Hi everyone,

My name is Monte Procopio and I am very pleased to be part of the
westernswinglovers group. I thought you might like to know about my
new CD called "Monte Procopio Swingin' With Style".

By profession, I am a entertainer and have been for over 20 years. I
am located in the Phoenix AZ area and play venues in Arizona,
California, Nevada. I work with groups as small as myself and a
pianist, all the way up to a Big Band. For the year 2002, I was
selected by the Arizona Republic newspaper as the "Best Male
Vocalist". I have worked with stars that include Carol Channing,
Alan King, Vikki Carr, and Phyllis Diller. I grew up in Pennsylvania
with a father who was a huge music collector and a Sinatra lover. My
dad liked all the great pop vocalists of the 40's, 50's, 60's; i.e.
Sinatra, Bennett, Como, Crosby, Martino, Damone, Humperdinck,
Williams, Vale, Nat Cole as well as all of the wonderful female
vocalists of that era. I am 42 years old and for the better part of
that time I have been singing songs from the Great American Songbook
and working on capturing the special something that a singer must
have to be able do justice to the wonderful melodies, lyrics, and
also the memories that people have associated with these timeless
classics.

I have recently released my newest CD titled "Monte Procopio
Swingin' With Style". It was recorded using an All Star 13 piece
band, swinging arrangements, and it includes songs such as I've Got
You Under My Skin, Come Fly With Me, Just A Gigolo, All Of Me,
Mack The Knife, and 10 more classics. It was released on 2-20-2004
and is is currently the #64 top seller in sales rank on Amazon.com
for Indie Jazz Releases and it is #15 on the Early Adopter Product
in Indie Music Category on Amazon as well and moving up!

I feel it is important for music lovers to know that this CD was not
done because of the recent interest in the Great American Songbook
driven by Bublé, Connick, Rod Stewart and others. This album has
been a work in progress for me since I sang "Strangers In The Night"
in front of my 3rd grade classmates. I am not jumping on the band
wagon, I have been on the band wagon from the first moment I heard
Mr. Sinatra sing.

My album "Monte Procopio Swingin' With Style", is available at my
own web site www.monteprocopio.com, www.amazon.com, and
www.cdbaby.com. If you order it from my web site I will waive the
shipping and handling charge for U.S.A. orders only. Just write The
westernswinglovers group on the order form. I really appreciate you
spending your time reading this and I hope my music will soon be
part of your swing music library representing the Great American
Songbook.

All the best, and never stop SWINGIN'!!!

Monte Procopio

Links:

http://www.monteprocopio.com

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0001D36TS

http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/procopio