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Craig Raymond & The Next Generation Big Jazz Band: Straight Ahead

Read "Straight Ahead" reviewed by Edward Blanco


This seasond big band has been around for decades, previously under the direction of the current leader's father, Al Raymond; it has recorded over twenty albums, the last several under Craig Raymond. The aptly titled Straight Ahead features tenor saxophonist Larry McKenna. Boasting some of the finest East Coast musicians from the Philadelphia, Atlantic City and ...

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Straight Ahead

Label: Blue Note
Released: 2005

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The Third Time

Label: SABB
Released: 2005
Track listing: God Bless the U.S.A.; South Rampart Street Parade; When I Fall in Love; Over the Rainbow; Cherry Pink; Jean; The Girl from Ipanema; Summertime; Let's Do It; Trumpet Nocturne; All of Me; I Can't Stop Loving You; Things Ain't What They Used to Be; Teach Me Tonight; A Foggy Day; Kansas City; Reuben's Blues; My Funny Valentine; Two O'Clock Jump (73:10).

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The Straight Ahead Big Band: The Third Time

Read "The Third Time" reviewed by Jack Bowers


The third album by the Northern California-based Straight Ahead Big Band features more well-played swing/dance music with some jazz thrown in and eight earnest vocals by Nancy Fischer. The eleven instrumentals are wide-ranging, from Dixie ("South Rampart Street Parade") to a cha-cha ("Cherry Pink") and waltz ("Jean"), ballad ("Trumpet Nocturne") to Basie ("Two O'Clock Jump") and ...

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Straight Ahead

Label: Fantasy Jazz
Released: 2003
Track listing: Images; Six and Four; Mama Lou; Ralph's New Blues; Straight Ahead; 111-44

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Oliver Nelson: Straight Ahead

Read "Straight Ahead" reviewed by Keiran Smalley


Contrast is everything. Think of food for example: A big salty hunk of mature cheese is nicely offset by a couple of sweet grapes. Gastronomes would never dream of eating a rich foie-gras without the accompaniment of the honeyed sweetness of a glass of Sauternes. The same is true with music; a whole ...

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Straight Ahead

Label: Blue Note
Released: 2002

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Best of Straight Ahead

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2002

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Straight Ahead

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Released: 2001
Track listing: Come Rain or Come Shine$; Sweet Pumpkin; The Way You Look Tonight; Last Tango in Paris*; Dream Dancing#*; There Will Never Be Another You; Why Should I Care; I'll Remember April; It's All Right with Me$; What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?; I Got It Bad (and That Ain't Good); I Wanna Be in Love Again; The Good Life$; My Funny Valentine$; That's All$

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Kenny Colman: Straight Ahead

Read "Straight Ahead" reviewed by Dave Nathan


Straight Ahead is Canadian born and Vancouver resident Kenny Colman's second album for Justin Time. This latest effort concentrates on more upbeat and jazzy material than his first which leaned toward easy listening. Colman has garnered several good jazz musicians to make this a swinging affair. With a voice and style somewhere in between the raspy ...


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