About NOBQ

New Orleans Brass Quintet

New Orleans Brass Quintet 1986 (Andrew G. Boyd Photographer)

The New Orleans Brass Quintet (NOBQ) was founded by trumpet player, Bob Amato in late 1985.
From Producer Antonio J. Garcia’s original 1986 Album Liner Notes:

“Bob Amato founded ‘The New Orleans Brass Quintet’ in 1985, fielding a group  eager to play music in the energetic, no-holds-barred manner had sought for many years,: “We enjoy taking musical risks, both in our choice of repertoire and in the dynamic manner we perform it”. (Bob Amato – 1986)          

            For their first album, the NOBQ explores the music born in America, JAZZ:
bebop, blues, Dixieland, contemporary, and standard tunes set in unique, original arrangements by writers who share the group’s enthusiasm about the fine players I have, and issued only one guideline: “Write from your own instinct and leave your mark on the work!  What I got in return was a freshness and a variety that blends as an excellent collection; the writers really set the tone of the album.”

The (NOBQ) produced only one recording in 1986 – “The New Orleans Brass Quintet Plays Jazz” – https://youtu.be/Gs2_0g2q3d8 was originally intended
to be titled “The New Orleans Brass Quintet: MAKING IT’S MARK!”

This 12 tune effort was recorded digitally in a ‘natural’ acoustic, non-studio setting at the beautiful Longue Vue Gardens Play House in New Orleans. – https://longuevue.com/

This recording was lost over 30 years ago, and was recently located and recovered in November 2018 by Producer- Antonio Garcia.

The MP3 files that comprise this YouTube recording were transferred from an old fashioned ‘home style’ cassette ‘reference’ recording that Producer, Antonio Garcia found buried in his closet at home in Virginia. This ‘Home Cassette’ is the reason that there is background hiss and occasional echo that creeps into some of the sound breaks scored into some of the musical passages of this recording.

This recording effort was essentially a ‘glorified’ sight reading exercise. Do to professional time constraints and commitments, rehearsal time was limited to 30 minutes per arrangement. Recording time for each of the 12 arrangements was also limited to 30 minutes. One recorded run through, plus an additional 1-3 takes per track. There were three – two hour recording sessions. 4 arrangements were recorded at each of the 3 sessions.

“NEW ORLEANS BRASS QUINTET PLAYS JAZZ” | Complete 12 Track Recording https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gs2_0g2q3d8

For additional info on the availability of arrangements go to Contact.

Personnel:
Bob Amato – Leader/Founder 1st Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Piccolo Trumpet
Sweet Willie Singleton – 2nd Trumpet, Flugelhorn – http://www.sweetwilliesingleton.com
Jack “Mr. Fabulous” Gardner – French Horn
Mike Genevay – Tenor Trombone, Bass Trombone – https://www.reverbnation.com/musician/mikegenevay and https://www.facebook.com/michael.genevay
Neal Tidwell – Tuba (1945-2007 RIP) Obituary – http://www.post-gazette.com/news/obituaries/2007/06/05/Obituary-Donald-N-Tidwell-Tuba-player-in-River-City-Brass-Band-taught-at-Duquesne-music-school/stories/200706050188

Arrangers:
Antonio Garcia: Straight No Chaser, St. James Infirmary Blues, Nature Boy – http://www.garciamusic.com/
John Talarico (1943-2000 RIP): Sweet Georgia Brown and A Night In Tunisia
Todd Beaney: On Green Dolphin Street and Royal Garden Blues – http://www.toddbeaney.com
Tom Davis: Up Jumped Spring, Daahoud, Boobis and Blue Rondo à la Turk – http://www.TomDavisComposer.com and http://www.tomdavismusic.com
Paul Ferguson: Donna Lee – http://paulfergusonmusic.com

Technical:
Antonio Garcia – Producer and Sound Recording Editor – http://www.garciamusic.com/
David Farrell – Sound Engineer for Southlake Recording Studios in New Orleans

New Orleans Brass Quintet Plays Jazz 12 Track Playlist: