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The Dave McMurdo Jazz Orchestra: Canadian Composers Portraits: Phil Nimmons
by Jack Bowers
I don't know who conceived the idea for the Portraits series honoring Canadian composers, but it's a splendid one--even more so when the honoree is still vertical and swinging, as is the case with Phil Nimmons, who for more than half a century has been one of that country's most prolific and popular jazz musicians. This handsomely packaged three-disc set includes more than two and a half hours of wonderful music (every number written and arranged by Nimmons) by the ...
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