Members Top the Charts
Peter Graves’ Jaco Pastorius Big Band album titled “Word of Mouth Revisited” on the HeadsUp label (a division of Telarc International), released nationally on August 26, has made waves on the charts. Tthe album has been #1 on the Jazz Week chart (airplay), #12 on Billboard (sales), and is Record of the Month in France. Reviewers from the LA Times to the Washington Post have praised the album.
Bandleader Peter Graves, a Local 655 member since 1966, has also served as President of South Florida Musicians Association since 1998. He started his professional career playing on the Jackie Gleason TV series from 1967-1969 and has toured and recorded with the Bee Gees, receiving 6 platinum albums and numerous platinum and gold singles.
Guest bass soloists on “Word of Mouth Revisited” were Victor Wooten, Gerald Veasley, Victor Bailey, Richard Bona, Christian McBride, Jimmy Haslip, and Felix Pastorius. Local 655 musicians on the album were: trumpets-Jeff Kievit, Ken Faulk and Jason Carder; trombones-Dana Teboe, John Kricker and Craig Gosnell; Saxes-Billy Ross, Ed Calle, Mike Scaglione, Gary Keller and Mike Brignola; keys-Mike Levine; guitar-Randy Bernsen; drums-Mark Griffith; arranger-Larry Warrilow.
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