Wynton Marsalis And Vince Giordano: Live In New York

WBGO | By Patrick Jarenwattananon

Published January 2, 2013 at 9:32 PM EST

1 of 2 — Wynton Marsalis (center) on the floor at Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola.

Wynton Marsalis (center) on the floor at Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola.

2 of 2 — The band on stage. Co-leader Vince Giordano is on tuba in the back row.

The band on stage. Co-leader Vince Giordano is on tuba in the back row.

The New Year's Eve party at Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola featured two institutions of New York jazz: the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, led by trumpeter Wynton Marsalis, and the Nighthawks, led by multi-instrumentalist Vince Giordano. Both big bands share an affinity for early swing, so it made sense for them to tackle the monumental Hot Fives recordings of Louis Armstrong together. A ten-piece band with members of both ensembles counts down to midnight on the East Coast, with panache and plenty "Skid-Dat-De-Dat."

Set List

"Hotter Than That"

"Skid-Dat-De-Dat"

"Muskrat Ramble"

"St. James Infirmary"

"Jazz Lips"

"Ory's Creole Trombone"

"I'm Not Rough"

"Auld Lang Syne"

"The Second Line"

"Little Liza Jane"

"Buddy Bolden's Blues"

Personnel

Wynton Marsalis, trumpet

Vince Giordano, tuba/bass saxophone/guitar

Andy Stein, violin/saxophone

Victor Goines, reeds

Jon-Erik Kellso, trumpet

Chris Crenshaw, trombone/vocals

Ken Salvo, banjo/guitar

Dan Nimmer, piano

Carlos Henriquez, bass

Ali Jackson, drums

Credits

Rhonda Hamilton, host; Duke Markos and Rob Macomber, mix engineers; Simon Rentner, stage manager; Becca Pulliam, producer; Thurston Briscoe III and Anya Grundmann, executive producers. Recorded at Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola, Dec. 31, 2012. Special thanks to the staff of Jazz at Lincoln Center.