Essayons (Let Us Try)

Recorded by SGT Chris Schrantz
399th Army (Engineer Center) Band. I’m in the center.

CEREMONIAL MARCHING BAND 1995

PHOTO: With military musical mentors O’tress Leroy Tandy and Ralph Jay Nelson
CWO JEANNE Y. Pace, conductor

01|US National Anthem – F Key

02|Essayons – J Johnston

CONCERT WIND ENSEMBLE 1995

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CWO JEANNE Y. Pace, conductor
03|December 7, 1941 – J Ployhar

SFC Andrew Hervieux, narration

SSG Lowry Dorris, FDR speech excerpt

04|The Cowboys – J Williams

1SG Christopher Burnett, clarinet squeak (8:58)

JAZZ COMBO 1995

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SFC JAY M. Parks, leader + trombone
05|I Could Write a Book – Rogers and Hart

SSG Gordon Kippola, piano

SSG Kevin Shanks, guitar

SSG Daniel Rhoads, vox, bass

SPC Ronald Sadler, drums

BRASS ENSEMBLE 1995

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06|The Pink Panther – H Mancini

WOODWIND QUINTET 1995

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07|WW Quintet Mvt 1 – A Deslanderes
08|WW Quintet Mvt 2 – A Deslanderes

SPC Kathy Rhoads – flute

SSG Kevin Wagaman – oboe

SGT Robert Safely – clarinet

SGT Nicolas Labonov – horn

SFC Kenneth Baldwin – bassoon

GUITAR/FLUTE DUO 1995

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09|Music aus Italien – F Barscenti
10|Tango – I Albeniz

SSG Christina Ferris – flute

SSG Kevin Shanks – guitar

ENGINEER CENTER JAZZ ENSEMBLE* 1995

ENGINEER CENTER JAZZ ENSEMBLE* 1995 PHOTO: The last edition of the “ENGINEER CENTER JAZZ ENSEMBLE” circa 1996; directed by First Sergeant Christopher L. Burnett from 1993-96. The Engineer Center Jazz Ensemble was a 1995 “Parade of American Music” Award Winner*

1SG CHRISTOPHER L. Burnett, conductor
11|St Thomas – S Rollins

1SG Christopher Burnett, piccolo (section double)

SSG Scott Heron, soprano sax (section double)

SFC Jay Parks, trombone

12|The Heart of the Matter – B Mintzer

SFC Renard Ellis, director of intro and coda

SGT Curt Risk, tenor sax

1SG Christopher Burnett, alto sax

13|Daedalus – C Burnett*

SSG Lowry Dorris, piano

SSG Daniel Rhoads, bass

14|Groovin Hard – D Menza

SGT Chris Schrantz, trombone

Saxophone Section, soli:

1SG Christopher Burnett, lead

SSG Scott Heron, alto

SGT Curt Risk, jazz

SPC Jay Loken, tenor

SSG Scott Luther, bari

CONCERT WIND ENSEMBLE 1995

PHOTO: “Sound Trek” jazz ensemble directed by Sergeant Major Ralph Jay Nelson circa 1985.
CWO JEANNE Y. Pace, conductor
15|Duty, Honor, Country – MacArthur, Cook and Walters

SFC Andrew Hervieux, narration

16|The Army Goes Rolling Along – Gruber, Bryden, and Danford

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