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The USC Thornton School of Music: Studio Jazz Band 2000

by Jack Bowers
February 1, 2002

I'd have liked nothing better than to list the personnel on Studio Jazz Band 2000, but the album's graphics (small red type on black background) are so poorly conceived that doing so would have required a magnifying glass and the better part of a day, which was asking too much. Thankfully, that's about the only blemish defacing an otherwise untarnished recital by one of the country's leading college-level Jazz ensembles, which doesn't record often but definitely makes the most of ...

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The USC Thornton Concert Jazz Ensemble: Keep on Keepin' On

by Jack Bowers
July 1, 2001

The USC Thornton ensemble is composed mainly of freshmen and sophomores, and with that in mind one must reckon that they perform admirably on their first album, a generally palatable stew whose myriad ingredients have been well–seasoned and prudently stirred to accentuate their flavorsome character. The undergrads are given a helping hand on several selections by a number of well–known guest artists and / or faculty members — vocalists Carmen Bradford (“I’d Rather Drink Muddy Water”) and Tierney Sutton (“How ...