One More for the Road

by Curtis Stigers, Danish Radio Big Band

Overview

Just in case the title One More for the Road didn't suggest Sinatra, Curtis Stigers underscores his debt to the Chairman of the Board by patterning the artwork for this 2017 collaboration with the Danish Radio Big Band after 1966's Sinatra at The Sands. In fact, One More for the Road is something of a salute to that 1966 record, containing eight songs from that double album and adhering to the snazzy swing of late-period Frank. Stigers even channels that sensibility into "Summer Wind," a gentle breeze of a single, and that's one of the distinguishing factors of One More for the Road. Another distinguishing factor is the cheerful blare of the Dutch Radio Big Band, who are big and brassy without overwhelming the singer. For his part, Stigers doesn't mimic Sinatra, appropriating just a bit of swagger -- and, sometimes, the arrangements -- but plays with his phrasing and alternates between crisp enunciation and elongated notes. This is enough to make One More for the Road something a bit different than a straight-up tribute to Ol' Blue Eyes because it shows how Stigers can hold his presence on-stage while sharing the spotlight with his idol. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	05/05/2017
Label:	Concord
UPC:	0888072025752

Tracks

1. Come Fly With Me
2. I¿¿¿ve Got You Under My Skin
3. Don't Worry 'Bout Me
4. You Make Me Feel So Young
5. My Kind of Town
6. Fly Me to the Moon
7. Summer Wind
8. They Can't Take That Away From Me
9. The Lady Is a Tramp
10. One for My Baby (And One More for the Road)

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Curtis Stigers   Primary Artist
Danish Radio Big Band   Primary Artist
Kasper Vadsholt   Bass
Hans Ulrik   Saxophone
Kasper Wagner   Saxophone
Gerard Presencer   Trumpet
Steen Hansen   Trombone
Thomas Kjaergaard   Trumpet
Mads la Cour   Trumpet
Andre Jensen   Trombone
Anders Gaardmand   Saxophone
Anders Gustafsson   Trumpet
Peter Fuglsang   Saxophone
Lars Erik Gudim   Conductor
Claus Waidtlow   Saxophone
Karl-Martin Almqvist   Saxophone
Henrik Gunde   Piano
Christer Gustafsson   Trumpet
Per Gade   Guitar
Nicolai Schultz   Saxophone
Michael Molhede   Trumpet
Annette Saxe   Trombone
Kevin Christensen   Trombone
Vincent Nilsson   Trombone
Soren Frost   Drums

Technical Credits

James Van Heusen   Composer
Nelson Riddle   Arranger
Quincy Jones   Arranger
Hans Ulrik   Group Member
Danish Radio Big Band   Engineer
Paul Blakemore   Mastering
Ted Koehler   Composer
Billy May   Arranger
Mack Gordon   Composer
Richard Rodgers   Composer
Steen Hansen   Group Member
Marina Chavez   Cover Photo
Thomas Kjaergaard   Group Member
Mads la Cour   Group Member
Lars Christensen   Stage Technician
Andre Jensen   Group Member
Anders Gaardmand   Group Member
Anders Gustafsson   Group Member
Ossian Ryner   Mixing,Engineer
Peter Fuglsang   Group Member
Claus Waidtlow   Group Member
Henrik Gunde   Adaptation
Christer Gustafsson   Group Member
Nicolai Schultz   Group Member
Henry Mayer   Composer
Lene Norgaard Sadolin   Concert Producer
Birger Carlsen   General Manager
Annette Saxe   Group Member
Nicolas Koch Futtrup   Photography
D.J. Mackintosh   Package Design
Kevin Christensen   Group Member
Seth Presant   Editing
Harold Arlen   Composer
Bill Miller   Arranger
Billy Byers   Arranger
Cole Porter   Composer
Curtis Stigers   Producer
Rube Bloom   Composer
George Gershwin   Composer
Ira Gershwin   Composer
Lorenz Hart   Composer
Vincent Nilsson   Group Member
Josef Myrow   Composer
Johnny Mercer   Composer
Peter Jensen   Arranger,Transcription
Gerard Presencer   Group Member
Hans Bradtke   Composer
Sammy Cahn   Composer
Bart Howard   Composer