Paul Young Music

Solo around 3:20

Solo at 2:00

01 Come Back To Me – Lead playing on a fast tune…

06 With These Hands – Lead, short solo about 2/3rds into track

10 Leaving On Your Mind – Love this one!  3 horns + rhythm; muted, VERY stylized!

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http://www.amazon.com/Junk-Wagon-Big-Band-Album/dp/B005DFKFQG/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1313624087&sr=1-1

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Here’s a tune I really like.  It’s written by Tenor sax player Jimmy Emerzian, which we recorded in 2009 for Elliot Deutsch’s Big Band CD, Weeknight Music.  I’m playing the unison head w/ Jimmy, lead bone, and there’s a really swingin’ bone soli in the middle.  Proud I got to play this for Elliot’s record!

Home (by Jimmy Emerzian, on Weeknight Music 2009 album by Elliot Deutsch (bone soli)

While I’m on the topic of Elliot’s band, here’s a nice review we got from Bob Comden in the L.A. Jazz Scene from a live performance at Vitello’s June 2010, which mentions my tune “Reflections” (link is from Elliot’s site):

http://www.edbigband.com/press-2/bob-comden-la-jazz-scene.html

Paul Young: Writer/Arranger/Conductor/Soloist.
Saxes: Kevin Garren, Jim Quam, Alex Budman, Jim Youngstrom, Adam Schroeder;
Trpts: Ron Barrows, Rob Schaer, Jamie Hovorka, Jeff Jarvis;
Bones: Andrew Lippman, Jeremy Levy, Kari Harris, Matt Hoormann;
Rhythm: Kevin Fukugawa, John Storie, Geo Valle, Peter Buck

Just One of Those Things? Well, It’s Alright With Me, But You Gotta Ask Your Mother (Written: C. Porter, Arr. P. Young; solos: Harris, Levy, Quam, Schroeder, Hovorka, Young) (2007)

A Night in Tunisia (Arr. P. Young; solos: Barrows, Budman, Lippman) (2007)

What Lies Ahead (Written/Arranged: P. Young; solos: Young, Garren, Storie) (2007)

Outskirts of Town (Arranged/Vocal: P. Young) (2007)

Reflections (Written P. Young; Arr. J. Levy; Solos: Young, Fukugawa) (2005)

Falling Grace (Written: S. Swallow; Arr. P. Young; solos: Young, Jarvis) (2007)

John Daversa, TJ Tesh and I collaborated on the storyboard and shooting of this made-for-YouTube music video…made just for fun (my/our first)!
Music and on-screen performance by John Daversa.
Let me know if you would like a “Baby on Board” style car window hanger that reads “I LOVE THE 405″.  We made them just to give them away free to any & all Los Angeles freeway drivers and Daversa fans.  And visit www.johndaversa.com for the free ringtone, etc.

Bones: Dave Ryan, Linda Small, Scott Whitfield, Paul Young
Bass Bone/Leader/Arranger: Mike Suter
Rhythm: Joe Bagg, Ron Hershewe, Chris Conner, Jamie Tate

Midi-Life Crisis (Written/Arr. Mike Suter;  Paul Young: Plunger solo/lead) (2007)

Bebop Charlie (Written: Bob Florence, Arr. Mike Suter; solos: Ryan, Bagg, Whitfield) (2007)

Here’s the record review by All About Jazz:  http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=26318

former Count Basie vocalist – Members of the Count Basie Orchestra + select former USC students; Shelly Berg, Conductor

Track, with me on plunger solo:

Alright Okay You Win (solos: P.Young/plunger; Marshall McDonald, Alto) (2007)

Promo video:

Paul Young, w/ Shelly Berg, Nick Morabito, Steve Pemberton
Select Arrangements: Larry Williams

I’m Getting Sentimental Over You (2005)

Sail Away (2005)

Please Send Me Someone To Love (2005)

It’s You Or No One (2005)

Ev’rytime We Say Goodbye (2005)

Cherokee (2005)

It’s Alright With Me (2005)

Autumn Leaves (2005)

Once I Loved (w/ Rob Kyle, Tenor) (2005)

I Got Your Letter (w/ Rob Kyle, Tenor) (2005)

Time After Time (vocal) (2005)

In A Mellow Tone (2005)

This vocal group out of Pasadena (not to be confused with the Nor. Cal group!) called Sisters of Swing hired me to play in the Milt Bernhart role/style, so I’m playing lead on this classic arrangement (actually Jeremy Levy and I doubled the parts to cover all 4 bones you hear).

Apple Blossom Time

http://www.sosharmony.com/sos