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Vaughn Wiester's Famous Jazz Orchestra: Playin' the Book!
by Jack Bowers
You have to admire Vaughn Wiester’s sense of humor. Nowadays, labeling one’s band the “Famous Jazz Orchestra” is about as amusing a turn of phrase as can be envisioned. You have to admire Wiester’s sidemen too—a group of gentlemen (and four ladies) who keep on Playin’ the Book for love, certainly not for money, at their friendly oasis, the Columbus (OH) Music Hall. Last, and perhaps most important, you have to admire how they play that book, with more proficiency ...
read moreVaughn Wiester's Famous Jazz Orchestra: Sight Readin', Baby!
by Jack Bowers
Remember those boisterous, heavy–swinging in–concert albums from the late ’50s–early ’60s by the Terry Gibbs Dream Band? I was reminded of them while listening to Sight Readin’, Baby! by Vaughn Wiester’s Columbus, Ohio–based Famous Jazz Orchestra. Not that Wiester’s cobbled–together orchestra is as talented (or even as famous) as Terry’s (not many bands can outclass such sidemen as Richie Kamuca, Bill Perkins, Jack Nimitz, Al Porcino, Conte Candoli, Stu Williamson, Frank Rosolino, Mel Lewis and the others in Gibbs’ ensemble), ...
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