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Article: Album Review

Michael Waldrop: Origin Suite

Read "Origin Suite" reviewed by Jack Bowers

by Jack Bowers
February 5, 2018

Drummer / vibraphonist Michael Waldrop's intriguing Origin Suite (deftly arranged by Jack Cooper) sweeps away musical boundaries to make its points, one of which is that big-band jazz needn't be ensnared in a time warp but is capable of changing with the times to engender songs that are as aesthetically pleasing as they are thematically stylish. ...

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Article: Album Review

Michael Waldrop: Origin Suite

Read "Origin Suite" reviewed by C. Michael Bailey

by C. Michael Bailey
February 2, 2018

Percussionist and big band leader Michael Waldrop has had a very successful relationship with composer Dr. Jack Cooper, late of the University of Memphis, Berlin, and parts unknown. Waldrop attended the University of Memphis for his master's degree (helming Cooper's Jazz Orchestra of the Delta) before completing his doctorate at the University of North Texas. Their ...

Song of the Day

The Origin Suite: 1. La Jungla

January 10, 2018

Album: Origin Suite
By Michael Waldrop
Label: Origin Records
Released: 2018
Duration: 3:52

Article: Year in Review

Top 12 "Recommended" Album Reviews: 2015

by Michael Ricci
January 1, 2016

All About Jazz tracks how often an album review is recommended, and the reviews listed below represent our top twelve published in 2015. Time Within Itself Michael Waldrop Big Band by Jack Bowers Published: April 2, 2015 Dreams Beyond George Spanos by Glenn Astarita

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Time Within Itself

By Michael Waldrop

Label: Origin Records
Released: 2015
Track listing: El Vino; Tunnell Vision; Time Within Itself; Munich Musings; Inner Truth; Vistas; Her Moon Rises East; Twisted Barb.

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Article: Album Review

Michael Waldrop Big Band: Time Within Itself

Read "Time Within Itself" reviewed by Jack Bowers

by Jack Bowers
April 2, 2015

Drummer Michael Waldrop has named his inaugural album as leader of a big band Time Within Itself. An even more appropriate name might have been It's About Time. Waldrop, who has taught for the past decade or so at Eastern Washington University, boasts a resume as long as one's arm. It includes a master's degree from ...