Variety is the touchstone of Brass, Reeds, and Percussion, and this Saturday's edition features Dixieland, big band, classical, and 20th century music, among many other types. This edition begins with Dixieland. One of the up-and-coming Dixieland bands from New Orleans is Tuba Skinny. In addition to professional recordings, the band regularly performs on the streets of the French Quarter. Perhaps one of the strangest things about these musicians is that very few are from Louisiana, New Orleans, or even the South. Most are transplants from elsewhere in the United States—from Boston to Seattle—who were attracted to the musical traditions of the city. This edition of Brass, Reeds, and Percussion begins with two recordings by Tuba Skinny. The first is from 1921 and the second is an original composition by the band's leader Shaye Cohn, granddaughter of jazz saxophone player Al Cohn, who was a member of Woody Herman's band.
- Shake It and Break It (1921)
Composer: H. Quail Clark & Lou Friscoe Chiha (1891-?)
Performer: Tuba Skinny
Album: Blue Chime Stomp
- Blue Chime Stomp
Composer: Shaye Cohn
Performer: Tuba Skinny
Album: Blue Chime Stomp
- Chicago Tribune March
Composer: W. Paris Chambers (1854-1913)
Performer: Dallas Wind Symphony
Album: Marches I've Missed
- Hall of Fame
Composer: Joseph Olivadoti (1893-1977)
Performer: Dallas Wind Symphony
Album: Marches I've Missed
- Someone to Watch Over Me
Composer: George Gershwin (1898-1937)
Performer: Akita Symphonic Band
Album: Naohiro Iwai Collection
- Chattanooga Choo Choo
Composer: Mack Gordon (lyrics, 1904-1959) and Harry Warren (music, 1893-1981)
Performer: BBC Big Band Orchestra
Album: Best of the Big Bands, Vol 2
- Moonlight Serenade
Composer: Glenn Miller (1904-1944)
Performer: BBC Big Band Orchestra
Album: Best of the Big Bands, Vol 2
- Entry of the Gladiators
Composer: Julius Fucik (1872-1916)
Performer: Washington Winds
Album: Circus Days
- Entry of the Gladiators
Composer: Julius Fucik (1872-1916)
Performer: Rudolf Urbanec Wind Orchestra
Album: Fucík: Composer Julius Fucík
- Old Rugged Cross
Composer: Geroge Bennard (1873-1958)
Performer: Grimethorpe Colliery Band
Album: 34 Brass Band Favorites
- Easter Hymn (1708), a.k.a. Christ the Lord Is Risen Today
Composer: from Lyra Davidica
Performer: Grimethorpe Colliery Band
Album: 34 Brass Band Favorites
More about Lyra Davidica.
- Cossack Dance from "Mazeppa" (1884)
Composer: Peter I. Tchaikovsky (1840-1993)
Performer: U.S. Navy Band
Album: Coast to Coast
- Short Ride on a Fast Machine (1988)
Composer: John Adams (1947- )
Performer: U.S. Navy Band
Album: Coast to Coast
- March in D Major
Composer: C. P. E. Bach (1714-1788)
Performer: Netherlands Wind Ensemble
Album: Little Marches for Wind by Great Composers
