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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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First Take / Second Track

Label: Steve Fischer
Released: 2003
Track listing: First Take

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The Straight Ahead Big Band: First Take / Second Track

Read "First Take / Second Track" reviewed by Jack Bowers


As far as I know there’s no Indian chief playing with the suitably named Straight Ahead Big Band, but there’s a doctor, a lawyer, even social workers, clerks and a couple of elementary school music teachers. In other words, just a group of dedicated part-timers who come together to rehearse in leader Steve Fischer’s garage and ...


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