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University of Nebraska-Lincoln Jazz Ensemble 1: Minimal Effort

by Jack Bowers
December 24, 2006

Minimal Effort, maximal results. This is presumably the first album by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Jazz Ensemble 1, and the basic question that arises is, where have these guys been hiding? It's past time they made their presence known, which they do with gusto for director Paul Haar on this dazzling and well-designed studio date.

After opening with Steve Wiest's flashy, fusion-driven “Gotham City, the ensemble nails Clare Fischer's “The Duke, earns “Extra Credit from Jim McNeely, revisits the Swing ...