Jazz Articles about University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire

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University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Jazz Ensemble 1: A Timeless Vision

by Jack Bowers
April 1, 1999

There is much to admire on this sixth recording from the University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire, whose staff may be small but whose aspirations and accomplishments are large (Jazz Ensemble 1 has twice in the last three years earned Down Beat magazine’s award as Best College Band). To confirm that appraisal, one need advance no further than track two, Cole Porter’s “In the Still of the Night,” an opulent four–minute workout with no solos, only the ensemble showing with unequivocal assurance ...