page 5   RAY PIZZI   MP3's and Videos Rare  Live and Recorded Performances on Sax, Flute and Bassoon

<sub>1.) 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.mp3</sub>

_{7.) FLUTE... ©Ray Pizzi-composer/arranger/flute:
        Samantha.mp3      Sonatina.mp3      Alicia.mp3   (recorded live at Mancini Institute-UCLA 2004)} 

<sub>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</sub>  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"} ©<sub>Lerner and Lowe  RPz-Tenor Sax, arranger  Accustomed To Your Face.mp3

13.) "Chelsea Bridge"</sub> ©_{Billy Strayhorn Ray Pizzi-Soprano Sax   Chelsea Bridge.mp3}

_{14.) "Serenity" Ray Pizzi-Soprano Sax,} ©<sub>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,</sub> ©_{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}
  

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