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Tamela D'Amico: The Tamela D'Amico Album

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As a lover of jazz with a partiality to the big band sound and jazz vocals, The Tamela D'Amico Album delivers the best of both worlds all wrapped up in one nice musical package. A young lady oozing with talent, D'Amico is a singer, actress and filmmaker who was able to secure the support of actor/producer ...

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Stan Bock Ensemble: Your Check's In The Mail

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While not a household name in the jazz world, composer/arranger and trombonist Stan Bock has an extensive musical background. He hails from a family of musicians and has two previous recordings to his credit, Of Fathers and Sons (1999) and Night Grooves (2003), both on OA2. Marking his third outing as a leader, Your Check Is ...

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Boulevard Big Band: Live at Harlings Upstairs

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Michael McGraw's Kansas City Boulevard Big Band has, since 1989, been a fixture in the area's jazz community, releasing three previous albums and earning both popular and critical acclaim. Live at Harlings Upstairs, which removes the “Kansas City from the band's name, features Southern California's renowned tenor saxophonist Pete Christlieb. Trumpeter and bandleader McGraw ...

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Ryan Haines Big Band: People & Places

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There's nothing more honorable and noble than paying tribute to the people you love and to those who have inspired you as well as recognizing some of the places that have meant something special in one's life. Composer/arranger/trombonist Ryan Haines does just that with his third recording, People & Places. Leading his world-class ensemble, which is ...

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Dan McMillion Jazz Orchestra: High Octane

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From the moment you slip the disc into the CD player and let it play, you quickly realize there's no need to adjust the volume as the music soars from Dan McMillion's high-pitched trumpet, reminiscent of the late, great trumpeter Maynard Ferguson. In fact, High Octane is dedicated to the memory of the late master of ...

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The Pete McGuinness Jazz Orchestra: First Flight

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As a licensed pilot I have fond memories of the first time I took the controls of an airplane on my solo flight and the proud sense of accomplishment one feels when you've landed alive and relieved. That enormous sense of accomplishment is what I'm sure trombonist Pete McGuinness must have felt when he launched his ...

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Ira Nepus and Steve Moore: Another Time, Another Place

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The late alto saxophonist Benny Carter would have been very proud of this first tribute of his music since his passing in 2003. Trombonist and longtime friend, Ira Nepus, collaborates with gifted guitarist Steve Moore in recording thirteen of Carter's best songs for this special album. The duo blends the vibrant sound of the trombone and ...

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Jackie Cain & Roy Kral: Echoes

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Recorded live in September, 1976 at Howard Rumsey's Concerts by the Sea in Redondo Beach, California, Echoes captures a jazz vocals performance by the husband and wife team of Jackie Cain and Roy Kral. Unfortunately, Kral passed away in 2002, making the release of this never-before-issued album the first for Cain since Kral's death. ...

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Tomo: I'll Always Know

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West Coast composer Reed Kotler describes himself as a project-oriented songwriter with one burning ambition, to have his music heard! This led to the creation of his own label (Tori Records) to facilitate various groups in performing his music. Kotler even came up with the idea of forming a quintet to record his charts and gave ...

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University of Nebraska-Lincoln Jazz Ensemble 1: Minimal Effort

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Billed as a session of “swinging jazz from the heartland, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Jazz Ensemble under the direction of Professor Paul Haar, presents its first album with Minimal Effort and maximum polish. The ensemble is essentially a seventeen-piece college orchestra performing with the same poise and finesse one expects of a professional band. ...


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