Stolen Moments Re-imagined, arranged and conducted by John Vanore
PERSONNEL:
Saxophones: Steve Wilson, Bob Mallach
Trumpets: Tony Kadleck, Augie Haas, Jon Owens, Dave Ballou
Trombones: Ryan Kebere, David Taylor
French Horns: George Barnett, Adam Unsworth
Jim Ridl, Piano; Mike Richmond, Bass; Danny Gottlieb, Drums
Greg Kettinger, Guitar; Beth Gottlieb, Percussion (El Gato)
Culture
PERSONNEL:
John Vanore, trumpet; Michael Mee - alto and soprano sax, flute and alto flute;
Bob Howell, tenor and soprano sax; Joe Cataldo, Sean McAnally, Dennis Wasko, Kevin Rodgers - trumpet and flugelhorn; George Barnett, French Horn; Larry Toft, trombone; Barry McCommon, bass trombone; Greg Kettinger, guitar; Craig Thomas, bass and waterphone (The Secret Caves); Dan Monaghan, drums
Additional performers:
Ron Thomas, piano (Footprints and Whispers of Spring)
Brian Landrus, bass clarinet (The Secret Caves and The Arsenal)
Primary Colors
Featuring duets by John Vanore and Ron Thomas
Seven sonic adventures with keyboardist Ron Thomas. Newly discovered tapes of experimental sessions from the 80’s with far out sonics and electric Miles funk -- restored and remastered. These “duo-logues” provide a fascinating snapshot from of an era when so much about jazz was in flux.
Release in February 7, 2020 [Press Release]
Diverge
PERSONNEL:
John Vanore – Trumpet & Flugelhorn; Michael Mee – Alto and Soprano saxophones, Flute;
Mike Falcone – Tenor Saxophone
Rocco Bene (lead) Ron Cason, Brian Groder, Kevin Rodgers, Trumpet & Flugelhorn; George Barnett, French horn; Doug Slick, Mike Galan, Trombone; Ron Thomas, Piano; David Kuhn, Bass; Tony Vigilante, Drums
Balance
PERSONNEL:
Adam Unsworth, French horn; John Vanore, Trumpet; Bob Mallach, Tenor sax; Bill Mays, piano; Mike Richmond, bass; Danny Gottlieb, drums; With Philadelphia String Ensemble, and New York String and Woodwind quartets
Arranged and conducted by Byron Olson
Back to School Re-mastered reissues of the archive recordings from these exciting live performances.
PERSONNEL:
Disc 1
John Vanore, trumpet; Michael Mee, alto and soprano saxophone; Mick Falcone, tenor saxophone; Rocco Bene, Ron Cason, Brian Groder, Kevin Rodgers – trumpet and flugelhorn;
George Barnett, French horn; Mike Galan, Bob Gale, trombone; Ron Thomas, piano;
Mike Richmond, Bass; Tony Vigilante, drums
Disc 2
John Vanore, trumpet; Michael Mee, alto and soprano saxophone; Mick Falcone, tenor saxophone; Rocco Bene, Ron Cason, Brian Groder, George Headley – trumpet and flugelhorn;
George Barnett, French horn; Mike Galan, Bob Gale, trombone; Ron Thomas, piano;
Craig Thomas, Bass; Tony Vigilante, drums
Contagious Words
PERSONNEL:
John Vanore, trumpet; Michael Mee, Alto and soprano sax and flute; Bob Howell, Tenor and soprano sax, flute, bass clar; Joe Cataldo, Bill Pusey, Sean McAnally, Kevin Rodgers, Tony DeSantis, Trumpet & Flugelhorn; George Barnett, French horn; Fred Scott, Larry Toft, trombone; Jim Daniels, bass trombone (trk 2 & 5); Greg Kettinger, guitar; Craig Thomas, acoustic & electric bass; Ron Thomas & Fender Rhodes, piano; Dan Monaghan, drums
Curiosity
PERSONNEL:
John Vanore, trumpet & flugelhorn; Michael Mee, alto and soprano sax, flute; Mike Falcone, tenor sax and flute; Rocco Bene, Joe Fallon, Brian Groder, Kevin Rodgers, trumpet & flugelhorn; George Barnett, French horn; Mike Galan, Jose Vidal, trombone; Ron Thomas, piano; Craig Thomas, bass, electric bass; Joe Nero, Joe Mullen, Dave DeFusco, drums
Blue Route
PERSONNEL:
John Vanore, trumpet & flugelhorn; Michael Mee, alto, soprano sax and flute; Mike Falcone, tenor sax, and flute; Rocco Bene, Joe Fallon, Brian Groder, Kevin Rodgers, Trumpet and flugelhorn; George Barnett, French horn; Mike Galan, Jose Vidal, trombone; Ron Thomas, piano; Kevin Kuhn, guitar; Craig Thomas, acoustic and electric bass; Joe Nero, Drums
Suite for Bhopal
Composed by John Vanore for the 20th Anniversary of the Bhopal (India) disaster
Performed by the Widener Winds
American Promise American Promise – The award winning PBS special focusing on Americana, features the St. Olaf Choir with strings from the Minnesota Symphony, TV soundtrack Chamber Orchestra from the Philadelphia Orchestra, The Moses Hogan Chorale and others. Soundtrack recording on Wyndam Hill Records produced and recorded by John Vanore.
Sketches of Miles Composed by Byron Olson, with guests: Randy Brecker, Lew Soloff, Greg Gisbert, trumpets; Warren Bernhardt, piano; Bob Mintzer, tenor sax, and Jim Pugh, trombone; and Musicl Amici, Chamber Ensemble
Zones
The Philadelphia Orchestra Percussion Ensemble
Jennifer Higdon, Don Liuzzi, Rolando Morales, composers
On Eagle’s Wings
Michael Crawford with the Irish National Orchestra, St. Olaf Choir,
and American Boychoir (Atlantic Records - Gold Record recipient)
Combinations – Craig Thomas Craig Thomas, Bass; John Vanore, flugelhorn; Todd Graves, tenor and soprano saxophones, bass clarinet, alto flute; Tom Giacobetti, Guitar; Harvey Price, vibraphone; Eddie Gomez, bass; Billy Jones, Drums; Tom Palmer, Drums
3’s A Crowd Billy Jones, Drums (all tracks) duets with John Vanore and East Coast/West Coast musicians - various instruments
Seed Orrin Evans, piano, composer with Branford Marsalis, Gary Bartz, Ralph Bowen, saxophones; Rodney Green, drums; Duane Eubanks, trumpet; Mike Boone, bass; Dawn Evans, vocal
Wide Awake Feature film starring Rosie O’Donnell, Robert Loggia, Dennis Leary, Directed by M. Night Shyamalan; Music composed by Ed Choi; John Vanore - soundtrack producer - 80 piece orchestra recorded at Sony Music NY (Miramax Films)
Carol The American Boychoir (Angel Records) conducted by James Litton with Chamber Ensemble from the Philadelphia Orchestra
Vision
The Music of Hildegard Von Bingen (Angel Records) recorded in England
Emily Von Evera, vocals
Stories in Real Time
The Need’s Got To Be So Deep
Darryl Harper, Butch Reed, Matthew Parrish, Marianne Solivan, Brian Landrus
Suite for Bhopal
