Mercer Ellington wrote it in 1940s for his father’s big band and we have another world renowned musician playing “Things Ain’t What They Used To Be.” Rob McConnell is one of the great natural wonders of Canadian jazz and has a reputation for playing a brand of mellow yet swinging mainstream jazz for decades. The rhythm section sets the pace for a relaxed and very loose rendition with a gre
For many years, Canadian Rob McConnell has recorded albums of highly inventive arrangements of jazz scores to be played by his own big band as well as writing charts that are so mainstream that they are totally irresistible to the ears and eternally youthful sounding. Longtime member Ian McDougall shines on his trombone as he plays beautifully this salute to someone known only as “Ana Luisa.”