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Cory Weeds Little Big Band: Explosion

by Jack Bowers
The size and makeup of a little big band" depend above all on what the leader has in mind. In this case, leader Cory Weeds patterned his ensemble (four brass, four reeds, three rhythm) after similar groups led by tenor saxophonists Eddie Lockjaw" Davis and Gene Ammons, and what he had in mind was a mid-sized ...
The Jill Townsend Big Band: Tales from the Sea
by Jack Bowers
This is what makes reviewing such an adventure. Just when one thinks he may have heard it all, a new big band comes out of nowhere—well, out of Vancouver, British Columbia, actually—to prove that he hasn’t, that there’s always something new under the sun, and that there’s almost nothing more rewarding than the thrill of discovering ...