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Frank Mantooth Jazz Orchestra: A Miracle

by Jack Bowers
June 1, 1999

There are three tracks — “Wichita Lineman,“ “Dreamsville,” “Limehouse Blues” — on the Frank Mantooth Orchestra’s latest release that warrant inclusion in anyone’s big–band library. But the fact that there are no more than that is mildly disappointing when one considers Mantooth’s widely recognized stature as a top–rank composer/arranger (all the charts are his except Randy ...

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University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Jazz Ensemble 1: A Timeless Vision

by Jack Bowers
April 1, 1999

There is much to admire on this sixth recording from the University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire, whose staff may be small but whose aspirations and accomplishments are large (Jazz Ensemble 1 has twice in the last three years earned Down Beat magazine’s award as Best College Band). To confirm that appraisal, one need advance no further than ...

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Western Michigan University Jazz Orchestra: Blue Miles

by Jack Bowers
April 1, 1999

The award–winning and Grammy–nominated WMU Jazz Orchestra returns for a third date on Sea Breeze, for which the ensemble earns another impressive report card. Nothing seems beyond their purview, from straight–ahead cookers by Matt Catingub (“Indian Riffs”), Robert Lewis (“Poste Haste”) or Matt Harris (“Rompe Cabezas”) to more demanding works by Thelonious Monk (“Misterioso”), Chick Corea ...

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University of Kentucky Jazz Ensemble: Dialogues

by Jim Santella
January 1, 1999

Directed by saxophonist Miles Osland, the University of Kentucky’s Jazz Ensemble performs a varied program of big band arrangements. The leader performs Gary Foster’s Latin ballad “Tesoro" on alto sax with subtle accompaniment from his charges. They work together well as a team and Osland demonstrates that he is a superb artist. He performs “Take Me ...

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The Osland Saxophone Quartet: Kentucky Roastup

by Jim Santella
January 1, 1999

Without a rhythm section, the Osland Saxophone Quartet has to rely on its baritone saxophonist for a pulse, as the others contribute to the harmony and melody. Executed properly, the soprano saxophone can sound delicate like a flute, articulate and firm like a clarinet, or swinging in the jazz idiom. Miles Osland does all three as ...

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