Richie Cole and His Alto Madness Orchestra, Call Papa
Channel: Patrice Villastrigo / Skinny LLama Productions
Date: 11/02/2023

Originally, this was posted on another site 11 years ago in honor of John Gates, the drummer in this clip. John passed away a year after this was filmed.
He was a career drummer, having played with the Sonny and Cher, Burt Bacharach, among other notable entertainers.
This is a recording session for Richie Cole's San Antonio Alto Madness Orchestra. Held at the Jackson Ranch National Historic Landmark.
The song, Call Papa, was written by Richie. And, of course, arranged for the orchestra by Richie. He wrote the arrangement for each instrument in every orchestra he ever played with, by hand!
Since this was recorded, Richie Cole passed on in 2020, and John Sheridan a couple of years before him. 
Though these wonderful friends may be gone, their music lives on, and they are forever in our hearts.

Song: Call Papa
Richie Cole & The San Antonio Alto Madness Orchestra 
Richie Cole ~ Alto Saxophone
 John Magaldi ~ Tenor Saxophone
 Al Gomez, Jr. ~ Trumpet
 David Deering ~ Trombone
 John Sheridan ~ Piano
 Joe Gonzales ~ Guitar
 Dave Spencer ~ Bass
 John Gates ~ Drums

Orchestration and Arrangements by Richie Cole for the Alto Madness Orchestra
Cinematography, Patrice Villastrigo
A Skinny Llama Productions Film 
Copyright 2010 
SkinnyLlamaProductions.com
Filmed at The Historic Jackson Ranch
San Antonio, Texas, USA 
January 2010

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