David M. Erato

saxophones, clarinets, flutes, bassoon

Tag: big band

  • Patrick Williams – Aurora

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    One of world’s finest musical minds, composer/arranger Patrick Williams has released a new album of original big band music.  He probably is best known for his work on TV show themes including After Mash, The Bob Newhart Show, Mary Tyler Moore, Columbo, and The Streets of San Francisco, just to name a few.  He won multiple…

  • Sal Lozano interview on the Big Phat Chat

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    I had the pleasure of meeting Sal Lozano back in 2008.  I was in the Los Angeles area and he invited me to sit in on a recording session for Disney. No, I wasn’t playing, just sitting back and listening to him and other great woodwind players Dan Higgins and Chris Bleth.  Afterwords, Sal and…