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Dan McMillion Jazz Orchestra: Got the Spirit

by Dave Nathan
July 1, 2001

With two CDs already under his belt, Dan McMillion continues to come up with interesting arrangements, outstanding ensemble playing and solo playing that is definitely first rate. Led by the Maynard Ferguson influenced, upper stratosphere and melodic trumpet of leader McMillion, the group whips through a play list of eleven classic pop tunes and jazz compositions. ...

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The DiMartino/Osland Jazz Orchestra: Off The Charts

by Jim Santella
June 1, 2001

The contrast between the voices of Miles Osland and Vince DiMartino makes this edition of big band arrangements more adventuresome than most. Recorded at the University of Kentucky's Singletary Center a year ago, this is one brings out the best yet from Lexington's Arts capital. Osland “sings" through his horn with a blues-tinged expression that recalls ...

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Rick Culver: Painted Scarves

by Jim Santella
June 1, 2001

Light standards with a big band sentiment bring Rick Culver's acoustic mainstream session into focus. Together, the trio creates lovely moods that blend in harmony. When soloing, each artist steps out without straying too far from the familiar melodies. Arranged by the leader, each piece benefits from scripted trio passages that bring the listener to a ...

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Jazz Ensemble One: Sphinx

by Dave Nathan
June 1, 2001

Northern Arizona University has long had a respected jazz program. Now under the leadership of jazz bassist, Joel Di Bartolo their latest release for Sea Breeze incorporates modern jazz figures into the band's arrangements that grab the attention and imagination of these young jazz students. You can tell that they are captivated with this music by ...

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Dave Eshelman's Jazz Garden Big Band: Milagro's Journey

by Jack Bowers
April 1, 2001

There should be a special place on the Jazz spectrum for bands like Dave Eshelman’s — somewhere between the irrepressible swing of Basie or Herman and the more cerebral notions of, say, Gil Evans or his heir–apparent, Maria Schneider. One could say that Eshelman’s band, whose most prominent role model would seem to be Bill Holman’s ...

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The Dan McMillion Jazz Orchestra: Got the Spirit

by Jack Bowers
April 1, 2001

Remember those electrifying big bands of 40 or so years ago presided over by peerless high–note trumpeter Maynard Ferguson? Thought you’d heard the last of them? Wrong! The remarkable MF sound lives on, thanks to another outstanding trumpeter, Dan McMillion, and his brawny Florida–based Jazz Orchestra, who’ve definitely got the “Maynard Ferguson spirit” on this, their ...

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The DiMartino / Osland Jazz Orchestra: Off the Charts

by Jack Bowers
April 1, 2001

Some things simply don’t compute. For example, big bands from Kentucky, of all places, aren’t supposed to sound nearly as sharp and sophisticated as this — but there’s no denying what one hears, and the aural evidence proves conclusively that the DiMartino / Osland Jazz Orchestra is one hip, pressure–cookin’ Jazz ensemble. This may have something ...

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The DiMartino/Osland Jazz Orechestra: Off the Charts

by Dave Nathan
February 1, 2001

Vince DiMartino is a graduate of the University of Kentucky's very fine jazz studies program headed by Miles Osland. He shares billing with Osland on this CD which has more than 75 minutes of outstanding, disciplined and exciting big band music. Although DiMartino's name is on the album with Osland's , the latter's influence is prevalent ...

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Beautiful Love

By The Jerry Ascione Big Band

Label: Sea Breeze Jazz
Released: 2000
Track listing: It's Alright With Me; Beautiful Love; My Foolish; Samba These Nights; You Don't Know What Love Is; Lady Be Good; All The Things You Are; Nutville

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