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The Cal State-Hayward Jazz Ensemble: Excursions
by Jack Bowers
If you’re partial to colorful and challenging big band music, you’ll surely appreciate this enterprising two-disc set by the Cal State-Hayward Jazz Ensemble, ably coached and directed by Dave Eshelman. Seven of the eleven selections were written by members of the ensemble, and one is by Eshelman. They complement Duke Pearson’s “You Know I Care,” Jim McNeely’s “Dreamers and Doers” and the inspiring anthem “America” by Kathy Lee Bates. The student compositions range from straight-ahead and swinging (trombonist Mark Lemstrom’s ...
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