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The National Youth Jazz Orchestra: Jasmine
by Jack Bowers
There are at least four aspects of any new album by Great Britain’s superlative National Youth Jazz Orchestra that any prospective listener can be sure of without even opening the package: (1) it will be marvelously performed; (2) it will be immaculately recorded; (3) it will be generously timed; and (4) it will embody some of ...
The National Youth Jazz Orchestra Featuring Sumudu Jayatilaka: Who's Blue?
by Jack Bowers
Unaccustomed as we are to hearing Great Britain’s superlative National Youth Jazz Orchestra play a supporting role, it’s for a good cause here — the debut recording of the band’s exciting young vocalist (nineteen years old when the recording was made), Sumudu Jayatilaka — and NYJO performs its assigned tasks with typical dexterity and aplomb. The ...
National Youth Jazz Orchestra: Stepping Stones
by Jack Bowers
My first thought on hearing a new recording by Great Britain’s remarkably talented National Youth Jazz Orchestra (the collection numbers 16) is always, “This has to be the best thing they’ve ever done,” followed immediately by “I can’t believe everyone in that band is under 25, and that many of them are still teen–agers.” Musicians their ...
'Eave 'O (Bring The Mary Rose Up)
By National Youth Jazz Orchestra
Label: Voiceprint
Released: 1979
