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Full Spectrum Jazz Big Band: Pursuits
by Edward Blanco
Enthusiasts of big band jazz have known for some time now that California is the Mecca of big bands, spawning more large orchestras than any place else in the world. The Full Spectrum Jazz Big Band is an 18-piece large ensemble based in the San Francisco Bay area and composed of a hybrid of high-tech sidemen ...
Eveneven Big Band: Eveneven
by Edward Blanco
Norwegian trombonist Even Kruse Skatrud (now Even Skatrud Andersen after his recent marriage) selects a handful of charts from the many compositions he had previously scored over the last ten years to produce Eveneven, his debut album as leader with his own big band. With only eight players listed as personnel on the album, the Eveneven ...
The Les DeMerle Band: Cookin' At The Corner, Volume One
by Edward Blanco
A veteran first-call musician and leader of many bands who has also shared the stage with the likes of Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr. and Mel Torme, power drummer Les DeMerle's fourth album on the Origin label, Cookin' at the Corner, Volume One, was recorded live at the Jazz Corner in Hilton Head, South Carolina in ...
Jack Cortner New York Big Band: Fast Track
by Edward Blanco
Trumpeter Jack Cortner has been an integral part of New York's vibrant music scene for over forty-five years, primarily as a composer and arranger writing for Broadway musical theatre, commercials and television. While you may not be familiar with his work in jazz, you have probably heard his music if you've ever seen the popular soaps ...
The Dan St. Marseille Quartet: Swinging With The Saint
by Edward Blanco
With several previous recordings as a leader in addition to his many appearances as a sideman on other albums, Dan St. Marseille is known exclusively as a tenor saxophonist who now, with this release, joins a select group of musicians recording a straight-ahead jazz album with clarinet as the lead instrument. Though he began playing music ...
Travis Shook: Awake
by Edward Blanco
Seven years ago pianist Travis Shook went into a recording studio and emerged three days later having laid down enough material to come away with several new releases. Awake is one of the albums produced in that three-day recording session. The album was recorded essentially as a core trio with bassist Jennifer Vincent and drummer Jaz ...
The Brian Pastor Big Band: Common Men
by Edward Blanco
One sampling of trombonist Brian Pastor's Common Men will be enough to convince you that there's nothing common about the music you've just heard or the musicians that played it. It's an especially pleasurable big band outing and debut for The Brian Pastor Big Band, a nineteen-piece Philadelphia-based ensemble delivering one swinging performance. The album includes ...
John Fedchock New York Big Band: Up & Running
by Edward Blanco
Any discussion pertaining to the state of contemporary big band music must inevitably include the John Fedchock New York Big Band (JFNYBB), for its sound exemplifies what the genre is all about. Together for almost two decades, this is a seasoned ensemble of world-class musicians led by Grammy-nominated trombonist John Fedchock. Up & Running is his ...
Mace Hibbard: When Last We Met
by Edward Blanco
When Last We Met is sure to make more than a ripple in the jazz world. Atlanta-based multi-instrumentalist and reed man Mace Hibbard is an educator and versatile musician who not only plays a passionate alto saxophone but also manifests ample talents and expressive voicing on soprano and tenor. A blues-based bebop player, Hibbard departs from ...
The Young Brothers: Tales of Time
by Edward Blanco
One of the most exciting new albums I've had the pleasure of listening to, Tales of Time is a dynamic set of contemporary jazz that features new and fresh interpretations of time-honored standards, tastefully infused with new originals, resulting in one nice package of musical delights. The Young Brothers, pianist and composer Tim Young and drummer, ...
