You’re The Top

Danny Fratina’s arrangement of Cole Porter’s “You’re The Top” for John Stevens is as complex and unpredictable as is his arrangement of “The Trolley Song” for Jen Hirsh.  The song is from the 1934 musical Anything Goes.

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CREDITS

John Stevens – vocals
Mark Zaleski – alto sax
Rick Stone – alto sax
Leon Cotter – tenor sax
Tucker Antell – tenor sax
Melanie Howell – bari sax
John Replogle – trumpet
Yaure Muniz – 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 Cole Porter.  © 1934 (renewed) Warner Bros. Music (ASCAP).
• Big band recorded by Robert Auld and John Weston at Futura Productions in Boston, MA on April 17, 2011.
• John Stevens’ vocals recorded by Matt Hayes at Wellspring Sound in Acton, MA on May 31, 2011.
• Mixed by Robert Auld at Auldworks in NYC.
• Mastered by Allan Tucker at TuckerSound / Foothill Digital in New Rochelle, NY.