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Scott Whitfield (trombonist, composer, arranger, and vocalist) is internationally recognized for his work with many contemporary big bands, including the Toshiko Akiyoshi Jazz Orchestra and the new edition of Johnny Griffin’s Big Soul Band, as well as his own Scott Whitfield Jazz Orchestras (East and West). Whitfield’s discography includes 7 recordings as leader and more than 50 recordings with other artists. In addition to his own recordings, his compositions and arrangements have been performed and recorded by such artists as Diva, Maurice Hines, The Pied Pipers, Bill Allred’s Classic Jazz Band, and Pete Petersen’s 23-strong Collection Jazz Orchestra. A clinician and guest artist for Bach Stradivarius trombones, Whitfield has appeared throughout the world, from Australia to Zurich, sharing his expertise on trombone technique, improvisation, composition, arranging, and jazz history
New Jazz Standards, Volume 7
Label: Summit Records
Released: 2025
Track listing: August in New York; High on Blueberry Pie; Theme for Jobim; Feels Like Home; Is That Asking
Too Much?; Looking at You; I Need a Dream; Sweet Talk; You’re So Cute; Do Be Do Be Do;
Alone; Can You Dig Being Dug?; Always in My Heart; Minute Waltz.
The DIVA Jazz Orchestra: Tappin' Thru Life
by Jack Bowers
Tappin' Thru Life is more than the title of a jazz album; it is a philosophy, one that guided Maurice Hines through most of his 80 years and all of his epic career as an acclaimed tap dancer and entertainer. The album is based on Hines' autobiographical stage show of that name whose music director, drummer ...
Anat Cohen, Michael Dease, Joe Kennedy & Al Foster
by Joe Dimino
We open the 911th episode of Neon Jazz with a heartfelt tribute to the late, great Al Foster--a true titan behind the kit. In his honor, we spin music from his beautifully introspective 2022 album Reflections, a fitting way to remember the legacy of a drummer who helped shape the sound of modern jazz. From there, ...
Marina Pacowski: New Jazz Standards, Volume 7
by Jack Bowers
To those who know--really know--their breathtaking jazz trumpeters, Carl Saunders was definitely in a class by himself. Simply put, there was nothing Saunders could not do on the horn, from nailing seemingly insurmountable high notes to creating intricate and mind- blowing solos, all the while making it seem so effortless that many listeners thought he must ...
Geoff Stradling: Nimble Digits
by Jack Bowers
Remember the good old days when bandleaders would give a downbeat and their bands would start swinging and keep on doing so until their audiences literally begged for more? Welcome to the past--present tense--courtesy of pianist Geoff Stradling's superb Los Angeles-based StradBand, which swings heartily and with seldom a pause on its radiant and power-laden introductory ...
Postcards from Hollywood
Label: Summit Records
Released: 2023
Track listing: The Magnificent Seven; Sally’s Tomato (from Breakfast at Tiffany’s); Entre’act/First Love
Theme (from Cleopatra); The Sand Pebbles; Tara’s Theme (from Gone with the Wind); A
Time for Love (from An American Dream); The Bad and the Beautiful; Spellbound; The
Pawnbroker; The Force theme (from Star Wars); North by Northwest.
ArtWork
By Jack Jones
Label: Cavalry Productions
Released: 2023
Track listing: Fever; Hello; At Last; If Love Is Overrated; Not While I’m Around; She’s Funny That Way; This
Masquerade; If You Go Away; Empty Chairs; Lush Life; Is That All There Is; Here’s to Life; This Is
All I Ask; One Day.
My America 2: Destinations
By Jim Self
Label: Bassett Hound Records
Released: 2023
Track listing: Chicago; By the Time I Get to Phoenix; Kansas City; New York State of Mind; King of
Route 66; Blue Bayou Bossa; I Love L.A.; Back Home in Indiana; Chattanooga Choo Choo;
I Left My Heart in San Francisco; Washington Postmodern; Georgia on My Mind; S.L.O.
Blues.
Jack Bowers' Best Jazz Albums Of 2023
by Jack Bowers
2023 was another banner year for jazz of all shapes and sizes. It has been a pleasure to review so many splendid big-band albums along with wonderful enterprises by smaller groups, some of which were recording for the first time (hopefully, not the last). If this was a preview of things to come, we look forward ...
