First Flight – Pete McGuinness Jazz Orchestra

Label: Summit Records

Catalog number: 481

Tracks:

	01 First Flight comp: Pete McGuinness Price: $.89
	02 Smile comp: Charlie Chaplin Price: $.89
	03 Infant Eyes comp: Wayne Shorter Price: $.89
	04 Comecar De Novo comp: Ivan Lins Price: $.89
	05 Lonely Dance comp: Pete McGuinness Price: $.89
	06 Chase Scene comp: Pete McGuinness Price: $.89
	07 Spring Song comp: Pete McGuinness Price: $.89
	08 The Tricksters comp: Pete McGuinness Price: $.89
	09 A Fond Farewell comp: Pete McGuinness Price: $.89

A 2008 Grammy Finalist for Smile– Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocal

A musical multi-threat. McGuinness’s music lays out modern-minded, yet swinging stuff.
-Zan Stewart
jazz critic: The Newark Star-Ledger

For Pete McGuinness, this groundbreaking first flight-leading a big band showcasing his exceptional writing, playing, and singing talents-is the culmination of over twenty years of prior ìfirstsî within the exclusive, competitive jazz atmosphere of New York. The Pete McGuinness Jazz Orchestra, born in September 2006, features some of the finest players NYC has to offer.