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Jill Townsend

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 ...

Tales from the Sea

By JILL TOWNSEND

Label: Unknown label
Released: 2004

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 ...