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Smiles & Chuckles
<\/i><\/span>CD by
The Royal City Saxophone Quartet
Reviewed <\/span>June 18, 2003 by
<\/span>Paul R. Coats<\/b>, Columnist for<\/span>
Saxontheweb.net<\/a><\/span>
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“A must-have CD”
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Dear Sax on the Web Friends:\n

My friends Ernie Kalwa and the Royal City Saxophone Quartet, from Ontario,
Canada, have just released their latest CD, “Smiles & Chuckles”-Celebrating
the Music of the Six Brown Brothers. This CD is a wonderful tribute to a
group that was responsible for the “saxophone craze” of the 1920’s, and
subsequently, the saxophone’s popularity in American Music.<\/p>\n

The Royal City Saxophone Quartet specializes in the Ragtime genre, and this
latest CD has really thrilled me with fresh renditions of this music. The
extensive liner notes are by Dr. Bruce Vermazen, noted historian on the Six
Brown Brothers.<\/p>\n

Though RCSQ is a quartet, for the quintet and sextet pieces, they recorded
four parts together, then dubbed additional parts as needed. Instruments
include soprano, alto, C melody, tenor, baritone, and bass saxophones.<\/p>\n

This is a must-have CD for fans of the bass saxophone, Ragtime, and most
importantly, the Six Brown Brothers. Available from CBC Records,
www.cbcrecords.ca<\/a>,
order number MVCD 1160. Also available from the RCSQ website at
www.royalcitysax.com<\/a> .<\/p>\n

I know you will be pleased with this CD… and I am sure the Six Brown
Brothers would be, too.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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(c) 2003-2013 RCSQ –
Reprinted with permission from the author.<\/span><\/p>\n

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