Route 66

Danny Fratina’s arrangement of “Route 66″ is slow and bluesy and allows vocalist Jen Hirsh to stretch out and really show her stuff on one of her favorite songs to sing.  For the first four years, the band played a commercially-available arrangement of this song before getting tired of it and wanting something more challenging and expressive. Here’s a live performance video of Jen Hirsh singing the new version with the band at a gala:

Visit the STORE page to listen to an audio sample of the studio version and to buy the mp3 or the album CD.

CREDITS for the STUDIO VERSION

Jen Hirsh – vocals
Mark Zaleski – alto sax
Rick Stone – alto sax, clarinet
Leon Cotter – tenor sax
Tucker Antell – tenor sax (solo)
Melanie Howell – bari sax
Yaure Muniz – trumpet
John Replogle – trumpet
Vivek Patel – trumpet
Daniel Henderson – trumpet
Ryan Dragon – trombone
Clayton Dewalt – trombone
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 Bobby Troup.  © 1946 (renewed) Troup-London (ASCAP) .
• Big band recorded by Robert Auld and John Weston at Futura Productions in Boston, MA on April 17, 2011.
• Jen Hirsh’s vocals recorded by Max Coane at Mid City Sound in Los Angeles, CA on May 28, 2011.
• Mixed by Robert Auld at Auldworks in NYC.
• Mastered by Allan Tucker at TuckerSound / Foothill Digital in New Rochelle, NY.