First Flight – Pete McGuinness Jazz Orchestra

Label: Summit Records

Catalog number: 481

Tracks:

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

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.