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Mark Lockheart & the NDR Big Band: Days Like These

by Nic Jones
March 1, 2010

Considering the instrumental forces that the big band offers, it's surprising how conservative a lot of large ensemble writing is. Days Like These isn't iconoclastically innovative, but there's enough on offer to satisfy those who find such conservatism tiresome. Saxophonist Mark Lockheart clearly appreciates what he has at his disposal for all of the relatively conventional ...