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Rob Parton

The Stan Kenton Orchestra / Trinity College: Concert Impressions

By JACK BOWERS

Here's another splendid two-disc anthology from Tantara Productions showcasing music from the capacious Stan Kenton library, performed on Disc 1 by the Kenton Orchestra circa 1972-76 and on Disc 2 by the Trinity College Big Band, Alumni Band and Symphony Orchestra in 2004 and 2007. Tantara has now released more than twenty albums, all devoted to ...

New Standard Jazz Orchestra: Waltz About Nothing

By JACK BOWERS

Any orchestra that professes to establish a new standard had better be able to back that up. Happily for the listener, on its debut recording, Waltz About Nothing, Chicago's New Standard Jazz Orchestra can--and does. In a little more than two years, the NSJO has arisen as a worthy successor to one of the more exemplary ...

The Rob Parton Big Band: Christmas Time Is Here

By ROB PARTON

Label: JazzTech
Released: 2014
Track listing: Frosty the Snowman; Winter Wonderland; Christmas Time Is Here; The Christmas Song; The Little Drummer Boy; Deck the Halls; O Little Town of Bethlehem / Joy to the World; It’s a Marshmallow World; God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen; It Came Upon a Midnight Clear / Silent Night; River; Silent Night; When Love Came Down; Away in a Manger; Sleigh Ride; Warm and Fuzzy Time of the Year.

The Rob Parton Big Band: Christmas Time Is Here

By JACK BOWERS

The only plausible impetus for releasing an album of Christmas themes so close to the holiday itself is the inclusion of music that transcends the season and may be auditioned and appreciated throughout the year. Trombonist Chris McDonald accomplished that with his splendid album In the Mood for Christmas, and trumpeter Rob Parton has mirrored that ...

Adam Rongo: Tell Your Story

By EDWARD BLANCO

Young saxophonist Adam Rongo introduces himself to a national audience on the appropriately-titled Tell Your Story, delivering a sparkling debut of straight ahead post-bop material featuring a seasoned cast of players superbly interpreting a selection of new and exciting cover tunes--all telling a musical story that is unfolding quite nicely. Originally from Essexville, Michigan, and coming ...

Pointing Fingers... And Naming Names

By JACK BOWERS

As the countdown continues toward the last Big Band Report in June, the time has come to point fingers and name names--in other words, to compile a short list of contemporary jazz musicians who have risen above the norm to help make life more pleasurable for one devoted listener. These are, mind you, personal choices, and ...

In Tune or Not in Tune... That Is the Question

By JACK BOWERS

Suppose a month goes by, you have a column to publish, but nothing has happened that's worth writing about. What do you do then? Read on, as the question is about to be answered. A while back there was a discussion at a Stan Kenton web site (Kentonia) about musicians or groups of ...

Meet Edward Blanco

By AAJ STAFF

I currently live in: Miami, FL. I joined All About Jazz in: 2005 What made you decide to contribute to All About Jazz? The desire to participate in some small way, in helping to promote and become a part of the jazz music I love. AAJ is the top jazz resource on ...

"Lone Wolf" Finds Plenty to Chew On

By JACK BOWERS

With Betty sidelined by a bad cough, it was up to me to seek out local jazz events in February, and I managed to find a couple of pretty good ones, starting February 7 at the University of New Mexico's Keller Hall where SuperSax New Mexico performed for the third time in Albuquerque. As you may ...