40th Reunion Music

YALE CLASS OF 70 LIVE AT THE FORTIETH REUNION

The 40th Reunion of the Yale Class of 1970 included over 10 hours of live music performed by classmates plus many more hours of recorded music from the sixties. This CD is just a sampler of the live musicians. We do not have recordings of everyone and everything (including the Whiffenpoofs), and apologize for any omissions.

Every Ten Years We Dance, music and lyrics by Russ Thomas, performed by Russ. RIGHT CLICK HERE to download.

Introduction to Brahms Sonata, by Tony Tommasini. RIGHT CLICK HERE to download.

Sonata in Eb for Clarinet (first movement) by Johannes Brahms, clarinet by Paul Green, piano by Tony Tommasini. RIGHT CLICK HERE to download.

Introduction to Reunion, by Conrad Cummings. RIGHT CLICK HERE to download.

Reunion by Conrad Cummings, piano (4 hands) by Jim Baker and Conrad, clarinet by Paul Green. RIGHT CLICK HERE to download.

Running Game, music and lyrics by John O'Leary '69*, guitar by Mat Kastner, piano by Norm Zamcheck, vocals by Norm and Mat. RIGHT CLICK HERE to download.

* Some thought John was in our Class, but John started with '69 though he didn't finish with them. As John says: "I've spent so much time around the Class of 70 (including playing with The Morning at the '70 reunion in 1995) that even I forget which class I was in."

Don't sell it – Don't give it away, by Oscar "Buddy" Woods, guitar by Mat Kastner, piano by Norm Zamcheck, vocals by Mat and Norm. RIGHT CLICK HERE to download.

Introduction to the Jugless Jug Band, by Mark Zanger. RIGHT CLICK HERE to download.

Excerpt of Feel Like I'm Fixin' to Die Rag, music and lyrics by Country Joe and the Fish, performed by the Jugless Jug Band, vocal by Mark Zanger, guitar by Dave Larkin, wash tub bass by Kim Hart. RIGHT CLICK HERE to download.

Excerpt of Black Dog, a folk song performed by the Jugless Jug Band, vocal and banjo by Mark Zanger, guitar by Dave Larkin, wash tub bass by Kim Hart. RIGHT CLICK HERE to download.

"On a Yale audience," by Suzy Williams. RIGHT CLICK HERE to download.

Memories of Georgia performed by Stormin' Norman and Suzy, music and lyrics by Norm Zamcheck, vocals by Suzy and Norm with the Stormin Band: John Gerry Putnam, guitar, Tad McCully, drums, Even Steven Levee, bass, Jack Bashkow, reeds. RIGHT CLICK HERE to download.

When My Ship Comes In performed by Stormin' Norman and Suzy, music and lyrics by Norm, with Stormin Band. RIGHT CLICK HERE to download.

Alumni Day performed by Stormin' Norman and Suzy; music and lyrics by Norm Zamcheck, vocals by Suzy and Norm, with Stormin Band. RIGHT CLICK HERE to download.

I Can't Make You Love Me, music and lyrics by Charlie Hickox, performed by Charlie and friends. RIGHT CLICK HERE to download.

Bobble Head Boogie, music by Charlie Hickox, performed by Charlie and friends. RIGHT CLICK HERE to download.

Julissa's Hands, music and lyrics by Mark Pines, performed by Mark and friends. RIGHT CLICK HERE to download.

"It's also my 40th Wedding Anniversary!" by Alex McNeil. followed by an excerpt of I Got You Babe, music and lyrics by Sonny Bono, performed by the Plastic Visitation: Alex and Jill McNeil, Rick and Karen Blum, Tinker Sawyer, Ralph Dawson '71, Doug Leonard '69, and Chuck Boisseau. RIGHT CLICK HERE to download.

The 23rd Psalm played at the Class Memorial Service on Sunday, setting by Mark Pines, performed by Mark. RIGHT CLICK HERE to download.

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Album art by Garry Trudeau and John Boak. All profits go to the Class Treasury.

Reunion Entertainment Chair, Norm Zamcheck
Reunion Panel Chair, Stuart Cohen (tracks 2 through 5 taken from Music Panel)
Recording engineer for first 14 tracks Michal Olownia from Dive Into Sound
Recordings for track 18 provided by Dave Poppel
Recording of tracks 15 and 16 provided by Charlie Hickox
Recording of tracks 17 and 19 provided by Mark Pines.
Mixing engineer, Joe Ford from South Brooklyn Sound
Cover art by John Boak and Garry Trudeau
Produced by Norm Zamcheck and Ben Slotznick

Class Treasurer, Ian Glenday
Class Secretary, Ed Wasserman

COPYRIGHT NOTICES:

Every Ten Years We Dance, music, lyrics, and recording copyright Russ Thomas. Introduction to Brahms Sonata, copyright Anthony Tommasini. Sonata in Eb for Clarinet (first movement), recording copyright Paul Green and Anthony Tommasini. Introduction to Reunion, copyright Conrad Cummings. Reunion, music copyright Conrad Cummings, recording copyright Jim Baker, Conrad Cummings, Paul Green. Running Game, music and lyrics copyright John O'Leary, recording copyright Mat Kastner and Norman Zamcheck. Don't sell it – Don't give it away, recording copyright Mat Kastner and Norman Zamcheck. Introduction to the Jugless Jug Band, copyright Mark Zanger. Excerpt of Feel Like I'm Fixin' to Die Rag, recording copyright Mark Zanger, Dave Larkin, and Kim Hart. Excerpt of Call Me a Dog, recording copyright Mark Zanger, Dave Larkin, and Kim Hart. When My Ship Comes In, music, lyrics, and recording, copyright Norman Zamcheck. Alumni Day, music, lyrics and recording copyright Norman Zamcheck. On a Yale audience, copyright Suzy Williams. Memories of Georgia, music, lyrics, and recording copyright Norman Zamcheck. I Can't Make You Love Me, music, lyrics, and recording copyright Charlie Hickox. Bobble Head Boogie, music, lyrics, and recording copyright Charlie Hickox. Julissa's Hands, music, lyrics, and recording copyright Mark Pines. A 40th Wedding Anniversary, copyright Alex McNeil. Excerpt of I Got You Babe, recording copyright the Plastic Visitation, The 23rd Psalm, copyright Mark Pines. Artwork ("cover" art of simulated album cover), copyright Garry Trudeau and John Boak, 2010, 2011. All rights reserved.

Shirts available at Looks&Veritas

Album art by Garry Trudeau and John Boak. All profits go to the Class Treasury.