henderson, Bix Biederbecke, and Louis Armstrong are among the RSJO's inspirations. Yet, you will discover immediately upon seeing them live or listening to their recordings, that the Royal Society Jazz Orchestra has an intriguing personality and style of its own.
This was part of a New Year's Eve dancing special produced in 1986 by KQED Channel 9, San Francisco. Solos (in order of appearance): Kent Mikasa, cornet / Rodney Price, tap dancer / Lin Patch, tenor sax / Jon Schermer, trombone / Frank Davis, cornet / Don Neely, clarinet / Steve Apple, drums.
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