Bianca Morales

Artist Information

Biography

"When in Rome"-CD with Bianca Morales, UMO Jazz Orchestra and Beem Jazz Combo was released in Finland on January the 17th in 2007.

You can listen to or buy your copy of the CD from My Nimbit Music Store: http://www.nimbitmusic.com/biancamorales

Bianca Morales – half Afro-Cuban, half Finnish – is a renowned recording and performing jazz vocalist and composer. At the age of 14, she had already started her jazz career, both singing and recording with Grani Big Band. Bianca was well-established by the age of 18 after winning MTV 3’s (one of Finland’s main national TV channels) Spring Tune Contest in 1984 with an original composition that she co-wrote, a reggae tune titled “Our Party.”

Bianca continues to be a full-time jazz performer continuing a busy performance schedule, both in Finland and many other countries around the world including the U.S, Italy, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Turkey, England, Russia, Sweden, Denmark and Puerto Rico. As she spends increasingly more time in her second home in Los Angeles, her local fan base is growing rapidly.

The highlight of 2007 was the official debut and release party of Bianca’s new CD "When in Rome", recorded with Europe’s premier jazz orchestra, UMO Jazz Orchestra and the Beem Jazz Combo. The UMO Jazz Orchestra is nowadays regarded as one of the Europe's leading big bands. It has made numerous concert tours including a great European tour with Natalie Cole and The Manhattan Transfer. They’ve performed with conductors and soloists such as legendary jazz artists Dizzy Gillespie, Gil Evans, Joe Williams and Michael Brecker. The Beem Jazz Combo features leading Finnish jazz musicians and from the USA composer, saxophonist Larry Price.

A love letter to Rome, “When in Rome” is full of swinging, rhythmic, romantic and whimsical original compositions by Bianca and her writing partner, Maria Parr, with some music composed by American composer/musician Larry Price and by Finnish composer/musician Klaus Roos. The English lyrics, based on Maria’s original Finnish lyrics, are written by Judy Lamppu, a native Los Angelino. This CD is a tribute to the great jazz classics of the fifties and sixties, with wonderful arrangements by Sven Nygård. The Finnish version of the second track on the album “Yleislakko” (“General Strike”) was a finalist in the jazz category in the International Songwriting Competition 2004. Branford Marsalis and Macy Gray were among the distinguished judges. "Yleislakko" got an Honorable Mention.

In 2005, from the same CD, “Via Veneto” made it to the Top Ten in the Latin category in the USA Songwriting Competition.

Bianca played “Lorraine” (and was also the understudy for Motormouth) in the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical HAIRSPRAY. The Finnish production of Hairspray run to rave reviews in Helsinki, Finland from the 13th of August 2005 to April the 1st 2006 at the Helsinki City Theatre (Helsingin Kaupunginteatteri). Visit the website: http://www.hkt.fi.

Bianca has been a featured artist at most of the important jazz festivals in Finland including the world famous Pori Jazz Festival. Starting 2005 for the 40th anniversary of Pori Jazz, Bianca produced the first ever Pori Jazz Kids Festival (children’s' program portion of the Pori Jazz Festival) and she will continue in that role also in 2011.
Visit the Pori Jazz website at http://www.porijazz.fi.

In 2007 after Pori Jazz, Bianca, Ted Curson & Pori Jazz All Stars headed to Rome, Italy to perform two nights at the Villa Celimontana Jazz Festival with her "When in Rome"-project and in 2008 Bianca, Ted and Jyrki Kangas performed in Trápani and Palermo (Sicily) and Pescara (east coast of Italy).

For more detailed information about Bianca Morales, go to: http://www.biancamorales.com

Tutustu sivun videolinkistä 2007 Los Angeles matkalla West Hollywoodissa kuvattuun konserttitaltiointiin Bel Age Hotellin TEN20 Caféssa.

Instrumentation

Bianca Morales-vocals

Discography

CD:s

You can now listen to and buy selected Bianca Morales CD's and mp3-files from My Nimbit Music Store Site:
http://www.nimbitmusic.com/biancamorales
Enjoy:-)

- 2007 Beem Records, "When in Rome" the English version of "Unelmaloma Roomassa"-CD with UMO Jazz Orchestra and BEEM Jazz Combo. The CD was released in January 2007.

- 2005, "Gospel- ja Joulukonsertti"-CD, Gospel and Christmas songs performed by Viihdekuoro Kehrät and Bianca Morales

- 2005 Beem Records, "Yhteinen Maailmamme"- children’s music edutainment CD including all the 14 original theme songs from "Save The Animals, Save The Earth"- music video series. This album was co-produced with WWF Finland.

- 2004, Jaso "Kosketa minua Henki"- gospel album with Bianca Morales, The Jazz Society Big Band and the a cappella group "Fantastic Four"

- 2003, Beem Records "Unelmaloma Roomassa", jazz album with UMO Jazz Orchestra and Beem Jazz Combo

- 2000, Beem Records "I´ve been dreamin´..." pop-latin-jazz-groove

- 1996, Tatsia-Musiikki "Säästämme luontoa, suojelemme eläimiä" children’s music edutainment album "Save the Animals, Save the Earth"

- 1991, Base-Beat "The Nearness of You" a jazz standard album with Bianca Morales & Markku Johansson Sextet

LP:s

- 1984, Polarvox "Our Party" all original music sung in English by Bianca and her funky band called the FF band (Fast Forward)

- 1981, Grani Big Band ry, "Cavalcade" jazz album with Grani Big. Bianca's first album recorded when Bianca at age 14.

EP:s

- 2002 Beem Records, "Spell remix"-EP including three remixes and the original version of the “Spell”-song from the” I've been dreamin'” album.

Singles:

- 2000 Beem Records, "Rannalla sannalla” / “Summer Night” / “Parhaan saan" / “Higher Love" single cuts from the "I've been dreamin'”...-CD

- 1999 Beem Records, "Rakkauden maa” / “Rainbow" single cuts from the "I've been dreamin'” CD

- 1984 Polarvox, "Our party"-single cut from the "Our Party"-LP

- 1984 Polarvox, "Get up and dance"-maxisingle cut from the "Our Party"-LP

- 1983 Hi-Hat, "Tonight” / “Gone Gone" a single with the Harry Lime band

- 1981 Kompass Records "Dance Your Life away” / “I have to go"-pop-dance music composed for Bianca

- 1981 Mezzo-Sävel, "Can't help falling in love” / “Dinah", Bianca and Grani Big Band. (Bianca's first recordings, a tribute to Elvis Presley and Louis Armstrong.)

Links

• MySpace
• Last.fm
• My Nimbit Music Store
• Bianca in Siberia 2009
• Beem Records
• Bianca Morales Youtube
• Bianca's Christmas videos

Audio

• Where The Jazz is Hot (Jazzklubilla)
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• Heart of Rome (Trastevere)
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• Hot Air Balloon Ride (Ilmalaiva)
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• General Strike (Yleislakko)
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• Via Veneto
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• All Of Me
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• The Nearness of You
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• Vespa-ajelu (Riding on My Vespa)
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• Suihkulähteellä (The Fountain, Fontana di Trevi)
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• A Foggy Day in London Town
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• Parhaan saan (Higher Love)
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Lyrics

• Heart of Rome (Trastevere)
• Hot Air Balloon Ride (Ilmalaiva)
• General Strike (Yleislakko)
• Via Veneto
• Where the Jazz is Hot (Jazzklubilla)
• Vespa-ajelu (Riding in My Vespa)
• Suihkulähteellä (The Fountain, Fontana di Trevi)
• Parhaan saan (Higher Love)

Video

Bianca Morales - LIVE - TEN20 Café at the Bel Age Hotel - West Hollywood

Photo Gallery

Press

• Radio X in Frankfurt, Germany [+ Show ]
  

  When in Rome CD Feedback: Hello Bianca Morales I´m so glad I´ve discovered You and want to expres...When in Rome CD
  
  Feedback: Hello Bianca Morales I´m so glad I´ve discovered You and want to express my deepest respect and enjoyment for your work. This record is simply sophisticated, full of sheer beauty and already a jazz classic in my opinion. Wish you all the best and the power and luck for a great future. Sincerely Robert Lochmann (DJ Jazzmadass from Radio X in Frankfurt, Germany)

• What the Fans Say [+ Show ]
  

  A greeting from Autumn Erickson from Autumn Erickson, Santa Barbara, CA. I just found your "Ridi...A greeting from Autumn Erickson from Autumn Erickson, Santa Barbara, CA.
  
  I just found your "Riding On My Vespa" on itunes this morning and have been playing it non-stop. I absolutely adore it. I am currently listening to others that you have done as well. Am really starting to adore them too. Thanks for sharing. Good Luck and God Bless. Autumn :)
  
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  Hello from Virlouise Records
  
  Hello brillient and beautiful,
  I just love the cut "Where the Jazz Is Hot". Who sings like that?
  Incredible. Peace, Bill at VIRLOUISE

• Konsert Wasa Teater 22 april 2007 [+ Show ]
  

  En Goody-Goody konsert med Bianca Morales & OBO Bigband Konsert Wasa Teater 22 april 2007. ...En Goody-Goody konsert med
  Bianca Morales & OBO Bigband
  Konsert Wasa Teater 22 april 2007.
  
  -Maria Holmstroem-
  
  Hela artikeln om evenemanget finns också här:
  http://www.tondiktarna.fi/Zenit2/bianca.htm
  
  
  OBO Bigband är ett österbottniskt storband med musiker från Närpes i söder till Karleby i norr. De samlas för att öva i Oravais och många av medlemmarna har börjat sin karriär som blåsare i Oravais skolmusikkår. Under ledning av Alf Mylläri har de tagit steget ut till blues och jazzmusiken. Söndagen 22 april gästade de Wasa Teater tillsammans med blues/jazzsångerskan Bianca Morales. Det blev en konsert med klassiska kända låtar, från Billie Holidays "Willow weep for me" till "Sunny side" och förstås som bravurnummer "Summertime" där publiken fick klappa och sjunga med. Bianca Morales passade också på att påminna publiken om att hon även är konstnärlig ledare för Pori Jazz Kids där svenskan i år kommer att få särskilt utrymme och programpunkter med bl. a. Sås och Kopp på estraden.
  
  Hon dök upp i strålkastarkäglan med skedar som rytminstrument. Vi är på "Swinging westcoast", inte sant? frågade hon publiken på Wasa Teater och fick strax de vinteryrvakna österbottningarna i bänkarna att sätta sig upp och börja se sig om med jazziga blickar.
  
  Bianca Morales började sin karriär 1984 genom att som 18-åring vinna tävlingen "Spring Tune" i MTV med reaggae-låten "Our Party". Före det hade hon sjungit jazz med Grani Bigband i fyra år. Biancas musikaliska rötter är på Cuba och i Finland, hennes pappa Miquel Morales turnerade på 1950-talet som sångare och conga-musiker i Finland tillsammans med band som Perez Prado och Los Paraguayos. Hennes mamma är från Finland och det var hon som gav Bianca den "sisu" och självförtroende som behövdes att ge sig in i musikbranschen och i 25 år klara skivan som artist, berättas det på Biancas egen webbsida.
  
  Tillsammans med OBO sjöng Bianca "It's only a paper moon", "Body and Soul", "Smile", "Over the rainbow" "Ain't misbehavin" och "Goody, Goody". Här ovan i duett med dirigenten Alf Mylläri.
  
  Göran Backman, (från Oravais Musikskola) internationellt kände Mika Mylläri och Ravelski Lubomir (från Musikhuset i Jakobstad) blåser solon under konserten. Bland annat "Spring can really hang you up the most" är en låt som gav blåsarna tillfälle att verkligen visa bredden i registret.
  
  "You rascal you.."refrängen till "Ain't misbehavin" och "Goody, goody" bet sig fast länge efter konserten speciellt som publiken fick pröva att svara på anropet i "Goody, Goody" och gjorde det med bravur sedan den första traditionella blygheten lagt sig. En verkligt goody-goody konsert med andra ord, tack vare en proffsig inhemsk artist som med lätthet lotsade bandet genom repertoaren med en stor portion öppenhet, glädje och optimism.
  
  -Maria Holmström-
  
  Hela artikel om evenemanget finns här:
  http://www.tondiktarna.fi/Zenit2/bianca.htm

• Villa Celimontana Jazz Festival [+ Show ]
  

  Il 1° e 2 agosto sono in calendario due serate al Villa Celimontana Jazz Festival, con inizio alle 2...Il 1° e 2 agosto sono in calendario due serate al Villa Celimontana Jazz Festival, con inizio alle 22.30, della PORI JAZZ ALL STARS BAND CON BIANCA MORALES E TED CURSON, con Bianca Morales: voce, Ted Curson: tromba & voce, Evgeni Gimer: piano, Jyrki Kangas: basso, Reino Laine: batteria.
  
  La band, suona jazz standard e composizioni originali, create nello spirito della più classica tradizione jazzistica,con uno sguardo rivolto ai modelli degli anni ‘50 e ‘60. La calda e vellutata voce di Bianca Morales è evocatrice di quei tempi ed aggiunge a ciò l'originalità di una sintesi tra il suo essere per metà afro cubana e per l'altro metà finlandese. Il momento clou della sua carriera è rappresentato dal debutto, nel 2007, del nuovo cd "When in Rome". Il disco è una lettera d’amore per Roma, con composizioni originali della stessa Morales e della coautrice Maria Parr. Alcuni pezzi sono composti dall’americano Larry Price e dal finlandese Klaus Roos. Gli arrangiamenti sono di Sven Nygård. La versione finlandese del secondo pezzo del CD , “Yleislakko” (“sciopero generale”), è stata finalista, con menzione, nella categoria jazz della International Songwriting Competition 2004

• USA Songwriting Competition [+ Show ]
  

  2005 Results - USA Songwriting Competition http://www.songwriting.net/winners.html Top Ten o...2005 Results - USA Songwriting Competition
  
  http://www.songwriting.net/winners.html
  
  Top Ten of the LATIN Category
  
  Lo Tienes Todo:
  Henry Gainza
  A?oro:
  Armando L. Rosales Lo Mas Grande Que He Tenido:
  Rodrigo Cuevas
  Bandolera:
  Patricia Vonne & Robert LaRoche Samba de Siempre:
  Hiroya Tsukamoto
  For Good (Is Such a Long Time):
  Helle Hansen Saluaciones:
  Jeffry Fischman
  Via Veneto:
  Bianca Morales & Maria Parr
  Que se lleve el viento mi dolor: Walter Suhr/Mango Punch!
  Ni?a:
  Marcelo Trevi?o

• International Songwriting Competition [+ Show ]
  

  http://www.contemporaryjazz.com/news/index.html ContemporaryJazz.com The International Son...http://www.contemporaryjazz.com/news/index.html
  
  ContemporaryJazz.com
  
  The International Songwriting Competition announced its winners for its 2004 annual competition. Called "the songwriting competition to take note of" by the New York Times, ISC received over 11,000 entries from 77 countries in its third year. ISC prizes include more than $100,000 in cash and merchandise and are shared by 50 winners in 16 categories. Winning First Place in the Jazz category is pianist Chip Crawford for his song "The Wrestler." A recepient of the North Carolina Jazz Composer's Fellowship award, Crawford has worked and performed with Donald Byrd, Jimmy Heath, Herbie Hancock, Slide Hampton, and more. Crawford currently teaches at Duke University, North Carolina Central University, and Shepard Magnet School. Jazz saxophonist Toon Roos from Woubrugge, won Second Place in the Jazz category for his song "Reach For The Rose." A Bird Award winner, he also garnered an Honorable Mention for his song "Vienna's Touch." Coming in Third Place is "Rapture" by Maurice Brown from New Orleans, LA. The Chicago Tribune describes Maurice as "a triple-threat artist, equally effective as virtuoso trumpeter, versatile composer and supremely confident bandleader. That a musician of Brown's young vintage could conceive a work as harmonically bold and structurally intricate as "Rapture," suggests that this talent runs deep."
  
  Honorable Mentions in the Jazz category include:
  
  "Dance For Osiris" Bobby Broom, Evanston, IL, USA
  "When You Believe In Love" Juliet Kelly, London, England
  "Stalker" David Weiss, New York, NY, USA
  "Ways" Peter Sarik, Budapest, Hungary
  "A Pesar De Todo" Andres Ramon Bolanos Perez, Las Palmas De G.C., Las Palmas Spain
  "Yleislakko" Bianca Morales/Maria Parr, Helsinki, Finland
  "Coexistence" Matt Shulman, Riverdale, NY, USA
  "Hip Replacement" Pascal LeBoeuf, New York, NY, USA
  "Silent Morning" Kerry Politzer, Forest Hills, NY, USA
  "Culture Of A City" Ashby Anderson, Richmond, VA, USA
  "Stop And Go" Matt Savage, Fancestown, NH, USA
  "Waltz For Wayne" Edgar Van Asselt, Den Haag, Netherlands
  "Vienna's Touch" Toon Roos, Woubrugge, Netherlands
  "Coexistence" Matt Shulman, Riverdale, NY, USA
  ISC is now accepting entries for 2005. Entry forms are available at www.songwritingcompetition.com
  

• Unelmaloma Roomassa CD [+ Show ]
  

  Suomijazzin arvio: Bianca Moralesin tuorein levy on ainutlaatuinen ja hieman erikoislaatuinenkin...Suomijazzin arvio:
  
  Bianca Moralesin tuorein levy on ainutlaatuinen
  ja hieman erikoislaatuinenkin teema-albumi, jossa
  vietetään aikaa ikuisessa kaupungissa jazz-
  tunnelmissa. Jo kansi välittää matkailullista
  näkökulmaa Roomaan, ja Maria Parrin sanoittamat
  kappaleet vievät sekä jokaisen turistin tuntemiin
  kohteisiin, että vähän erikoisempiinkin paikkoihin.
  Käydään siis pitkin Via Venetoa, ja istuskellaan
  Espanjalaisilla portailla. Ihan jokainen matkailija
  ei kuitenkaan eksy jazzklubille…
  
  Levyn pääsäveltäjä on Bianca itse, ja jälki on
  lajissaan vakuuttavaa. Larry Price on laatinut 5
  kappaletta, ja Klaus Roos yhden sävelmän.
  Musiikki vaihtelee menevästä swingpohjaisesta
  meiningistä balladityylittelyihin. Lattarisävyjäkin
  löytyy mm. Casanovassa.
  
  Bianca Moralesin yleensä läpikuultavan puhtoisessa
  äänessä on ajoittain jännää savuista sävytystä.
  Pehmeä, notkea laulutyyli tuottaa komeata jazz-
  viihdettä esimerkiksi hitaassa Ilmalaivassa.
  Tavallaan Morales päivittää tässä tyylikkäästi
  Sinatran kulta-aikojen tekemisen tapaa, jossa
  viihde ja jazz sulautuivat saumattomasti yhteen.
  Sittemminhän viihdemusiikin valtavirrat ovat
  kulkeneet jazzista ihan muihin maisemiin.
  
  Morales on taustalleen ottanut UMO Jazz Orchestran
  neljään kappaleeseen, muuten musiikista vastaa
  kahdeksan miehen panosta vaihtelevasti hyödyntävä
  Beem Jazz Combo. Levyn kapellimestari on Sven
  Nygård. UMO soi komeasti, ja pienemmän kokoon-
  panon kera syntynyt tulos on intiimiä, Biancan äänelle
  hyvin sopivaa. Hyvä esimerkki on Via Veneto, jossa
  Sven Nygårdin tenorisaksofoni ja Moralesin ääni
  tukevat hienolla tavalla toisiaan, ovat kuin samasta
  lähteestä.
  
  Ensiluokkaisella miehistöllä on syntynyt miellyttävän-
  kuuloista, hyvin tasapainoista ja pehmeätä melodista
  musiikkia. Soolot on sijoitettu paikalleen laulujen
  ehdoilla, ja kun solisteina on mm. sellaisia voimia kuin
  Mikko Pettinen, Larry Price, Olli Ojajärvi, Tero Saarti,
  Jari Nieminen ja Mikko-Ville Luolajan-Mikkola, homma
  toimii takuuvarman tyylikkäästi. Bianca Moralesin
  monia scat-sooloja ei tietenkään sovi unohtaa levyn
  instrumenttien joukosta.
  
  Levyn heikoin osa on sen kansivihko. Tämä erilainen
  ja erikoinen projekti ei saa siinä tarpeellista taustoitusta.
  Mutta ei hätää, ainakaan internetin käyttäjillä.
  Kappaleiden sanoitukset ja evästykset niissä
  käsiteltyihin Rooman paikkoihin tai ilmiöihin löytyvät n
  imittäin Beem Recordsin www-sivuilta, osoitteesta
  http://www.biancamorales.com/unelmaloma_lyrics.html.
  
  Svengaavan swingin ja vanhan ajan jazzahtavan
  viihdemusiikin ystäville oikein palkitseva levy.
  
  Pentti Ronkanen 4.12.2003

Setlist

Bianca is mostly performing theme concerts fronting different jazz bands and choirs. Her repertoire varies from original pop-jazz-latin and children music to jazz standards, gospel, blues, x-mas songs and children music edutainment projects.

A concert is usually 1 x 60 minutes and the typical jazz club gigs are 2 x 60 minutes or 3 x 45 minutes.

I love to produce and perform special theme concerts, so I choose my repertoire on the basies of my audience, the request by the promoter and the arena I'm performing on.

I usually choose 8 - 10 songs combining originals and standards.
Here's an example of my set list with Jyrki Kangas Band. We performed three nights 2 x 60 min. sets at the Nardis Jazz Club in Istanbul, Turkey in September 2004.

The line up

Bianca Morales (voc)
Jyrki Kangas (upright bass)
Önder Focan (guitar)
Selim Benba (piano)
Cem Aksel (drums)

SET 1:

1. Instr. I Remember April (latin/swing)
2. Jazzklubilla (Where the jazz is hot) (bebop) original tune from the "When in Rome"-CD
3. Smile (rubato-med swing)
4. Honeysuckle rose (swing, medium and double tempo)
5. I can't give you anything but love (swing, medium + double tempo)
6. Misty (slow ballad and bossa)
7. Casanova (med. jazz samba) original tune from the "When in Rome"-CD
8. How high the moon (fast swing)

SET 2

1. Instr. Bye Bye Blackbird
2. Via Veneto (slow bossa) original tune from the "When in Rome"-CD
3. Lullaby of birdland (slow swing)
4. Cheek to cheek (swing, med. and double tempo)
5. Flower Market (slow jazz wals) original tune from the "When in Rome"-CD
6. The Nearness of You (slow bossa)
7. Ain't misbehavin' (New Orleans style, med.)
8. General Strike (bebop) original tune from the "When in Rome"-CD
Enc. Summertime (the funky and groovy version)

HERE'S BIANCA’S BIG BAND ARRANGEMENTS:

1. AIN’T MISBEHAVIN’
Music by Thomas Waller, Harry Brooks, lyric by Andy Razaff, arr. Sven Nygård

2. ALL OF ME
Music and lyric by Seymour Simons & Gerald Marks, one arr. by Lennie Niehaus and other arr. by Sven Nygård

3. AS TIME GOES BY
Music and lyric by Herman Hupfield, arr. Sven Nygård

4. CHEEK TO CHEEK
Music by Irving Berlin, arr. Sven Nygård

5. FLY ME TO THE MOON
Music and lyric by Bart Howard, one arr. by John La Barbera, and other arr. by Sven Nygård

6. HOW HIGH THE MOON
Music by Morgan Lewis, lyric by Nancy Hamilton, arr. Sven Nygård

7. I CAN’T GIVE YOU ANYTHING BUT LOVE
Music by Jimmy McHugh, lyric by Dorothy Fields, arr. Sven Nygård

8. I’M CONFESSIN’
Music and lyric by Al J. Neiburg, Doc Dougherty, Ellis Reynolds, arr. Sven Nygård

9. MISTY
Music by Errol Garner, lyric by Johnny Burke, arr. Sven Nygård

10. ON THE SUNNY SIDE OF THE STREET
Music by Jimmy McHugh, lyric by Dorothy Fields, arr. Sven Nygård

11. OVER THE RAINBOW
Music by Harold Arlen, lyric by E.Y. Harburg, arr. Sven Nygård

12. PLEASE DON’T TALK ABOUT ME WHEN I’M GONE
Music and lyric by Sidney Clare, Sam H. Stept, Bee Palmer, arr. Sven Nygård

13. SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN
Music and lyric by Arthur Freed, Herb Brown, arr. Lennie Niehaus

14. WILLOW WEEP FOR ME
Music and lyric by Ann Ronell, arr. Matt Harris

15. GOD BLESS THE CHILD
Music and lyric by Arthur Herzog JR, Billie Holiday, arr. Jerry Nowak

16. SEND IN THE CLOWNS
Music and lyric by Stephen Sondheim, arr. Jerry Nowak

17. FOR ONCE IN MY LIFE
Music and lyric by Ronald Miller, Orlando Murden, arr. Lennie Niehaus

18. SIK’S OON MÄ SURUINEN
Music and lyric by Toivo Kärki (Finnish composer), arr. Sven Nygård

19. SMILE
Music by Charles Chaplin, lyric by John Turner, Geoffrey Parsons, arr. Sven Nygård

20. KATSON AUTIOTA HIEKKARANTAA
Music by Veikko Samuli, (Finnish composer) lyric by Juha Vainio, arr. Sven Nygård

21. THE CHRISTMAS SONG
Music and lyric by Mel Tormé, Robert Wells, arr. Jerry Nowak

22. HONEYSUCKLE ROSE
Music by Fats Waller, lyric by Andy Razaff, arr. Kalle Kaartinen

23. WHEN THE SAINTS GO MARCHING IN
Trad., arr. Dick Lieb

24. ALL ALONE
Music by Erik Lindström, (Finnish composer) lyric by Kari Tuomisaari, arr. Sven Nygård

25. CAN’T HELP LOVIN’ DAT MAN
Music by Jerome Kern, lyric by Oscar Hammerstain II, arr. Sven Nygård

26. ETKÖ USKALLA MUA RAKASTAA
Music by Erik Lindström (Finnish composer), arr. Sven Nygård

27. MY WAY Music by, lyric by Revaux and Claude
François, translated by Paul Anka arr. Sven Nygård

28. NEW YORK, NEW YORK
Music by Fred Ebb, lyric by John Kander, arr. Sven Nygård

29. PERFIDIA
Music by Alberto Domingues, engl. lyric by Milton Leeds, arr. Sven Nygård

30. RANSKALAISET KOROT
Music by Erik Lindström, (Finish composer) lyric by Hillevi, arr. Sven Nygård

31. SUMMERTIME
Music and lyric by George Gershwin, arr. Sven Nygård

32. SUMMER WIND
Music by Mayer, lyric by Mercer, arr. Sven Nygård

33. SUURINTA ON RAKKAUS
Music by Erik Lindström (Finnish composer), arr. Sven Nygård

34. JUST LIKE HE SAID HE WOULD
Music and lyric by Andraé Crouch, arr. Antti Hyvärinen

35. OH, HAPPY DAY
Music and lyric by Rimbault - Dodridge, arr. Sven Nygård

Bianca’s new arrangements from the latest ”When in Rome” jazz album. The english edition of the album was released in Finland in Janurary 2007

36. UNELMALOMA ROOMASSA (Dream of Rome)
Music by Larry Price, lyric by Maria Parr, arr. Sven Nygård

37. ILMALAIVA (Hot Air Balloon Ride)
Music by Larry Price, lyric by Maria Parr, arr. Sven Nygård

38. LEIJALAUTAILIJA (Watching the Kiteboarder)
Music by Larry Price, lyric by Maria Parr, arr. Sven Nygård

39. TRASTEVERE
Music & lyric by Bianca Morales and Maria Parr, arr. Sven Nygård

Bianca's arranger Mr. Sven Nygård is at the moment finishing the new Big Band arrangements for 9 more original songs from the "When in Rome"- album. In Spring 2007 there will be a 55 minute "When in Rome" concert for Big Bands available! For more info, please contact: info@beemrecords.com

This is a new original Christmas jazz tune (a jazz walse)

40. JOULUN TAIKAA (Julens Magi)
Music & lyric by Larry Price, Bianca Morales and Maria Parr, arr. Sven Nygård

Sven Nygård arranged Bianca's famous 50 minute "CariBianca Goes Big Band" show for kids and family.
For more info of the program, arrangements and music samples please contact: info@beemrecords.com

The folowing songs are Bianca & Jazz Society Big Band material! Jaso Big Band owns the arrangements to the folowing songs:

Gospel:

1. HEAVEN (Duke Ellington)
2. IS GOD A THREE LETTER WORD (Duke Ellington)
3. MICHAEL ROW THE BOAT ASHORE (Negro Spiritual), arr.Raimo Henriksson
4. THE PREACHER (H. Silver), arr. Raimo Henriksson

* GLENN MILLER ETC. STUFF:

1. CHATTANOOGA CHOO CHOO
Music by Warren Harry, arr. Kikerpuu Kustas

2. DON’T SIT UNDER THE APPLE TREE
Music and lyric by Brown-Tobas, arr. Jerry Nowak

3. EMBRACEABLE YOU
Music by G. Gershwin, lyric by I. Gershwin, arr. Raimo Henriksson

4. I’M IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE
Music by Jimmy McHugh, lyric by Dorothy Fields, arr. Dave Wolpe

5. LULLABY OF BIRDLAND
Music by George Shearing, arr. Olli Ahvenlahti

6. THE NEARNESS OF YOU
Music by Hoagy Carmichael, lyric by N. Washington, arr. Raimo Henriksson

7. WHEN I FALL IN LOVE
Music by Victor Young, lyric by Edward Heyman, arr. Jerry Nowak

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