Hour of the Pearl
NSU Jazz Ensemble with Scott Wendholt
© Copyright-Northeastern State University Jazz Studies
(837101080408)
Record Label: NSU Jazz Ensemble
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This CD is the first of its kind for universities in Oklahoma: an all-original music record, featuring compositions by NSU students and featuring one of the worlds great jazz musicians, trumpeter Scott Wendholt.
This is the debut CD in what promises to be many future albums from NSU jazz featuring world-class jazz artists! All proceeds from the sale of the record will support the NSU Jazz Studies Program in its mission to support the BA in Jazz Studies at NSU with tours, performances with world-renowned jazz musicians and future albums!
Be sure to check out NSU Jazz Ensemble's award-winning "Appointment in Milano" with Bobby Watson, also available on CDBaby.com.
NSU Jazz has released it's third album entitled "The Point" featuring guitarist Henry Johnson!
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grossly underrated!!!
author: stephen m baczynsky
While this and their second CD received rather lukewarm reviews by a certain renowned big band jazz critic who reviews in alot of publications, I found this CD to be a testament as to what college music programs should be all about: "Creativity", "Spontaneity", making music that actually says something...communicating directly to body, soul and spirit. I find most college big bands to be "professional" sounding and indeed technically proficient but sorely lacking in what is a necessary ingredient in real music making....organicness, in other words most(99.9%) university ensmbles are CLONES. This CD by the NCU jazz ensemble is however 1 CD no big band afficionado should be without and this program will excel(if it hasn't already)above ALL of the more famous college big band jazz programs in the country IF it continues in its current creative direction. There is just not another positive superlatives in the english language to describe this work....don't hesitate..GET IT NOW!!!!!
PS: I believe this CD of all original compostions is the first of its kind of all the universities in the whole country.
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Not bad
author: Kevin Jolly
Ensemble recording sounds a bit strident, but soloists sound good.Interesting compositions and arrangements.
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