Thomas C. Duffy, Director Wednesday, November 3, 2021, at 7:30 pm Morse Recital Hall in Sprague Memorial Hall
Yale Jazz Ensemble Big Band Wayne Escoffery, Music Director
Snibor BILLY STRAYHORN Nathan Miranda – alto sax, Grace Burton – trumpet, Ethan Dodd – tenor sax Little Rootie Tootie THELONIOUS MONK arr. Oliver Nelson/ed. Jeffrey Sultanof Isaac Wilks – guitar, Aidan Kluger – piano, Jose Key – alto sax, Max Saffer-Meng – trombone Raincheck BILLY STRAYHORN trans. David Berger Michael Gancz – trombone, Graham Stodolski – tenor sax, Ethan Dodd – tenor sax, Aidan Kluger – piano, Joshua Bialkin – trumpet Boo-Dah BILLY STRAYHORN trans. David Berger/Dylan Canterbury Grace Burton – trumpet, Ethan Dodd – tenor sax, Max Saffer-Meng – trombone, Calvin Kaleel – bass Isfahan DUKE ELLINGTON / BILLY STRAYHORN Nathan Miranda – alto sax
Mount Harissa DUKE ELLINGTON Aidan Kluger – piano, Wayne Escoffery – guest sax soloist, Isaac Wilks – guitar
Let’s Cool One THELONIOUS MONK arr. Oliver Nelson/ed. Jeffrey Sultanof Aidan Kluger – piano, Aaron Yu – bari sax, Calvin Kaleel – bass, Jarron Long – drums Monk’s Point THELONIOUS MONK arr. Oliver Nelson/ed. Jeffrey Sultanof Connor Holland – trumpet; Jose Key – alto sax; Aaron Yu – bari sax; Andy Pantoja, Max Saffer-Meng and Michael Gancz – trombones Brilliant Corners THELONIOUS MONK arr. Oliver Nelson/ed. Jeffrey Sultanof Aidan Kluger – piano, Ethan Dodd and Graham Stodolski – tenor saxes, Jarron Long - drums