This album is a collection of live performances from the Quincy Jones Performance Center and the Garfield High School Band Room. Every song was recorded in a single take with no overdubbing or editing. Each selection represents the spirit and energy that defines the unique sound of Garfield Jazz. There are recordings from all three of our jazz ensembles levels, ranging 9^th to 12^th grade, from over a span of five years. The music is presented to the listener as if they were standing directly in front of the band, immersed in the sound and excitement of live performance. We hope you enjoy it. 

Jared Sessink 
Director of Bands & Jazz

Garfield High School 

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Pick-up in person 

- Apr 24, 2025 6-8pm / LP Release Party / Metier Brewing (Cherry Street)

- Jun 15, 2025 / Farewell to Seniors @ Garfield High School

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Disc 1 Side 1

1. Vine Street Rumble – Benny Carter (5:21) - 2022-2023 Jazz 1
2. Queen Bee – Sammy Nestico (4:10) – 2022-2023 Jazz 2
3. Down South Camp Meeting – Fletcher Henderson (5:42) – 2023-2024 Jazz 1

Disc 1 Side 2
4. Small Talk – Sammy Nestico (5:49) – 2023-2024 Jazz 1
5. Christopher Columbus - Andy Razaf and Leon "Chu" Berry (2:57) - 2021-2022 Jazz 3
6. Blood Count – Billy Strayhorn (4:32) – 2021-2022 Jazz 2
7. Kinda Dukish/Rockin’ In Rhythm (5:57) – 2023-2024 Jazz 1

Disc 2 Side 3
8. On The Sunny Side Of The Street – T. Dorsey, arr. Myles Collins (3:28) – 2023-2024 Jazz 2
9. O.W. – Mary Lou Williams, arr. Rob DuBoff and Jeffrey Sultanof (4:32) – 2021-2022 Jazz 1
10. Rocks In My Bed – Duke Ellington (8:42) – 2022-2023 Jazz 1

Disc 2 Side 4
11. Dancing Nitely – Bill Holman (4:23) – 2022-2023 Jazz 1
12. Isfahan – Duke Ellington (4:29) - 2019-2020 Jazz 1
13. Blues Backstage – Frank Foster, arr. David Berger (4:18) – 2019-2020 Jazz 1
14. Theme from ‘The Asphalt Jungle’ – Duke Ellington (6:43) – 2019-2020 Jazz 1

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“I only hope that one day, America will recognize what the rest of the world already has known, that our indigenous music - gospel, blues, jazz and R&B - is the heart and soul of all popular music; and that we cannot afford to let this legacy slip into obscurity, I'm telling you.” 

– Quincy Jones (1933 – 2024), Garfield Class of 1950