The Band
The Top Notes is an 19-piece band consisting of six saxophones, five trumpets, four trombones, guitar, bass, piano and drums.
The band got its start in 1960 as the Dixie Docs, a band filled with doctors who were also musicians. Its first performance was a holiday party sponsored by the Trumbull County Medical Society.
Dr. John O. Vlad was in that original band and has been the one constant in the band as it evolved into the The Top Notes. He became music director in the mid-'90s and still leads the band today.
CURRENT BAND MEMBERS
Saxophones
Dr. John O. Vlad, Daniel Carioti, Richard Rollo,
Rick Bartunek, Reid Young, Nathan Sensabaugh
Trumpets
Don Stimple, Ken Young, Russ McQuaide,
Brian Annandono, Jenny Annandono
Trombones
Jim Jackson, Tom Brucoli, Leslie Core,
Mike Kelly
Rhythm
Melanie Vlad (piano), Shawn Marko (bass),
Joe Annandono (guitar), Tony Pushcar (drums)
Play List
In a Mellow Tone
Hay Burner
Since I Fell for You
Rainy Day
Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy
Moten Swing
A
A Sunday Kind of Love
A Whole New World
After the Lovin’
Ain’t Misbehavin’
All of Me
All The Things You Are
All the Way
Alright, O.K., You Win
Angel Eyes
Another Lazy Day
April in Paris
As Long As He Needs Me
B
Bandstand Boogie
Basie Straight Ahead
Beauty & The Beast
Believe In Yourself
Bill Bailey
Blue Suede Shoes
Blueberry Hill
Bluesy Basie
Boogie Down
Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy
Breaking Up Is Hard To Do
Bunny Hop
Bye, Bye Blues
C
Can You Read My Mind?
Carnival
Cha Cha Cantabile
Chattanooga Choo-Choo
Chops, Don’t Fail Me Now
Chu Chu Cha Cha
Come In From The Rain
D
Darktown Strtters’ Ball
Days fo Wine & Roses
Down Basie Street
Dream
Duke It Out!
E
Ease On Down the Road
Easy Street
Engine Number 9
Even Now
F
Fantasy for Saxophones
Feelings
Fidgety Feet
For Once In My Life
G
Georgia On My Mind
Girl From Ipanema
God Bless The Child
Goldfrost
Green Eyes
Groovin’ Easy
Groovin’ Hard
H
Halcyon Days
Happy Birthday
Hard Hearted Hannah
Harlem Nocturne
Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
Hayburner
Here, There and Everywhere Here’s That Rainy Day
Here’s the Band
Hey, Jude
How High the Moon
I
I Can’t Get Started
Got it Bad
I Left My Heart In San Francisco
I’ll Remember April
I’m Beginning to See the Light
I’m Confessin’
I’m Getting Sentimental Over You
I’ve Got A Crush on You
I’ve Got My Love to Keep Me Warm
I’ve Got the World on A String
In a Mellow Tone
In the Mood
It Seems to Me, I’ve Heard
That Tune Before Blues
It’s Oh So Nice
J
Jacob Jones
Jersey Bounce
Jingle Bells
Jump, Jive an’ Wail
Jumpin’ at the Woodside
Just a Gigolo
K
Kansas City
Kiss of Fire
L
La Cumparsita
Laura
Leap Frog
Let It Be Me
Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow
Li’l Darlin’
Lichtensteiner Polka
Little Boat
Londonderry Air
Lonely Street
Love is a Many Splendored Thing
M
Makin’ Whoopee
Meditation
Mercy, Mercy, Mercy
Midnight Mood
Mississippi Mud
Misty
Mood Indigo
Moon River
Moondance
Moonlight in Vermont
Moonlight Serenade
Moonlight Waltz
More Than You Know
Moten Swing
My Funny Valentine
N
Never on Sunday
New York, New York
Night and Day
Night Train
O
Over the Rainbow
P
P. S.- I Love You
Pennsylvania 6-5000
Penthouse Serenade
Polka Medley
Prom Polka
Proud Mary
We have a large library of
arrangements, from jumping
jive to slow and sweet.
Click a play icon below to
hear the Top Notes:
R
Rainy Day
Route 66
S
Satin Doll
Saving All My Love for You
Sax Alley Shuffle
Saxophones
Secret Love
Send In The Clowns
Sentimental Journey
Shiny Stockings
Side By Side
Since I Fell for You
Somebody Loves Me
Someone That I Used To Love
Someone to Watch Over Me
September Song
Splanky
Stompin’ At The Savoy
Straight Ahead
String of Pearls
Summer Samba
Sweet Georgia Brown
Swing Street
T
Take the A Train
Teach Me
Tonight
Tequila
The Christmas Song
The Nearness of You
The Stripper
The Very Thought of You
The Way We Were
Theme from Ice Castles
There, I’ve Said It Again
This Way
Tie A Yellow Ribbon
Till Then
Tribute to Basie
Tribute to the Duke
Tuxedo Junction
2 O’Clock Jump
U
Until I Met You (Corner Pocket)
W
Watch What Happens
Watermelon Man
We Wish You A Merry Christmas
What I Did For Love
What’s New?
When A Man Loves a Woman
When I Fall In Love
Where Do Broken Hearts Go
White Christmas
Winter Wonderland
With You I’m Born Again
Y
Y.M.C.A.
You Too
Young Man with the Blues
Z
Zoot Suit Riot
Book the Band
We perform for a variety of events throughout the year. We book both private and public performances at indoor and outdoor venues. For example:
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PUBLIC – Public performances include festivals and community concerts.
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PRIVATE – Private engagements include parties, wedding receptions, family reunions, and dances.
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SEMI-PRIVATE – Semi-private performances include charity events and fundraisers.
CONTACT US
To find out more about booking the Top Notes for your next special event, please contact:
Jenny Annandono
phone: 330-841-7337 (Vlad Pediatrics)
mobile: 330-719-6296
e-mail: JennyAnnandono@aol.com
Top Notes
c/o Vlad Pediatrics
2219 E. Market St.
Warren, OH 44483
THE TOP NOTES
PLAYS THE BIG BANDS
To purchase a copy of our CD for $15, contact
Jenny Annandono at 330-841-7337.
CDs can also be purchased at our public performances. Click here for our performance calendar.