Carol McLaughlin Big Band
Two Hearts & A Diamond
© 2000 Carol McLaughlin
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Big Band with a full mellow sound. The screams of the high brass instruments, the low growl of the five saxes typical of a full band sax section, the plantive moans of four lusty trombones.
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- 1 Little Street In Buffalo
- 2 Two Hearts & A Diamond
- 3 Salsa Anabel
- 4 In A Mellow Tone
- 5 Room At The Top
- 6 Cumana
- 7 Rebecca
- 8 One More River
- 9 Dr. T
- 10 Festival Of Love
- 11 What's Up!
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Carol McLaughlin began his professional career working with various musical groups in his native Jamaica. He also was a studio musician at a local tv station there.
From 1961 to 1975 he was Music Director for the Eastern Steamship Line and following that, spent two years as Band Leader with the Carnival Cruise Ship Line. He also appeared in concert with Ruth Brown, Brook Benton, Johnny Mathis and Sammy Davis, Jr.
Before arriving in Buffalo, New York in 1977, he studied jazz composition and arranging at the Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA. He also studied classical performance on flute and saxophone at the State University of Buffalo, New York and graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree.
Mr. McLaughlin has appeared with the Buffalo Jazz Workshop and performed with he group "Magnitude" for 10 years at the Anchor Bar. He has played several times at the Calumet Arts Café and the Tralfamadore Café, as well as performing at the M&T Plaza Noontime series and the Albright Knox Jazz series.
Thanks to my sister, Shirley McLaughlin Lindsay, who inspired me to write "One More River," and to entertainer Diamond Dust for suggesting the title Two Hearts and a Diamond.
Special thanks to Marian Nickson for her assistance in producing this recording.
I am grateful to Pat Fisher for her support and contribution of the lyrics for Festival of Love.
I have always been fascinated by the full mellow sound of the big bands. Count Basie, duke Ellington, Stan Kenton, Woody Herman, Gerald Wilson, Rod McConnel's brass and others. But because of economics I was forced to use small combos of four, five, and sometimes three musicians on jobs. But deep down in my heart I invariably heard the screams of the high brass instruments, the low growl of the five saxes typical of a full band sax section, the plaintive moan of four lusty trombones as they meander through the narrow opening in-between sax and trumpet sections.
This c.d. may not display every nuance lingering in my mind. However, I hope it will give you a bird's eye view of my musical passion- the big band sound.