Johnny Russo and Doug Robinson CDs

CDs by Johnny Russo and Doug Robinson........................................

A brand-new CD release by
Johnny and Doug for 2007.!

"I Have Dreamed" represents a half-century of evolution in the musical life of the
creatively gifted Johnny Russo. .Assisted by Doug Robinson, London McDaniels,
Sally Ramirez and others, this remarkable album leaves no question as to
why Johnny's "East Hill Classic Jazz Group" .has flourished for three decades in the
Ithaca community, the Greater Fingerlakes Region, and select Manhattan venues.

From casual perfomances at the Ithaca Farmers Market and elegant formals on
Cornell's Fraternity Row to events for the Cornell African American Student Association,
the National Women's Hall of Fame, "4-Star" Geneva-on-the-Lake, .Park Avenue galas and Carnegie Hall concerts, few bands can boast of success in such diverse settings.
Requiring one full year to compose, arrange, record and produce, this album is,
for Johnny, the culmination of fifty years of learning, growth, and development.

"An intriguing collection ... Russo wears his love for Ithaca on his sleeve in 'College Ave Strut' ... in 'Satch and Django's Day' Robinsons's wonderful Reinhardt gypsy guitar runs dance magically with Russo's golden trumpet tribute to Armstrong." ...
............................................................................ - Syracuse Post Standard, August 2007

WINNER: ."BEST JAZZ CD OF 2007"
( Ithaca Journal, 12/07 )

Track List:

1. I Hear a New Samba .. (Russo/Robinson/McDaniels/Ramirez, BMI) 4:33...MP3
2. College Ave Strut .. (Russo, arr. McDaniels, BMI) 4:26 ....MP3
3. Hip Hop Hop Hip .. (Russo/Robinson/McDaniels, BMI) 3:23
4. I Have Dreamed .. (Rogers/Hammerstein, ASCAP) 4:19 ... MP3
5. Je Penser Vous (I Think of You) .. (Russo/Robinson/McDaniels, BMI) 9:24
6. C'est Magnifique .. (C. Porter, ASCAP) 4:56
7. Getting to Know You .. (Rogers/Hammerstein, ASCAP) 4:27 ... MP3
8. In Satch and Django's Day .. (Russo, BMI) 5:26 ... MP3
9. Tiganigovia (the Mystery of Taughannock Falls) .. (Russo, BMI) 4:38
10. Eight Simple Notes .. (Russo/Robinson/McDaniels, BMI) 7:46
11. Western Civilization .. (Russo/McDaniels, BMI) 4:36

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Produced by Doug Robinson ..except Track 9, "Tiganigovia" and Track 11, "Western Civilization"

Recorded October 2006 - July 2007, Watershed Arts Studios, Ithaca NY
Engineered, Mixed, and Mastered by Doug Robinson
Musical Arrangements by Johnny Russo, Doug Robinson, & London McDaniels
Cover illustration by Melissa Chiotti

Johnny Russo ............ Vocals / Trumpets / Trombones / Percussion
Doug Robinson ......... Guitars / Elec. Bass / Upright Bass / Percussion
............................................................Co-lead vocal on Tr. 5 / Backing vocals on Tr. 1
London McDaniels ... Lead Vocal on Tr. 9 / Backing vocal on Tr. 2 /
............................................................Guitar solos on Trs. 2 & 10
Sally Ramirez ........... Lead Vocal on Tr. 1 ........
Drew Frech ............. ..Tenor Banjo
Brian Earle ...... ..........Clarinet .........
Mike Wellen ......... ... Snare w/ Brushes on Tr. 8


Brian Earle	Sally Ramirez	Drew Frech	Mike Wellen

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"Bluebird From The Sky"
Johnny and Doug's 2005 release
includes favorite standards and seven new
original songs.

With a special appearance by superb award-winning guitarist Mike.Dowling,..a longtime pro and Nashville songwriting verteran who took time out from his busy schedule to lay down the sweetest Dobro sounds on tracks 2 & 3...Special appearances also by tenor banjo virtuoso Drew Frech and promising vocalist Minden Jones.

WINNER:
"Best Jazz CD" & "Best Male Vocalist"
Ithaca Journal 12/29/05

Click here to see the Ithaca Times article about Johnny and the new CD. ....

....."Defy's labeling...It's about their uncompromising desire to
......produce excellent music"- Syracuse Jazz Appreciation Society

....."They have an almost telepathic relationship in the studio."- Ithaca Journal

....."A remarkable musical achievement." - Ithaca Times

....."Packs a big punch...they soak their original songs in the tradition that made great
......big-band songs eternal." - Syracuse Post Standard

....."They totally sell it...no 'American Idol' overkill here." - Fingerlakes Times

Produced by Doug Robinson

Recorded 2005, Watershed Arts Studios, .Ithaca NY
Engineered, Mixed, and Mastered by Doug Robinson
All Musical Arrangements by Johnny Russo/Doug Robinson

Johnny Russo ... Vocals/Trumpet/Trombone
Doug Robinson .. Guitar/ Basses/Percussion
Mike Dowling ... Special Guest Guitarist
Drew Frech ...... Tenor Banjo
Minden Jones ... Special Guest Vocalist (Track 1)

... "Bluebird From the Sky". is the ultimate aural documentation of the long musical collaboration between Doug Robinson and Johnny Russo, and is without a doubt their finest album to date. Represented here are songs from the Golden Age of American Popular Music as well as originals in that same tradition. Listening to this recording there will be no mystery as to why this unique band has survived so long, given so much joy to so many, young and old, for so many years.

Track list:

1. For You and Me (Russo/Robinson, BMI) 3:17 ... MP3
2. Bluebird From the Sky (Russo/Robinson, BMI) 4:19 ... MP3
3. Just One Of Those Things (Cole Porter, ASCAP) 4:38 ... MP3
4. L'Amour, CLV, TLJ (Russo/Robinson, BMI) 5:02 ...MP3
5. Stuck On The High Note (Russo/Robinson, BMI) 4:01 ... MP3
6. Who Can I Turn To (Bricusse/Newley ASCAP) 4:02
7. Fifties Medley : (All ASCAP) 10:26
.......- It's All In The Game (Dawes/Sigman)
.......- Deep Purple (Derose/Parish)
.......- Twilight Time (Ram/Nevins/Nevins)
.......- Only You (Ram/Rand)
8. .How Doug and I Play The Blues (Russo/Robinson, BMI) 6:19
9. .Melody, Poetry For A Song (Russo/Robinson, BMI) 4:30
10. Nobody Knows The Trouble I've Seen (S.Foster) 4:21
11..Princess Lament (Revisited) (Russo, BMI) 4:31

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Mike Dowling

Minden Jones

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.."Ithaca Our Home" .. 2002

Winner of the Ithaca Journal's "Jimmie Award" for Best Jazz Album

"Ithaca Our Home" is the first CD by Johnny and Doug to be recorded at the Watershed Arts studio. The thirteen tracks include 4 originals and many classic Jazz favorites.

"We love your new CD!!"...Leo Rayhill, WCNY Public Radio, Syracuse NY

"Ithaca Our Home is one of the most interesting new CDs to come along in some time...I hear two skilled artists exercising a good deal of freedom and having a ball doing so...Using [multi-track recording] techniques Johnny and Doug combine five or six instruments to produce an intimate chamber music of the first order."...Pat Carroll, Editor, JazFax magazine, Syracuse NY.

"An impresssive timeless collection of American popular music"...Jim Catalano, Ithaca Journal

"An eminently listenable album"...Mike Brutvan, Ithaca Times, Ithaca NY

Track list:

1. Lot of Living To Do (3:21).. (MP3)
2. Ithaca Our Home (2:30)
3. Princess Lament (4:31)
4. La Vie En Rose (3:47).. (MP3)
5. Stardust (4:46)
6. 'Pal Joey' Medley: (6:04)

....- Bewitched
....- I Could Write a Book
....- The Lady is a Tramp

7. .Mood Indigo (3:50)
8. .Soldier Boy (2:28)
9. .The Way You Look Tonight (2:47)
10. Up a Lazy River (3:10) ..(MP3)
11. All the Way (4:22)
12. That Girl Like the One of Mine (2:29)
13. Wa Copenhagen Bound (3:23)

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