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Alex Coke: New Texas Swing
by Jack Bowers
When one keeps glancing at the “elapsed time” while listening to the opening track on an album to see how much longer it has to run, that’s not a good sign. Alex Coke’s New Texas Swing, which was actually recorded in the Netherlands, is full of sound and fury, but its significance is lessened by unrelenting waves of clamorous intercourse.
Not to discount anyone's sincerity -- these are four accomplished musicians who undoubtedly believe in what they ...
Continue ReadingTina Marsh and the Creative Opportunity Orchestra (CO2): The Heaven Line / World Wide
by C. Michael Bailey
Much in the same way that the finest classical composers of the 20th Century have been Russian, some of the finest big band leaders and arrangers of the last 50 years have been women. There is plenty of evidence to back up this statement. I submit: Mary Lou Williams, Maria Schneider, Carla Bley, Toshiko Akyoshi, Melba Liston.... Risking sexism, I find the compositions, arrangements and performances by women directed big bands to be more carefully thoughtful than that of their ...
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