A swinging Christmas album full of original tunes!
A Bull City Holiday
Release date: November 25, 2019
Digital Album
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CD
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About Keenan
Keenan McKenzie plays saxophone and clarinet at dance events across the country, frequently appearing with Michael Gamble and The Rhythm Serenaders, The Mint Julep Jazz Band, and The Jonathan Stout Orchestra.
A busy composer/transcriber, he also reconstructed many of the Chick Webb, Jimmie Lunceford, and Lionel Hampton charts for Heritage Sounds.
His debut album, Forged in Rhythm, features 15 new swing tunes that have been used for classes, competitions, and routines around the world.
This project inspired him to form Keenan McKenzie and the Riffers, a dance band built around original material and tight arrangements from the 1930s and 1940s.
Based in Durham, North Carolina, Keenan maintains a full roster of private students and teaches saxophone at NC State University.
About The Album
Music composed and arranged by Keenan McKenzie
except Auld Lang Syne, an 18th century poem by Robert Burns, based on a traditional melody.
Personnel (long list!)
Anne Bennett, tenor saxophone [2,6,7,11,12]
Lucian Cobb, trombone [2,3,7,9,11,12]
Jim Crew, piano [5,6,8]
Meggan Cashwell, vocals [6]
Daniel Faust, drums [all tracks]
Billie Feather, guitar [10]
Jason Foureman, bass [3,9]
Lynn Grissett, trumpet [2,7,11,12]
Aaron Hill, alto saxophone [2,3,7,9,11,12]
Jim Ketch, trumpet [2,3,7,9,11,12]
George Knott, bass [10]
Ben Lassiter, guitar [1]
William Ledbetter, bass [1,2,4,5,6,7,8,11,12]
Shaena Ryan Martin, baritone saxophone [2,6,7,11,12]
Renée McGee, trumpet [2,6,7,11,12]
Keenan McKenzie, tenor saxophone & clarinet [all tracks]
Marcia McKenzie, vocals [12]
Woody McKenzie, fiddle [5]
Chip Newton, guitar [2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,11,12]
Wes Parker, trombone [2,7,11,12]
Paul Rogers, trumpet [5,6,8]
Kyle Santos, trumpet [2,7,11,12]
Al Strong, trumpet [1,4,10]
Alan Thompson, alto saxophone [2,7,11,12]
Robert Trowers, trombone [2,7,11,12]
Shana Tucker, vocals [4]
Tamisha Waden, vocals [2]
Mark Wells, piano [1,2,4,7,9,10,11,12] vocals [1,4,5,10]
Laura Windley, vocals [3,7,9,11]
Dave Wright, trombone [1,8,10] vocals [8]
Recording/Mastering
Recorded at Overdub Lane in Durham, NC, August 23-24, 2019
Engineered/mixed/mastered by Jason Richmond
Artwork
Cover painting by Collin Williams (@artbycollin)
Inspired in part by Conway Li Photography
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