BULLETIN WE HAVE GREAT, GREAT NEWS!
BULLETIN FANTASTIC NEW RELEASE - AND SURPRISE!

BIG BAND ALUMNI

What a wonderful experience this will be for the Big Band fans, and especially for those who love Big Powerful Bands! After thinking we had exhausted our possibilities with one of our most favorite styles of music, a customer named Robert McLaughlin, from a remote corner of the Maine coastline, called and said, "If you've been thinking there aren't any great bands around today, you apparently haven't heard the terrific BIG BAND ALUMNI. It is made up of former players, and graduates of some of the most famous Big Bands of all time; Benny Goodman, Tommy Dorsey,  Glenn Miller, ­Harry James, Woody Herman, Stan Kenton, Count Basie, Billy May and many more. Thus, was born the BIG BAND ALUMNI. Though retired, they gathered together in LA to produce some remarkably powerful recordings. I'll send you one from my collection. See what you think. Best Regards. Richard." Well, we were totally, I mean, absolutely blown away with the caliber and versatility of this band, and why not. They are, after all, the very musicians who made - the music, played the dates, and recorded on some of the worlds most famous Big Band Era recordings. We were immediately reminded of the same sort of excitement we felt when we first heard our Spitfire, Tony Corbiscello, Herbolzheimer demos and realized what we had.

This band is so truly remarkable in every way, we knew we would love to present it to our customers, media and friends. The difficulty in properly promoting today is a well known, and unfortunate fact. We are all saddened by the loss of the broad and wonderful appeal that radio once provided.

Today, "High School Musicals" are hot tickets. College, Broadway styled productions are terrific

and so well received that they are doing their own "cast" recordings. BYU's 'Broadway Rhythm' is a knockout. Broadway itself is experiencing big business in 'revivals', what else-which contain some of our greatest standards of all time.

Plus, dancing is a major feature in all these productions, and the phenomenon of world wide interest in dancing is growing enormously.

Now, with all this good news, comes great news of our own, from the town of Machias Me., not one of the top jazz scenes in the U.S. We, who thought we knew our business pretty well, were made aware of one of the greatest Big Bands we had ever heard. Ever! Thanks again to Richard, who the last time we spoke with was shoveling a 17 inch snowfall from his roof. This man really knows what he likes, and he sincerely loves Big Bands, and of course, he surely must love the beauty and serenity of 17 inch Maine snowfalls.

The fact is, there is no greater sound on this planet than the sound of instrumental brilliance made by a fine Big Band in high gear. It is just the ultimate! And the ultimate of TODAY is the superlative BIG BAND ALUMNI, and should be recognized, heard, and applauded for masterfully carrying forward the Big Band Banner so magnificently! Cheer them heartily for keeping the National Treasure of Big Band Music Alive!

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