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IT&##39;S HERE, FINALLY!
THE HARMONIOUS FIVE DEBUT CD:
"Wanna Hear You Say &##39;Yeah&##39; "
AVAILABLE ON CDBABY.COM SOON: stay tuned for
more details
Ed Alstrom (guitar), Dave Keyes (piano), Mark Berger (bass), Frank
Pagano (drums) -
all singing, all the time!
With a rapidly growing reputation in the New York area and beyond,
the Harmonious 5 are pleased to present their debut album. Their passion
for "vintage R&B" is displayed in these grooves, and an
irresistible energy and danceable beat is maintained throughout. These
fellows from New Jersey sing and play their instruments (simultaneously)
with a &##39;joie de vivre&##39; which we hope will bring you great joy in listening
and partying.
Produced by The Harmonious Five
Recorded, mixed, and mastered by Mark Berger
1 The Real Thing (Lowman Pauling)
2 Down in the Alley (Jesse Stone)
3 Truck & Trailer (Aaron Collins, Jr.)
4 Go Ahead and Burn (Robert &##39;Bob&##39; Moore)
5 Idol With The Golden Head (Leiber, Stoller)
6 Greasy Chicken (Andre Williams)
7 Miss Sticks (Raymond Lewis, Naomi Neville)
8 Move Mr. Man (Rebecca Nichols, Berry Gordy, Jr.)
9 Johnny Little (Chris Kenner)
10 Thing-A-Ma-Jig (Christopher Harris Jr.)
11 I Got To Learn To Mambo (Syd Wyche, Joyce Bennett)
12 Put A Chain On It (Andre Williams)
13 Miss Sticks Again (Raymond Lewis, Naomi Neville)
14 Don&##39;t Be Ashamed (Lowman Pauling)
15 Young Blood (J. Leiber, M. Stoller, J. Pomus)
16 Thirty Second Lover (Lowman Pauling)
17 Sent Up (Lance Finnie, Mack Rice)
LEAD VOCALS: FP (track 5), MB (track 10), DK (track
15), EA (all others)
PICK UP A COPY AT OUR
UPCOMING &##39;CD RELEASE PARTIES&##39;!
Wednesday,
January 4, 2012
TRUMPETS JAZZ CLUB
Walnut St. @ Depot Sq., Montclair, NJ --- (973) 744-2600
2 SETS - 7:30 and 9:30pm
$10.00 cover - Food & drink available
www.trumpetsjazz.com
Thursday,
January 5, 2012
MEXICALI LIVE - opening for the JON HERRINGTON BAND
1409 Queen Anne Rd., Teaneck, NJ - (201)
833-0011
http://www.mexicalilive.com
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OTHER
GIGS COMING UP (lots of &##39;em!)
Friday,
December 30, 2011,
8p
- 12a
Ed with ROB PAPAROZZI TRIO
Rob (harmonica/vocals), Ed (piano/vocals), Mark Berger
(bass/vocals)
McLOONE&##39;S BOATHOUSE
9 Cherry Lane (corner of Northfield Ave.), W. Orange, NJ
For reservations, call 862-252-7108
http://www.mcloonesboathouse.com/
Ed
(piano/vcls) with the great Rob Paparozzi at Tim McLoone&##39;s fabulous new
restaurant, right near South Mountain Arena and the
Turtle Back Zoo (another place you should get to this holiday season -
free light show every night until 1/1!).
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New
Years Eve, December 31, 2011
"Bernard
Purdie&##39;s Rhythm and Soul Band"
EQUUS Tavern (the old
Freddy&##39;s)
1 Mill St. Bernardsville, NJ - 908-766-3737 for Resv.
http://www.equustavern.com
6:00pm seating - $100 per person
9:30pm seating - $125 per person
Ed
(piano/vcls) with a great band including Rob Paparozzi, John Korba, Mark
Berger, and the legendary Bernard "Pretty" Purdie on drums.
I don&##39;t think Bernardsville is named after Bernard, but it should be!
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Friday, January 6, 9:30pm
Ed with LISA ROTT and the ALL TERRAIN BAND
BUNNY&##39;S RESTAURANT
12 W South Orange Ave, South Orange, NJ - (973) 763-1377
Ed
(piano/gtr/vcls) with a great band - Lisa (vocals/ac. gtr), George Naha
(gtr), Mark Berger (bass), and Lee Finkelstein (drums). Casual atmosphere,
no cover, great pizza, bering the kids!
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Thursday, January 12 - 6:00pm
PERI SMILOW sings the GREAT AMERICAN JEWISH SONGBOOK
Ed Alstrom, Pianist/Musical Director
CORNELIA STREET CAFE
29 Cornelia St, Greenwich Village, NYC - (212) 989-9319
http://www.corneliastreetcafe.com/
$15 cover, includes a drink
Peri
is a fabulous folk singer/guitarist/entertainer/songwriterwriter, very
popular in the Jewish community. She&##39;s unveiling something totally different
here - a straight-up cabaret show that demonstrates how much of the &##39;Great
American Songbook&##39; was given to us by Jewish composers. Songs by Rodgers,
Kern, Gershwin, Sondheim, Maltby/Shire, and others, with a very entertaining
and witty narrative by Peri.
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Friday,
January 27
ROB PAPAROZZI QUARTET
(Rob, harmonica/vocals; Ed; piano/vocals; tba: b/d))
SHANGHAI JAZZ
24 Main Street, Madison, NJ --- 973-822-2899 ---
TWO SHOWS - 7P and 9P
www.shanghaijazz.com
Do make reservations if you plan to go see this! (no cover charge, but
a minimum)
Rob
Paparozzi is one of the greatest harmonica players on the planet, and
he puts on a very entertaining show. And he has a fabulous new CD out,
called &##39;ETRUSCAN SOUL&##39;, that was nominated for a GRAMMY, on which Ed played
organ on several tracks. Terrific Chinese food, too, at one of NJ&##39;s premier
jazz venues.
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YANKEE BASEBALL!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ed
concluded his 8th season tickling the ivories of the mighty HAMMOND ELEGANTE
at the NEW YANKEE STADIUM, on Saturdays, Sundays, and some weekdays here
and there.
A spot sometimes when the gates open 2 hours before game time, a 15-minute
spot about a half-hour before game time, and of course, rousing renditions
of "Happy Birthday" in the middle of the 6th, and "Take
Me Out To The Ballgame" in the middle of the 7th (all 45-50,000 singing
lustily along!!).
Ed also played organ at the Yankees Annual Homecoming Dinner
in Manhattan on March 30, 2011.
Info about the team, of course, is at www.yankees.com
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ED&##39;S ORGAN CD IS AVAILABLE TOO!!!
This
is Ed&##39;s first CD featuring him on Hammond Organ, and here he is joined
by the prodigious talents of Charlie Jones on guitar and Don Guinta on
drums. The material is mostly originals by Ed, with a couple by Charlie,
and 3 cover songs. Musically, it&##39;s all over the map (if you know Ed, you&##39;d
probably expect that it would be), and attempts to operate within the
grand organ trio tradition while infusing it with a rawness and energy
not always heard in that bag.
It
is available for purchase at:
http://cdbaby.com/cd/EdAlstrom1
- packaged CD or download
http://www.digstation.com/EdAlstrom
- download of individual tracks or the whole album
Tempted? Wanna hear some? Click below
for a sample of the first cut:
"Smoker&##39;s
Hack"
(mp3)
revised
12/6/11
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