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Don Menza Big Band: Menza Lines
by Jack Bowers
Don Menza Big Band Menza Lines Jazzed Media 2005
Menza Lines is the second big-band album recorded in October '04 during Stratospheric, the Los Angeles Jazz Institute's salute to the music and career of high-note trumpet maestro Maynard Ferguson. Like the first one, Bill Holman Live, it's a clear-cut winner for Graham Carter's young but impressive Jazzed Media label.
The album's title has a dual meaning, epitomizing on the one hand Menza's ...
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