APEX JAZZ BAND now on CD
News Release
16 December 2001
The APEX Jazz BandTM is pleased to announce the re-release of its earlier album and cassette recordings on two CDs, each packed with the music that has made the band popular to traditional jazz fans throughout the Ottawa area.
Double Reprise - The Early Years Revisited
Tunes from the popular Live album recorded in 1977 at the band's first long-standing Friday night gig at the Black Bottom in downtown Ottawa
Plus all 10 tracks from the 1982 studio recorded All Dressed album
74 minutes of the finest early APEX
Featuring Roger Cramphorn (clarinet), Rod Digney (trombone), Ron Laight (bass), Mick Collins (trumpet), Dave Cook (banjo) and Tony Pope (drums)
Includes Midnight in Moscow, Snake Rag, Mood Indigo, Dark Eyes, the infamous Ice Cream and many more of your APEX favourites
Anniversary Session
All 12 tracks from the cassette recording made live in 1994 at the Royal Oak in Kanata, the band's present Sunday afternoon venue
60 minutes of more recent APEX favourites
Featuring Roger Cramphorn (clarinet), Rod Digney (trombone), Ron Laight (bass), Mick Collins (trumpet), Dave Johnstone (banjo) and Bob Pentland (drums)
Includes Puttin' on the Ritz, Yearning, Freight Train, Sin to Tell a Lie, Diga Diga Doo and others from the band's current repertoire
Double Reprise and Anniversary Session
Just $15 each
Available from any band member at future appearances at the Royal Oak
329 March Road, Kanata Ontario - 3 to 6 PM, alternate Sundays.
or by calling Roger Cramphorn (592-0305) or Rod Digney (592-5007)
See the Ottawa Blues, Jazz & Swing Guide for listings
