Trumpeter's Prayer (1998)

About this title: A very talented trumpet player and leader, Louise Barranger's band swings wildly throughout this very exciting album of mostly standards. Tom Kubis' upbeat arrangements are a gas, setting the stage for one of the most powerful large ensemble recordings in the mainstream genre. Of course, it does not hurt to have the kind of special guest soloists that Baranger was able to attract: trumpeter Arturo Sandoval (Sy Oliver's "Well, Git It!); trombonist Carl Fontana ("I Only Want Some" and "Chitlins"); and vocalists Frank Sinatra, Jr. ("I Only Want Some" and "The Way She Makes Me Feel"); and Gisele ... read more

Tracks:

1. Well, Git It! [Oliver]
2. Buttercup [Hefti]
3. I Didn't Know What Time It Was [Rodgers/Hart]
4. All the Things You Are [Kern/Hammerstein]
5. I Only Want Some [Leiber/Stoller]
6. Mood Swings [DiPasquale]
7. Alexander's Ragtime Band [Berlin]
8. Hip Hep Hop [Shire]
9. Chitlins [Allen]
10. The Way She Makes Me Feel [Legrand/Bergman/Ber]
11. Not Tonight, I Have a Headache [Kubis]
12. If Your Remember Me [Raksin]
13. Girl Meets Horn [Ellington/Stewart]
14. A Trumpeter's Prayer [Cararata]
15. A Royal Firework [Handel/Gillis]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.