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HAVANA NIGHTS
Mike Garvan, piano & synthesizer Oscar Stagnaro, bass Mark Walker, drums Paulo Stagnaro, percussion Bruce Abbott, saxophone & flute Dino Govoni, tenor saxophone Steve Ahern, trumpet & flugelhorn Bob Holfelder, trombone Paul Good, guitar (tracks 1,2,5,9 ) Fred Fried, guitar (tracks 3,4,6,7,8) Natalie Dietrich, vibes |
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| 1. Scrabble (Mike Garvan) |
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| 2. Where Were You When I Needed You (Stevie Wonder) | ||
| 3. La Primavera (Mike Garvan) |
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| 4. Noches de La Habana (Mike Garvan) |
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| 5. Boop (Mike Garvan) |
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| 6. Cancion Para Maria (Mike Garvan) | ||
| 7. Estoy Contando (Ted Casher) | ||
| 8. Nature Boy (Eden Ahbez) | ||
| 9. Cuba Libre (Mike Garvan) |
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Bruc Abbot Mark Walker Mike Garvan Ron Ormsby Oscar Stagnaro Paulo Stagnaro
May 16, 2006 recording session for Havana Nights
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PLAYTIME
Mike Garvan, piano & synthesizer Ted Casher, Saul Shockett, saxophone
Chris Bellomo, Gary Johnson,
Ron Ormsby, Joe Coroniti, Mark Small, Fred Fried, guitar Steve Ahern, flugelhorn Cheryl Kain, vocals |
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| 1. Samba Del Buelgh (Mike Garvan) |
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| 2. Brother Joe (Mike Garvan) |
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| 3. Gentle Rain (João Gilberto) | ||
| 4. Downeast Estuary (Mike Garvan) |
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| 5. So Many Stars (Sergio Mendez) | ||
| 6. Velour (Mike Garvan) | ||
| 7. Song for An Old Squaw (Mike Garvan) | ||
| 8. Winter Waltz (Mike Garvan) | ||
| 9. Movin’ Back (Mike Garvan) |
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| 10. Amazing Grace (Traditional) | ||
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SOLO PIANO
Mike Garvan, acoustic piano |
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| 1. Sometime Ago (Mihanovach) |
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| 2. But Beautiful (Van Heusen/Burke) | ||
| 3. Some Day My Prince Will Come (Churchill/Morey) | ||
| 4. Skylark (Carmichael/Mercer) |
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| 5. All The Things You Are (Kern/Hammerstein) | ||
| 6. Spring Is Here (Rodgers/Hart) | ||
| 7. My Foolish Heart (Washington/Young) | ||
| 8. Hey There (Adler/Ross) | ||
| 9. Body and Soul (Green/Heyman) |
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| 10. Dreamer (Jobim) | ||
| 11. The Midnight Sun (Hampton, Burke/Mercer) | ||
| 12. Just The Way You Are (Joel) | ||
| 13. Norwegian Wood (Lennon/McCartney) |
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| 14. A Place For Us (Bernstein/Sondheim) | ||
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HAPPY HOLIDAYS
Mike Garvan, piano & synthesizer Saul Shockett, saxophone Mark Parmet, drums & percussion Ron Ormsby, Laird Boles, bass Fred Fried, guitar Steve Ahern, flugelhorn Cheryl Kain, vocals |
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| 1. The Christmas Song (Mel Torme) |
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| 2. A Child Is Born (Thad Jones) | ||
| 3. Christmas Time Is Here (Vince Guraldi) |
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| 4. Velour (Mike Garvan) | ||
| 5. Noches de La Habana: Preludo (Mike Garvan) | ||
| 6. Winter Waltz (Mike Garvan) | ||
| 7. Amazing Grace (Traditional) In Memory of Laura Garvan Farnsworth 1952-2005 |
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BLOOM
Cheryl Kain, vocals Mike Garvan, piano & synthesizer Laird Boles, bass Gary Johnson, drums Fred Fried, Greg Johnson, guitar Saul Shocket, saxophone Steve Ahern, flugelhorn Dinah Mellin, violin |
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| 1. Soon (Gershwin) |
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| 2. My Funny Valentine (Rodgers & Hart) |
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| 3. Gentle Rain (Luiz Bonfa) |
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| 4. Bloom (Cheryl Kain) | ||
| 5. So Many Stars (Sergio Mendez) |
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| 6. I Learned That From You (Tony Lane/Jess Brown) | ||
| 7. The Long Road (Cheryl Kain) | ||
| 8. Amazing Grace (Traditional) |
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MOVIN' BACK
Mike Garvan, piano & synthesizer Ted Casher, saxophone Mark Small, guitar Joe Coroniti, bass Chris Bellomo, drums & percussion |
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| 1. Rejoussance (Joe Coroniti) | ||
| 2. Brother Joe (Mike Garvan) |
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| 3. Samba Del Buelgh (Mike Garvan) |
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| 4. Home Country (Mark Small) | ||
| 5. Song For An Old Squaw (Mike Garvan) | ||
| 6. Movin’ Back (Mike Garvan) |
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THE TOM TRACY
Tom Tracy, guitar/vocals Dick Wetmore, violin, trumpet/vocals Mike Garvan, piano & synthesizer Peter Bucemi, bass/vocals Chris Bellomo, drums & percussion |
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| 1. Never Can Say Goodbye (Michael Jackson) |
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| 2. It Don’t Mean A Thing | ||
| 3. Gonna Love You More | ||
| 4. Lowdown (Boz Skaggs) |
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| 5. Kansas City | ||
| 6. St. James Infirmary |
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| 7. Shining Star/Way Of The World (Earth, Wind & Fire) | ||
| 8. Take The A Train (Ellington) | ||
| 9. Superwoman/Where Were You Last Summer (Stevie Wonder) |
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| 10. Street Life (Jazz Crusaders) | ||
| 11. Deacon Blue (Steely Dan) | ||
| 12. Sun Goddess | ||
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PARTNERS Skip Morrow, guitar/vocals Lorraine Morrow, vocals & percussion Jean Chaine, bass Phil Ori, drums Gary Henry, percussion John Ragusa, flute, harmonica Charlie Braun, guitar synthesizer Philip Cary Bloch, mandolin, fiddle Barbara Read, vocals Megan Morrow, vocals Mike Garvan, keyboards John Shearer, saxophone Papo Nickel, percussion Steve Sonntag, trumpet |
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| 1. Every Kinda People |
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| 2. Gulf Coast Highway | ||
| 3. Never Goin’ Back Again | ||
| 4. One Morning In May |
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| 5. Never Die Young | ||
| 6. Five & Dime | ||
| 7. Antonio | ||
| 8. Outbound Plane | ||
| 9. Only Love |
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| 10. If I Were A Carpenter | ||
| 11. Power Of Two | ||
| 12. Tiger In The Rain | ||
| 13. Last Night I Dreamed |
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| 14. One Man Parade | ||
| 15. Not Like You | ||
| 16. Leather And Lace | ||
| 17. When Fall Comes To New England | ||
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SLEEPY IN MAY
Greg Johnson, guitar/vocals
Tom Tracy, guitar, keyboards,
Brian Morris, keyboards, bass, Bruce Abbott, saxophone, flute Mike Garvan, keyboards Bruce MacLean, synthesizer, bass Dick Wetmore, violin |
| 1. Taken Places | ||
| 2. Little Mirrors | ||
| 3. Daylight | ||
| 4. Commercial St. | ||
| 5. Long Before My Time | ||
| 6. In My Dreams | ||
| 7. Love Knows | ||
| 8. 1969 | ||
| 9. Heroes And Legends | ||
| 10. Sleepy In May | ||
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STARFISHING
Rana, guitar/vocals Geoffrey Morris, guitar Mike Garvan, keyboards Mark Pucci, bass Rikki Bates, drums & percussion |
| 1. Tomorrow Wakes Up | ||
| 2. Over Me | ||
| 3. Heaven Here | ||
| 4. Child Of The Intellect | ||
| 5. For A Day | ||
| 6. Hold On | ||
| 7. Is It Me? | ||
| 8. Room For One | ||
| 9. Take Me Home | ||
| 10. In Your Hands | ||
| 11. I Was Wondering | ||
| 12. Moonlit Sky | ||
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JOHNNY
Johnny Griffin, vocals Mike Garvan, piano & synthesizer Ted Casher, saxophone Dick Johnson, flute Michael Kinnicutt, drum programming Kim Dunning, drums & percussion |
| 1. This Love Of Mine | ||
| 2. Bewitched | ||
| 3. When I Fall In Love | ||
| 4. For All We Know | ||
| 5. As Time Goes By | ||
| 6. I Don’t Know Why | ||
| 7. Once In A While | ||
| 8. A Day In The Life Of A Fool | ||
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MY FRIEND NESSIE
Winnie Fitch & John Houston - narration, dialogue & vocals Saul Shocket, saxophone Mike Garvan, keyboards Ron Ormsby, bass Marc Parmet, percussion John Houston, keyboards Winnie Fitch, artwork |
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CD1 1. Young Wilver & Grandma |
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2. Nessie & the Persimmon |
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3. Mr. Silversmith & the Medallions |
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4. Underwater: Scatfish & Scallop |
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5. Seahorses, Seaweed & Questions |
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CD2 1. Vicious-Fishus! |
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2. Chippó & the Jazz Concert |
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3. Back on the Shore |
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4. Adult Wilver: Lifework |
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5. Persimmon Pies for Nessie |
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THE CHIPPÓ
Saul Shocket, saxophone Mike Garvan, keyboards Ron Ormsby, bass Marc Parmet, percussion |
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| 1. Try To Love | ||
| 2. Water Blues (Manta Ray Blues) |
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| 3. Black & White, Red & Yellow |
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| 4. Introspection | ||
| 5. Electric Paradox (Jazzmatazz) | ||
| 6. Child of All Worlds |
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