page 5 RAY PIZZI MP3's and Videos
Rare Live and Recorded Performances on Sax, Flute and Bassoon1.) From CD "Espressivo" © Ray Pizzi-Bassoon,Sax,Flute John Chiodini-Guitar
Ode to a Toad, bassoon.mp3 Spinners, soprano sax.mp3 Espressivo, flute.mp3 Round About Midnite,solo bssn.mp3
1a.) From CD "I Hear You" © Ray Pizzi-Bassoon, Sax, Flute
You and Me. flute mp3 Jesu,Joy, solo bassoon.mp3 Small Talk. bssn + vibes mp3
1b.) From CD "Windrider" © Ray Pizzi-Bassoon, Sax, Flute
Sonatine, flute mp3 Deja Vu, flute mp3 Enamorado, sop sax mp3
2.) "Piece for Jazz Bassoon and Orchestra" (live performance, Disney Hall)
"Piece for Jazz Bassoon and Orchestra".mp3 composed by Henry Mancini and dedicated to Ray Pizzi
2a.) "Something for Pizzi" by Henry Mancini from the movie "SWITCH" Ray Pizzi Soprano Sax Something For Pizzi, soprano sax.mp3
3.) "GUS the Spider" Ray Pizzi-Bassoon and Moqui Lund-vocal. (totally improvised) Gus the Spider, bassoon.mp3
4.) "Curumin" and "Pescara" © Dori Caymmi, CD\Brazilian Serenata, Ray Pizzi-Bassoon, Curumin.mp3 Pescara.mp3
5.) "Predator 2" Ray Pizzi on Bassoon and Hose-oon is the Predators voice, totally improvised, Predator 2.mp3
6.) "Gator Stomp" Ray Pizzi-Bassoon, ©Martin Lund-Flute Gator Stomp, bassoon.mp37.) FLUTE... ©Ray Pizzi-composer/arranger/flute:
Samantha.mp3 Sonatina.mp3 Alicia.mp3 (recorded live at Mancini Institute-UCLA 2004)8.) "Thumbs Up" Live Recording CD: Ray Pizzi-Sax-Flute, Mitch Holder-Guitar, Carol Kaye-Bass
Green Dolphin Street.mp3 Valdez in the Country.mp3 Gentle Giant.mp3 Freefall.mp3
9.) "Serling Silver" Free Jazz with legendary drummer Billy Higgins, from John Wood CD "Drum Machines Have No Soul" volume 3
Ray Pizzi-Soprano Sax, Billy Higgins, drums, John Wood, piano, Tony Dumas, bass. Serling Silver.mp3
9a.) "Intermezzo" Free Jazz Ballad, with Pianist Paul Astin and Ray Pizzi, Tenor Sax, Intermezzo.mp3
9b.) Dizzy Gillespie " Dizzy's Party" Ray Pizzi soprano sax Dizzy and Pizzi mp3
10.) "Reverie" ©Ray Pizzi -Tenor Sax, Frank Marocco-accordian giant Reverie.mp3
11.) "FOCUS" ©Eddie Sauter Classic 1950's 3rd stream orchestral piece, originally written for Stan Getz. This version, is with Ray Pizzi sax soloist. 90% of the sax solos are improvised, truly worth a listen, "It's Pizzi, all the way, truely a masterpiece"
FOCUS, movements 1+ 2 FOCUS 3rd movement
12.) "I've Grown Accustomed to Your Face" ©Lerner and Lowe RPz-Tenor Sax, arranger Accustomed To Your Face.mp3
13.) "Chelsea Bridge" ©Billy Strayhorn Ray Pizzi-Soprano Sax Chelsea Bridge.mp314.) "Serenity" Ray Pizzi-Soprano Sax, ©Frank Marocco-accordian Serenity.mp3
15.) "Sonatine" ©Pierre Gabaye duet with Alicia Pizzi-Flute, Ray Pizzi-Bassoon live performance at CSUN Sonatine.mp3
16.) "Leibestod" Leibestod.mp3 The most bizarre in my collection! Through the miracle of hi-tech, I am performing with a 1940's newsreel taping of this concert with the NY Metropolitan Opera conducted by Arturo Toscanini.....AND, playing with 2 of my former teachers, who were on this orchestra during those years, Simon Kovar, bassoon and Attilio Poto, clarinet, WOW! How's that for happenstance? This project was an experiment to contemporize Wagner's opera, Tristan und Isolde by one of the most talented and imaginative writers I've ever had the thrill, challenge and pleasure to work with, Frederick Myrow. May God Bless your soul Freddie.
17.) "Saturnian Roots" © Ron Myers Big Band, Ray Pizzi-Alto Sax, Saturnian.mp3
18.) "Yo' Lovin' Don't Come Free" Yo' Lovin Don't Come Free.mp3 © Cash McCall, " Cash Up Front." Ray Pizzi-Alto Sax.
What an incredible band! Trpts: Chuck Finley, Gary Grant, Saxes: Ray Pizzi, Gary Herbig, Trombones: Slyde Hyde, Bill Richenbach, Rhythm:
Richard Tee, Phil Upchurch, Nathan East, Chuck E. Burke, Les McCann, produced and arranged by Richard Egizi, and engineered by Hank Cicalo.....
It don't get any better than this, folks.
19.) The RONDELS, ©1960-1963. Performed on American Bandstand 1960 (for photo, click here: pictures.htm)
Jimmie Petze, lead guitar, Lennie Petze, rhythm guitar, Lennie Collins, drums, Ray Pizzi, sax (original 45 rpm records)
Backbeat#1.mp3 Shades of Green.mp3 Caldonia.mp3 110 Pounds of Drums.mp3 My Prayer.mp3 Satan's Theme. mp3
20.) The Rhythm Rockers, ©1959 ( for photo, click: pictures.htm) (original 45 rpm)
Jimmie Petze, lead guitar, Lennie Petze, rhythm guitar, Nickie Latteo, vocal, Eddie Grisbe, drums, Ray Pizzi, baritone sax,
Madness.mp3 Oh Oh Honey.mp3
21.) "Grease" (the movie) "We Go Together" Ray Pizzi, tenor sax solo, arranged by Michael Gibson Grease.mp3