In 1995 when we did our first gig we were known as the Paragons of Virtue and were to have been an offshoot of the Paramount Jazz Band.  Cooler heads soon prevailed and we became the Wolverines, although not until after a short stint as the Yankee Clippers (which turned out to have been the name of a folk band in the area.)  The initial personnel was a bit different back then -- Jeff, Rick and Dave were all original members (Jimmy was on the first gig, but wasn't a regular for a few years.)  The current lineup has been in place since 1999 and it's a tribute to the infrequency of our gigs that we are all still speaking to (and eating with) each other.  My thanks to all of my cohorts for putting up with me through my developmental stage, which I will hopefully be graduating from soon.  Also thanks to our regular subs -- Dave Whitney, Scott Philbrick, Noel Kaletsky, Craig Ball, Robin Verdier, Henry "thins" Francis, Bob Sundstrom, Bob Barta, Al Bernard, Justin Meyer, Reid Jorgenson and Steve Taddeo for their help over the years.  A final indispensable member of the Wolverine family is Peter Kontrimas, who has listened to us almost as much as I have over our years of recording -- he makes my wrong notes sound right.

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Recorded live at the Paul Creative Arts Theatre, University of New Hampshire as part of their Traditional Jazz series on October 19, 2009.  Recorded by Ryan Parker, mixed by Peter Kontrimas (PBS studios.) Mastering and artwork by NuGraphics, Woburn, MA.

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