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Article: Album Review

The Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing Arts Jazz Ensemble 1: In the Pocket

Read "In the Pocket" reviewed by Jack Bowers


Those who argue that young people are learning jazz “by the numbers” and can’t possibly grasp its subtler nuances should listen to this mind-blowing album by Dallas,Texas' Booker T. Washington HSPVA Jazz Combo 1, showcasing incarnations of the sextet from 2001 and ’02. Granted, this isn’t your average garden-variety Jazz Studies program (simply listing its awards ...

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20th Anniversary

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Released: 1998
Track listing: Disc 1: Bess, You Is My Woman; Breakin' Up Is Hard to Do; Angel Eyes; Don't Get Around Much Anymore; They Can't Take That Away from Me; Mack the Knife; Speak No Evil; Impressions; Stella by Starlight; Mann Oh Mann; Milestones; Ballad for Mom; Everything Must Change (72:00). Disc 2: Land of Make Believe; Matthew, Gift from the Lord; Birdland; Blue Trane; O.T.H.; Tune Up; Spain; A Night in Tunisia; Jeannine; Quiet Nights and Quiet Stars; Fly Me to the Moon; Lotus Blossom; Dindi (70:42). Disc 3: St. Louis Blues; Afro Blue; Golden Rule; Mood Swing; Too Darn Hot; Recorda Me; Sassy Samba; Route 66; Cotton Tail; Paper Towels; Starting Over; That Jazz; Walkin'/Respect; Movin' Up; Watch What Happens; BeBop (71:33).

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Article: Album Review

Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing & Visual Arts: 20th Anniversary

Read "20th Anniversary" reviewed by Jack Bowers


Three brief observations: first, Houston's Booker T. Washington High School has one of the more impressive Jazz ensembles we've heard at that level; second, far too much of its three-disc 20th anniversary chronicle is given over to vocal groups and various smaller combos or else devoted to funky arrangements that haven't weathered the passage of time; ...


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