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Mike Vax & New Oakland Jazz Orchestra, Cami Thompson, Pete Escovedo
Alternate Route
Album US 1999 on Sea Breeze Jazz label
Jazz (Big Band)
Recorded at Bay View Studios, Richmond, CA February 20, 22, 23, 1999.
Musicians
 | Mike Vax tr, *1942 US design, cover, directed by, flugelhorn, liner notes, producer, trumpet, album by |
 | New Oakland Jazz Orchestra , album by |
 | Cami Thompson voc, US vocals, album by |
 | Pete Escovedo tim, perc, *1935 US percussion, album by |
 | Larry de la Cruz as, US alto saxophone |
 | Rory Snyder as, fl, US alto saxophone, flute |
 | Howard Cespedes bs, bcl, fl, US baritone saxophone, bass clarinet, arranged by, composed by |
 | Mario Suraci b, US bass |
 | Mara Fox tb, bass trombone |
 | Neil Van Valkenburgh tb, bass trombone |
 | Alex Murzyn ts, fl, US clarinet, flute, tenor saxophone |
 | David Rokeach dr, US drums |
 | Marvin McFadden tr, US flugelhorn, trumpet |
 | Rolf Johnson tr, fh, flugelhorn, trumpet, arranged by |
 | Steve Campos tr, flugelhorn, trumpet |
 | Tim Acosta tr, flugelhorn, trumpet |
 | Larry De La Cruz flute |
 | Randy Vincent g, US guitar |
 | Si Perkoff p, US piano |
 | James Carraway ts, tenor saxophone |
 | Dean Hubbard tb, trombone |
 | Peggy Vax tb, trombone |
 | Roy Ostwald tb, trombone |
 | Don Schamber , arranged by |
 | Bennett Friedman cl, fl, ts, US arranged by, composed by |
 | Bob Secor tr, p, arranged by |
 | Jules Rowell tb, arranged by, composed by |
 | John Luebke , arranged by, composed by |
| Rick Walsh , arranged by |
 | Norm Tompach , arranged by |
Producers
| Norm Tompach design, cover, liner notes, producer |
| Brad Hansen executive-producer |
| Lennie Niehaus liner notes |
| Pete Rugolo liner notes |
| Phil Edwards mixed by, mastered by |
| Robert Miller photography by |
| Steve Johnson recording supervisor |
| Tom Johnson recording supervisor |
Album Tracks
| No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alternate Route | Mike Vax & New Oakland Jazz Orchestra, Cami Thompson, Pete Escovedo | Howard Cespedes | 5:20 |
| 2 | Spring Can Really Hang You Up The Most | Mike Vax & New Oakland Jazz Orchestra, Cami Thompson, Pete Escovedo | Fran Landesman, Tommy Wolf | 6:43 |
| 3 | I'm Old Fashioned | Mike Vax & New Oakland Jazz Orchestra, Cami Thompson, Pete Escovedo | Jerome Kern, Johnny Mercer | 3:11 |
| 4 | Variations On A Brazilian Folk Song | Mike Vax & New Oakland Jazz Orchestra, Cami Thompson, Pete Escovedo | Bennett Friedman | 6:19 |
| 5 | What A Wonderful World | Mike Vax & New Oakland Jazz Orchestra, Cami Thompson, Pete Escovedo | Bob Thiele, George David Weiss | 3:51 |
| 6 | It Might As Well Be Spring | Mike Vax & New Oakland Jazz Orchestra, Cami Thompson, Pete Escovedo | Rodgers & Hammerstein | 5:53 |
| 7 | New Wages | Mike Vax & New Oakland Jazz Orchestra, Cami Thompson, Pete Escovedo | Howard Cespedes | 8:56 |
| 8 | Splank | Mike Vax & New Oakland Jazz Orchestra, Cami Thompson, Pete Escovedo | Jules Rowell | 7:29 |
| 9 | San Miguel | Mike Vax & New Oakland Jazz Orchestra, Cami Thompson, Pete Escovedo | John Luebke | 5:03 |
| 10 | Duke Ellington, Sound Of Love | Mike Vax & New Oakland Jazz Orchestra, Cami Thompson, Pete Escovedo | Charles Mingus | 5:44 |
| 11 | Embraceable You | Mike Vax & New Oakland Jazz Orchestra, Cami Thompson, Pete Escovedo | George Gershwin | 5:38 |
| 12 | Music For Dancing | Mike Vax & New Oakland Jazz Orchestra, Cami Thompson, Pete Escovedo | Al Cohn | 3:27 |
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