Jazz Articles about U.S. Air Force Band of the West

U.S. Air Force Band of the West: Jazz Heritage II: The Music of Gordon Goodwin

by Jack Bowers
July 25, 2005

I don't ordinarily review albums by Armed Services bands, as they aren't for sale or widely available, but I will say a word or two about Jazz Heritage II by the Air Force Band of the West, as music director Steve Watkins said he'd welcome my comments, and the first word that comes to mind is “Wow!

I've heard Gordon Goodwin's acclaimed Big Phat Band play most of these charts, and even his hand-picked crew of blue-chip Hollywood studio sidemen ...