By Joshua Myers | Published April 2022
On The Pugilist, Bernie Dresel and his big band, The BBB, offer an hour of rousing big band tunes, primed for a nighttime groove or a morning pick-me-up. Blow after blow, round after round, the boxing metaphor delivers. A mixture of traditional big band sounds and new arrangements of both jazz standards and classics from the American songbook, the third effort from The BBB does not disappoint.
The Pugilist: The Pugilist; Running And Jumping; Lulu’s Back In Town; Don’t Stop ’Til You Get Enough; You’d Be So Nice To Come To; World Premiere; Positive For The Blues; 100R 200N; Rico’s Rowdy Rhumba; I Got Rhythm; La Vie En Rose; All Blues; What Could Possibly Go Wrong?; Zomby Woof. (63:20)
Personnel: Bernie Dresel, drums; Djordje Stijepovic, upright slap bass; Andrew Synowiec, guitars, electric bass (14); Anthony Bonsera, trumpet, keyboards, vocals (14); Dave Richards, Jamie Hovorka, Jeff Bunnell, trumpet; Carl Saunders, trumpet, vocals (7); Alan Kaplan, Ryan Dragon, James McMillen, trombone; Juliane Gralle, bass trombone; Brian Scanlon, alto and soprano saxophone; Kirsten Edkins, alto saxophone; Rob Lockart, Tom Luer, tenor saxophone; Brian Williams, baritone saxophone.
Ordering Info: berniedresel.com
