Playing favorites
Bourgeois | Goldstein | Lias | Arban
Deb Scott trombone
Ron Petti piano
OVERVIEW
Trombonist Deb Scott makes her PARMA debut with her new Navona release PLAYING FAVORITES, accompanied by pianist Ron Petti. She performs a variety of her favorite pieces that appeal to her background in jazz and to her considerable technical skill. She writes: “What I love about each one is its ability to engage a diverse audience making for enjoyable and exciting musical moments.”
The central piece on the album is Stephen Lias’s River Runner, written in response to a paddling trip he took with Scott through Big Bend National Park’s Santa Elena Canyon. Across the piece, Lias explores nature landscapes and the excitement of adventure, culminating in the visceral and kinetic third and final movement “Rock Slide.” The album includes many additional pieces, as well. Derek Bourgeois’ crowd-pleasing Trombone Concerto, written for Christian Lindberg, appeals to pop, jazz, and classical audiences. William Goldstein’s emotional Colloquy for Solo Trombone uses elements of jazz to explore opposing feelings of positivity and angst against a backdrop of Americana. Finally, the album closes with Variations on 'The Carnival of Venice' composed by Jean-Baptiste Arban. This arrangement by Donald Hunsberger was actually composed for trumpet and originally performed by Wynton Marsalis.
HIGHLIGHTS
Deb Scott writes: “When I was growing up, it was unusual for a girl to play trombone; fortunately, I never thought much about that and neither did my parents.” Scott went on to become the first woman to complete her doctorate in trombone performance from the University of North Texas
Scott is currently professor of trombone at Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas, where she is also the director of the first jazz ensemble
Ron Petti is director of accompanying at Stephen F. Austin State University, as well as director of the Master of Music degree in collaborative piano. As a pianist, he performs alongside fellow faculty members in The Alazan Trio, a group dedicated to playing piano trios by American composers
ALSO ON NAVONA
(NV6019) 
ROJAK ROCKS
John D. Rojak
Release Date February 10, 2017
Catalog #: NV6075
TRACK LISTING
Deb Scott trombone
Ron Petti piano
Derek Bourgeois
Trombone Concerto
01 Allegro
02 Adagio
03 Presto
William Goldstein
04 Colloquy for Solo Trombone
Stephen Lias
River Runner
05 Lajitas
06 The Sentinel
07 Rock Slide
Jean-Baptiste Arban
08 Variations on “The Carnival of Venice”
arr. Hunsberger
CREDITS
All tracks recorded May 25-June 30, 2016 at Ed and Gwen Cole Concert Hall in Nacogdoches TX
Recording Session Engineer Ryan Davis
Photography Clay Bostian
Executive Producer Bob Lord
Executive A&R Sam Renshaw
A&R Alex Bourne
Audio Director Jeff LeRoy
Engineering Manager Lucas Paquette
Editing, Mixing & Mastering Shaun Michaud
Art & Production Director Brett Picknell
Graphic Design Emily Roulo
Marketing Scott Murphy
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