"Doug Beavers Rovira isn’t the first bandleader to reach out to the “diminutive demographic,” but he may be the first to do so without pretense or condescension. In other words, Rovira doesn’t play “down” to toddlers and children, he raises them “up” by clothing nearly a dozen nursery rhymes and songs in clever orchestral arrangements that would please even the hippest adult listeners...." (Click for entire review)

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Itsy Bitsy Spider (I.B.S.)
Jazz, Baby!
©2007 Origin Records
Original Arrangement by Doug Beavers Rovira

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE!

“Nursery rhymes have never swung as hard as they do on this new recording from the Doug Beavers Rovira Jazz Orchestra. With dynamic arrangements, vocals by Matt Catingub and Linda Harmon, and a top- flight band of San Francisco and Los Angeles- based musicians, this recording will appeal to young and old alike. Jazz, Baby! Was the brainchild of a Bay Area couple who wanted better music for their new baby that they too could enjoy. Composer/arranger/trombonist Doug Beavers Rovira ran with the idea, taking his band & arrangements into Skywalker Ranch with the multi-Grammy winning engineer Leslie Ann Jones, for a tight and exciting set of music. Doug is a long-time member of Eddie Palmieri’s band who’s also appeared with Rosemary Clooney, Giovanni Hidalgo and the Mingus Big Band.”

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