What a spectacular collection of songs and performances.

After decades leading big bands and working at the Benny Goodman Archives, Loren Schoenberg debuts on Turtle Bay Records with So Many Memories, reviving Eddie Sauter’s swing-era arrangements from the late 1930s. Played by a Juilliard-based orchestra, with Schoenberg on piano,, the album captures vibrant, elegant charts that showcase Sauter’s talent.

Vocalist Kate Kortum brings warmth and modern phrasing to classic songs like “Nice Work If You Can Get It” and “September in the Rain,” adding a relaxed, clear touch to the band’s swinging sound.

If you’ve ever wished you could be transported to a 1930s ballroom, with a mirror ball overhead and a bandstand full of sublime musicians, you’re in luck. So Many Memories will do exactly that.

Musicians:

Loren Schoenberg – bandleader, piano; Kate Kortum – vocals; Warren Wolf – xylophone; Joe Boga – trumpet; Summer Carmago – trumpet; Anthony Hervey – trumpet; Andre Perlman – trombone; Nick Mesler – trombone; Langston Hughes II – saxophone; Adam Stein – saxophone, clarinet; Daniel Cohen – saxophone, clarinet; Julian Lee – saxophone, clarinet; James Zito – guitar; John Murray – bass; Matt Lee – drums

Track Listing:

Azure; Nice Work; You Go to My Head; I Know That You Know; Music, Maestro, Please; September in the Rain; So Many Memories; Two Sleepy People; I Can Dream, Can’t I?; I See Your Face Before Me; You Couldn’t Be Cuter; Old Folks; Roses in December; Exactly Like You; You’re Laughing at Me; After You’ve Gone.