Cantina Band

One of two instrumental songs on the Trolley Songs album, “Cantina Band” was written by John Williams for the movie Star Wars with the intent to visualize how those creatures in the cantina would interpret Benny Goodman’s swing music.   Danny Fratina’s arrangement is his own interpretation of this music using Swing Era instruments and configurations.  The band first performed this song for the first dance at a wedding in 2008. Here is a live performance video of the band playing it at the Latchis Theatre in Brattleboro, Vermont:

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CREDITS for the STUDIO VERSION

Mark Zaleski – clarinet
Rick Stone – alto sax
Leon Cotter – tenor sax
Tucker Antell – tenor sax (solo)
Melanie Howell – bari sax
Yaure Muniz – trumpet
John Replogle – trumpet
Vivek Patel – trumpet (solo)
Daniel Henderson – trumpet
Ryan Dragon – trombone
Clayton Dewalt – trombone (solo)
Scott Flynn – trombone
David Roth – bass trombone
Takeshi Ohbayashi – piano
Chris Brown – guitar
Genevieve Rose – bass
Shinya Fukumori – drums

• Arranged by Danny Fratina.
• Written by John Williams.  © 1984 Warner-Tamerland (BMI).
• Recorded by Robert Auld and John Weston at Futura Productions in Boston, MA on April 17, 2011.
• Mixed by Robert Auld at Auldworks in NYC.
• Mastered by Allan Tucker at TuckerSound / Foothill Digital in New Rochelle, NY.