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Big Band Caravan
Jack Cortner Big Band / Peter Hand Big Band / Chicago Jazz Philharmonic
Jack Bowers
A former newspaper writer / editor who has been writing about big-band Jazz for more than fifteen years.Tracks: Fanfare for Cloud Gate; West End Blues / Weatherbird; Collective Creativity Suite; Diaspora; The Creation of Evolution (Part 1); One Thousand Questions, One Answer; The Creation of Evolution (Part 2); Seraphim; An Afternoon with Mr. Bowie (Part 1); An Afternoon with Mr. Bowie (Part 2); The Creation of Evolution (Part 3); Vice Versa; Goin' to Chicago.
Personnel: Orbert Davis: composer, arranger, conductor, trumpet, piccolo trumpet; Mark Olen, David Spencer, David Young: trumpet, flugelhorn; Tracy Kirk, Henry Salgado: trombone; Arthur Lisner, Robert Lustrea (11): bass trombone; Nicole Mitchell, Stephen Eisen: flute, alto flute; Amy Barwan, Erin Horan: oboe; Peter Brusen: bassoon, contra bassoon; Dileep Gangolli, Jerry Dimuzio: clarinet; Richard Hogarth: bass clarinet; Beth Mazur-Johnson, Alice Render, Michael Buckwalter: French horn; Charlie Schuchat, Dan Anderson (11): tuba; Ryan Cohan: piano; Stewart Miller: bass; Ernie Adams: drums; Sarah Allen: tympani; Ruben Alvarez: congas; Mike Avery, Alejo Poveda, Ernie Adams (11), Suzanne Osman (11): percussion; Sylvia de la Cerna, Bernardo Arias, Elizabeth Brathwaite, Talia Pavia, Carl Johnston, Karen Nelson, Debora Ponko: violin 1; Phyllis Sanders, Carol Kalvonjian, Barbara Farley, Kristine Semanic, Irene Quirmbach, Jennifer Dunn: violin 2; Scott Dowd, Loretta Gillespie, Lynn LaPlante, Karen Dickleman: viola; Ann Hendrickson-Griffin, Ellen Frolichstein, Andrew Snow, Richard Yeo: cello; John Floeter, Kathryn Nettleman, Jacque Harper: string bass; Kara Bershad: harp. Special guest artists—Ari Brown: tenor sax; Ed Wilkerson: tenor sax, clarinet, didgeridoo; Nicole Mitchell: flute, alto flute, bass flute, piccolo; Mwata Bowden: baritone sax, bass clarinet, didgeridoo; Terisa Griffin: vocal (12).
Facing the Mirror
Tracks: One by One by One; (of) Time and Time Past; Stealing Space; Dancing in Circles; Sometime; Beyond the Fall; The Path of Innocence; Chorale.
Personnel: Dave Rivello: composer, arranger, conductor; Brian Shaw: trumpet; Mike Kaupa, Eli Asher: trumpet, flugelhorn; Matt Pivec: soprano sax, flute; Jose Encarnacion: tenor sax, flute, clarinet; Dean Keller: clarinet, bass clarinet; Phil Ostrander, Dan Pierce: trombone; Jeff Meyer: tuba; Red Wierenga: piano; Malcolm Kirby: bass; Ted Poor: drums, percussion.
The Ballad of Linda & Crawford
Tracks: Toxic Beaming Happiness; Ornate Bessie; Linda & Crawford's Theme; Stanley & Marjorie's Jig; Bass Solo; The Ballad of Linda & Crawford; Beat the Boss Part 1; First Steps Last Steps.
Personnel: Tom Bancroft: drums, piano (6), composer, arranger, music director; Colin Steele, Claude Deppa, Eddie Severn: trumpet; Laura MacDonald: alto sax; Phil Bancroft: tenor, soprano sax; John Telfer: baritone sax; Joost Buis; Patrick Charbonnier, Lorna McDonald: trombone; Kevin MacKenzie: guitar; Chick Lyall: piano; Mischa Kool: bass.
Old News, Borrowed Blues
Tracks: Lock the Toilet Door; Rivers State Suite; The Hungarian Gypsy Song; One More Lick for Harold Vick; Free Forms 1-4.
Personnel: Warren Smith: leader, drums, vibraphone, percussion; John Carlton, Cecil Bridgewater: trumpet; Joe Daley: euphonium; Jack Jeffers: bass trombone; Craig Rivers: soprano sax; Douglas Yates: soprano sax; James Stewart: tenor sax; Claire Daly: baritone sax; Andrew Lamb (2): tenor sax soloist; Jeribu Shahid: bass violin; Yoham "Chiqui" Ortiz: guitar; Elusegun Sangofemi, Jose Abreu: African percussion; Lloyd Haber: drums, vibraphone, percussion.
