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The University of North Texas Three O'Clock Lab Band: Spring '99
by Jack Bowers
As many big–band enthusists know by now, the University of North Texas names its various Jazz ensembles according to their regular rehearsal times. The first to appear on records was the widely acclaimed One O’Clock Lab Band, followed a few years ago by the Two O’Clock Band and at last by the Three O’Clock Band, which (as far as we can determine) makes its recording debut with Spring ’99. If these are UNT’s third–stringers, all I can say is, if ...
read moreThe University of North Texas Two O'Clock Jazz Band: A Salute to Benny Carter
by Jack Bowers
After more than half a century, the tradition of excellence continues at the University of North Texas in Denton with this splendid new release by the school’s Two O’Clock Jazz Band (the various UNT ensembles are named after their daily rehearsal times). While the famed One O’Clock Band is the best known and most widely recorded of the several UNT ensembles, the Two O’Clock Band proves on this earnest salute to celebrated composer / saxophonist / trumpeter / bandleader Benny ...
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