Four Piece Suit "On The Town" 2003

Inventive instrumentals from Cool Jazz to Action Adventure to Spaghetti Westerns.The members of Four Piece Suit are tight the way only a band that has played together a long time can be. The members have played various styles of music with each other in various configurations, including several years as the major part of 'The Savages' with Barrence Whitfield as vocalist. It was from an off the road accident on a snow-plagued European tour (with a driver who didn't know how to drive in snow,) that 'In Pain in Paris' - a hit from the group's first CD - was inspired.

The band is based in Boston but has toured nationally. Both this CD and their first effort got substantial airplay on college and triple A radio. They have shared the stage with everyone from the Voodoo Daddies to Barenaked Ladies to Hootie & the Blowfish.

All of the members participate in writing their original pieces. 'We all try to listen to as much weird stuff as we can," says Sholl. When we write, somebody will do a sketch of something and bring it to the band and let the band work on it. We really like people like Mancini and John Barry and more wacky instrumental guys like Martin Denny and even Spike Jones." Lead guitar Milton Reder adds, "I bet no other band ever recorded an old Finnish folk song and Old Cape Cod on the same disc." "Yada yada yada," interjects bass player Dean Cassell, "tell 'em to listen to the music, you can't believe liner notes." "How come we always have to mention smoky bars and martinis?" Lorne Entriss the drummer asks, "it's not like our music is a commercial for cigars or booze."

Band Members:

Dean Cassell, bass / Lorne Entriss, drums / percussion / Milton Reder, guitar / Dave Sholl, saxes

trax:

01 Vindaloo 02 Lobology 03 Prowler 04 The Magnifient Four 05 Hot Oil 06 Dusting 07 Samba Familiar 08 Dave's Bossa 09 Redd's Funk 10 Shake & Bake 11 Vigoda 12 Do You Bossa Nova, Sophia? 13 Low Blow 14 Blue Texas 15 Castle Mood 16 Finally 17 Shooting The Breeze 18 Come Here Often? 19 Loungin The Blues 20 Get Up & Go