Bob McInnis cornet, John Clark clarinet, alto & bari sax, Craig Ball clarinet and tenor sax, Robin Verdier piano, Al Bernard tuba, Bill Reynolds drums We're happy to have Bob MacInnis finally back from Florida.

They led off with an upbeat Blame It On The Blues, then Sweet and Low from a great Fats Waller recording. New to the repertoire, Jimmy McHugh's Everything is Hotsy Totsy Now, with fine support by the rhythm section, Albie on tuba and Billy drums. 

Clarence Williams was important in the 20's as a composer and pianist, and for getting people to record. 1929, In Our Cottage of Love - nice tuba solo with piano comp.  Another Clarence Williams' tune, Moroccan Blues featured a brilliant duet between clarinet and alto sax.

Craig took out a soprano sax for a fine rendition of Bechet's Southern Sunset - first time we've ever heard him play a soprano sax, also for Scott Joplin's Emperor's Hunch, supported by Verdier's Joplin-pianistics. 

Robin's fine artistic touch was featured on an authentic 1920's Lena, Queen of Palesteena.  "They say that Lena is the Queen o' Palesteena Just because she plays the concertina. She only knows one song, She plays it all day long ..."  

They continued with a fun, uplifting version of King Chanticleer (The original Texas Tommy dance) that was a big deal when Tommy introduced it in 1910. 

There's no end to Bob MacInnis's talent - he can play every instrument in the band well.  His beautiful, clear tone on flugelhorn for the 1921 Moonlight, and for Turk Murphy's 1940 San Francisco Bay, was backed by the band, and fine tuba.   If Dreams Come True, splendid number, with  the front line striking a crystal-clear sequence of chimes.  Nice!

Tiny Parham was active in several bands and did much composing, always coming up with something special.  Robin picked the1930's My Dreams.  He was represented with Robin's new arrangement of an old tune featured by the Gershwins' My One and Only.

MacInnis' cornet introduced I Wish't I Was In Peoria, and everyone was invited to sing along - and we did.  We knew the words - most of us were here during WWII, listening to this on the radio.

Happy Feet was played by Paul Whitman and his Rhythm Boys (with Bing) in the  movie King of Jazz.  Vince Giordano used it again in the move The Aviator.   It moved many happy feet floating across this hardwood dance floor!

The Monte Carlo Jazz Ensemble isn't your usual Dixieland fare.  This six-piece band can play small band ensemble or large orchestral arrangements (as they did in Crazy Rhythm.).  Time was running out, so they finished with a shortened version of Daybreak (Mississippi Suite)

Robin's intricate arrangements for the Monte Carlo Jazz Ensemble, played by these New England talented musicians, presented a fantastic evening of listening and dancing for all of us.  They will return, and so will we!