A first volume in a new series of Standards performed with big band, and also smaller ensembles. Complete transcriptions of every note are provided plus melody line, chords and lyrics. The CD contains a complete performance of each piece in digital stereo, followed by a second digital stereo version minus the soloist. May be used by all Bb instruments. Bob Zottola is a Trumpet and Flugel horn player whose versatility across many musical genres has found him at the Lincoln Center with the American Ballet Orchestra, at World's Fair with Benny Goodman, with Quincy Jones, and on a four month World Tour with Chick Corea. His experience accompanying stars such as Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Nat 'King' Cole, Rosemary Clooney, Stevie Wonder, Mel Tormé and Peggy Lee along with a long list of NYC performances such as West Side Story, Chicago, 42nd Street, Hello Dolly and a 16 year run with Les Miserables, has polished his multi-faceted musical abilities to what they are today.