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John Fedchock: Up & Running
by Budd Kopman
If there is reader out there old enough to have heard a Swing Era big band live, then you might know what the phrase “full roar" implies. Even on record, the sheer sound of Ellington, Basie, Lunceford, Calloway, Goodman, Shaw or Herman bands can be hard to beat in the goose bump department. Add the John ...
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 ...
No Nonsense
Label: Reservoir Music
Released: 2003
Track listing: No Nonsense, Big Bruiser; Eclipse; Caribbean Fire Dance; Tricotism;
Brazilian Fantasy; Eleven Nights; Epistrophy; Come Sunday; Blues After
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John Fedchock's New York Big Band: No Nonsense
by Jack Bowers
By the time this review has been written and (I hope!) read, trombonist John Fedchock will be on the final leg of a seven-month-long world tour that has included stops in Sweden, Norway, South Africa and a number of cities here in the US. Before leaving, Fedchock and his star-laden New York Big Band ...
Hit the Bricks
Label: Reservoir Music
Released: 2000
Track listing: This Just In, Moon Alley, Step En Trois (Giant Steps), Twilight, Hit The Bricks, Cool Customer, I?m Thru With Love, Empty Promises, Brazilian Fantasy
John Fedchock: Hit the Bricks
by C. Andrew Hovan
A native of Cleveland, Ohio, trombonist and arranger John Fedchock cut his teeth by serving as musical director of one of Woody Herman's last ensembles. Subsequently, he found himself working with the Carnegie Hall Jazz Band and writing charts for his own New York Big Band, the latter group being documented on Fedchock's previous ...
John Fedchock: Hit The Bricks
by Jim Santella
His two big band albums are terrific. Now trombonist John Fedchock leads a quartet on a session that incorporates ballads with up-tempo romps and fresh originals with existing compositions. Three tracks add trumpet and tenor saxophone for a larger sound. The title track comes from Fedchock's vast experience, placing a big band chart in the hands ...
John Fedchock: Hit The Bricks
by Jim Santella
His two big band albums are terrific. Now trombonist John Fedchock leads a quartet on a session that incorporates ballads with up-tempo romps and fresh originals with existing compositions. Three tracks add trumpet and tenor saxophone for a larger sound. The title track comes from Fedchock's vast experience, placing a big band chart in the hands ...
John Fedchock: New York Big Band
by Jim Santella
The liner notes are well-written and point out that this big band grew out of the last Woody Herman band. Fedchock has done all the arranging and takes a fair number of solos; he's good. Three of the numbers, "Limehouse Blues," "Blues Du Jour", and "Nightshades" start out with just a piano trio and ...
