Nursery rhymes have never swung as hard as they do on this new recording from the Doug Beavers Rovira Jazz Orchestra. With dynamic arrangements, vocals by Matt Catingub and Linda Harmon, and a top-fight band of San Francisco and Los Angeles-based musicians, this recording will appeal to young and old alike. Jazz Baby! was the brainchild of a Bay Area couple who wanted better music for their new baby that they too could enjoy. Composer/arranger/trombonist Doug Beavers Rovira ran with the idea, taking his band & arrangements into Skywalker Ranch with the multi-Grammy winning engineer Leslie Ann Jones, for a tight and exciting set of music. Doug is a long-time member of Eddie Palmieri’s band who’s also appeared with Rosemary Clooney, Giovanni Hildago and the Mingus Big Band.

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released September 17, 2008

Doug Beavers Rovira Orchestra:

Alex Budman (lead alto, flute)
Larry De La Cruz (alto sax, flute)
Sheldon Brown (tenor sax, clarinet)
Matt Cowan (tenor sax, clarinet)
Jim Dukey (baritone saxophone)
Louis Fasman (lead trumpet)
Mike Olmos (trumpet)
Dave Scott (trumpet)
Joel Behrman (trumpet)
John Grove (lead trombone)
Marty Wehner (trombone)
Adam Theis (trombone)
Mike Rinta (trombone & euphonium)
Marc Bolin (bass trombone & tuba)
Doug Beavers Rovira (solo trombone)
Will Bernard (guitar & banjo)
Gerry Grosz (vibes/xylophone/glockenspiel)
Dan Zemelman (piano)
Kevin Axt (acoustic bass)
Steve Moretti (drums & percussion)
Matt Catingub (vocals)
Linda Harmon (vocals)
Giovanni Hidalgo (congas/guiro/cha-cha bell)

PRODUCTION
Recorded and Mixed by LESLIE ANN JONES
at Skywalker Sound, a Lucasfilm Ltd. company,
Marin County, CA
assisted by DANN THOMPSON & ROBERT GATLEY
Vocals recorded at Capitol Studios, Hollywood, CA
assisted by AARON WALK
vocal arr. consulted by BOB SAUL & MATT CATINGUB
GIOVANNI HIDALGO recorded by JHEAN PAUL BRACHO
at Giovanni Hidalgo Studios, Kissimmee, FL
Mastered by PAUL STUBBLEBINE
Baby photography by KELLY JARRETT
Cover design by JOHN BISHOP

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