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The United States Air Force Band: Veterans of Jazz
by Mark Sullivan
Many famous U.S. jazz musicians served in the armed forces. This ingenious Airmen of Note project celebrates them by presenting a program of music composed by (or associated with) several of those musical veterans. Even a cursory look at the track list shows that taking the repertoire solely from military veterans is no limitation. Original compositions include Cedar Walton's Ojos de Rojo," Percy Heath's One Bass Hit," Wayne Shorter's Footprints," Bill Evans' Very Early," Joe Henderson's A Shade of Jade," ...
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