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Hoover High School: Hoover Jazz 2002 / Hoover Combo Jazz 2002
by Jack Bowers
It takes only a few moments to realize that Glendale, California's Hoover High School isn’t home to your average garden-variety Jazz ensemble. “Epiphany,” the opening track on Hoover Jazz 2002, is a dazzling two-minute disquisition by bass guitarist Nick Klingenberg, followed by Regina Carter’s percussive “Mandingo St.” (featuring cellist Rachel Arnold, horn player Jason Thoms, vocalist Arlin Vartanian and an insisent Caribbean beat) and the Gypsy Kings’ rhythmic showpiece, “Vamos a Bailar,” with star turns for flute, trumpet, drums, keyboard, ...
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