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Pete Fountain Mardi Gras Tribute

Author: MarlboroughMan
Date: 2016-11-23 22:40

To all Pete Fountain fans:

My band, Eric Seddon's Hot Club, has been asked to return to one of DownBeat magazine's top rated Jazz Clubs, BLU Jazz in Akron, Ohio, this Mardi Gras.

2017 will mark the first Mardi Gras in many decades that Pete Fountain won't be with us, though, and we thought it would be particularly appropriate to pay homage to him on that night.

I already have ideas of what we're going to do for set lists---other than a few originals of mine, we'll be playing only tunes recorded and performed by Pete.

Many of you BBoard contributors, though, are also Pete Fountain fans--some of you even knew him personally. If you have any favorites--any tunes you feel a tribute to Pete wouldn't be complete without, please feel free post them here--I want to know which of his tunes are most meaningful to all of you. I figure this expands the whole show to include even more enthusiasts, and it gives everyone here a chance to influence the set list of a Pete Fountain tribute at a great jazz club this Mardi Gras.

Thanks and keep swinging.

For updates, check my blog or click "like" on our Facebook page:

https://www.facebook.com/ericseddonhotclub/

Eric

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