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Ken Peplowski Quartet: Lost In the Stars
by C. Michael Bailey
Straight-ahead clarinet-lead quartet... One of the finest clarinetists to emerge in since the 1990s, Ken Peplowski has not so much redefined the jazz clarinet as rejuvenate it in the mainstream. The majority of his recent recordings have focused on Benny Goodman and swing-era music (hear last Swing of the Century , Tribute to Benny Goodman Volumes ...
Cynthia Sayer
by Robert Spencer
Time was when every self-respecting jazz band had a banjoist. The legendary Johnny St. Cyr did duty in both Jelly Roll Morton's Red Hot Peppers and Louis Armstrong's Hot Five, and he was just the preeminent member of a hearty and considerable band. Listen to the banjo breaks on those great early sides, and you get ...
Last Swing of the Century-Big Band Music of Benny Goodman
Label: Concord Music Group
Released: 1999
Last Swing of the Century: Big Band Music of Benny Goodman
Label: Concord Music Group
Released: 1999
Ken Peplowski: Last Swing of the Century: Big Band Music of Benny Goodman
by Jack Bowers
To the question of “why another album of Benny Goodman–style music,” the obvious answer is, “when it’s done this well, no other reason is needed.” Ken Peplowski, who like Benny is a clarinet virtuoso of some renown, assembled an all–star big band to pay suitable homage to his illustrious predecessor on Last Swing of the Century ...
Ken Peplowski: Last Swing of the Century
by C. Michael Bailey
Clarinet Marmalade. Eddie Daniels and Ken Peplowski play the tenor saxophone and the clarinet. They are both better known for the latter than the former. Therefore, it is an occasion when either releases a clarinet-only disc. In the present case of Peplowski, add to this pleasure that he is highlighting the music of the Benny Goodman. ...
Ken Peplowski: Last Swing of the Century: Big Band Music of Benny Goodman
by Ed Kopp
Always a meticulous interpreter of traditional swing styles, clarinetist Ken Peplowski pays respectful tribute to the Benny Goodman big band on Last Swing of the Century.Peplowski played tenor sax in Goodman's last orchestra and admired The King of Swing both professionally and personally, so it's fitting that he should honor the great clarinetist on ...
Ken Peplowski: Last Swing of the Century-Big Band Music of Benny Goodman
by Paula Edelstein
LAST SWING OF THE CENTURY - Big Band Music of Benny Goodman released on Concord Jazz in 1999 by Benny Goodman Orchestra alumnus, Ken Peplowski, is a heartfelt tribute to The King of Swing and the wonderful arrangements he commissioned in the 1930s and 1940s. Recorded the last night of a 15-concert tour, the CD is ...
A Good Reed
Label: Concord Music Group
Released: 1998
Track listing: Luck Be A Lady; Dream Theme; Homage Concerto for Clarinet and Jazz Orchestra; Deep; I've Never Been In Love Before; Purple Gazelle; Royal Garden Blues.
