drummer
author: Jean Down
It is great
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Talented and experienced group!
author: Michael Smith
This very talented and experienced group of San Diego Jazz artists who have produced a high quality, interesting and original album of jazz. Studio West, the highly acclaimed San Diego area studio recorded and mixed the music, so expect very good quality sound. This is not your grandpa's big band. Many of the soloists played "on the road" for years and maintain a high level of energy.
This is an album with a couple of recognized jazz standards, but largely the original compositions of Ken Downing, a highly regarded educator and player from Oklahoma. The CD is in the Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame, so it is a star quality piece of independent production, highly reviewed in Jazz mags all around the world. This is a quality listen! ENJOY!
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My uncle, Ken, was one of the good guys as well as a really talented musician
author: John Swetnam
My uncle, Ken, was one of the good guys as well as a really talented musician. Hearing this CD was like getting to listen to Ken and his big band in Tulsa when I was a kid. Thanks for the memories is just how I feel about this beautiful big band jazz.
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music and musicians were as good as it gets
author: David Ostrander
If anybody cares I was a student of Ken and went to Kc Jazz Fest. The sound and musicianship on this cd was exellent. Thanks, David
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