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The Best-Laid Plans...
by Jack Bowers
Even the best-laid plans (I'm paraphrasing here, and ending the sentence with a preposition) don't always work out the way one wants them to. Betty and I had tickets November 12 to see and hear the great Eddie Daniels perform with the New Mexico Symphony Orchestra. The plans were derailed by a sudden attack of uncontrollable ...
Buddy Rich: The Lost Tapes
by Jack Bowers
Buddy Rich and His Band The Lost Tapes Lightyear Entertainment 2005 In April 1985 --two years before his untimely passing --Buddy Rich and his band recorded a concert at One Pass Productions' King Street Studio in San Francisco using state-of-the-art equipment designed to capture the band “in a ...
Sammy Nestico and the SWR Big Band: Basie-Cally Sammy
by Jack Bowers
Some people are born to rule, others to serve. Sammy Nestico, it seems, was born to swing. From his early years as chief arranger for the US Air Force Airmen of Note and later for the irrepressible Count Basie Orchestra, Nestico prized swinging above all else, and that's no less true on Basie-cally Sammy, his warmhearted ...
Jazz I.N.C.: Lead On
by Jack Bowers
Before you ask the question, the answer is no--jazz has not been incorporated. The “I.N.C. on this big-band album out of Plano, Texas, stands for “In the Name of Christ, and the nineteen-member ensemble is part of the music ministry of Custer Road United Methodist Church in Plano. The music on the band's debut recording consists ...
University of Toronto 10 O'Clock Jazz Orchestra: Rivers
by Jack Bowers
Having noted that four of its nine charts were written by Maria Schneider, I approached the newest album by the University of Toronto's superb 10 O'Clock Jazz Orchestra much as one looks forward to a vaccination--unpleasant, perhaps, but something that has to be done. But after listening to the opening measures of Schneider's “Lately, I half ...
Emerald City Jazz Orchestra: Come Rain or Come Shine
by Jack Bowers
A rule of thumb for any artistic endeavor is that a sequel is seldom as good as the original. The qualifier “seldom must be used because there are occasional exceptions to the rule. As luck would have it, here comes one now--the Emerald City Jazz Orchestra's remarkable followup to its debut album, Alive and Swingin'! (SMP ...
Paris Jazz Big Band: Paris 24H
by Jack Bowers
Having never been to Paris, I can't bear witness to the accuracy of the Paris Jazz Big Band's musical portrayal of a dozen of the city's well-known landmarks and experiences during a typical day. What I can say is that Paris 24H presents a colorful and charming snapshot of Europe's leading tourist destination, one that beckons ...
Alex Graham: The Good Life
by Jack Bowers
I can never understand why, on so many albums these days, the leading accompanist--in this case pianist Rick Roe--is pushed so far forward in the mix that one's ears are irresistibly drawn to him rather than to the soloist he is supposedly backing. Roe is an able accompanist; no argument there. But when his every note ...
The Aardvark Jazz Orchestra: Trumpet Madness
by Jack Bowers
Having listened as closely as possible to the Aardvark Jazz Orchestra's Trumpet Madness and tried my best to understand what is going on, I must confess that I am thoroughly perplexed. Either this is exceptional music that is clearly beyond my grasp, or chaotic nonsense that does nothing but reinforce the group's turgid self-image. I must ...
The Dave McMurdo Jazz Orchestra: Canadian Composers Portraits: Phil Nimmons
by Jack Bowers
I don't know who conceived the idea for the Portraits series honoring Canadian composers, but it's a splendid one--even more so when the honoree is still vertical and swinging, as is the case with Phil Nimmons, who for more than half a century has been one of that country's most prolific and popular jazz musicians. This ...
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