Big Band Reflections of Cole Porter
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Studio album by Jazz Orchestra of the Delta Jack Cooper and various artists |
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| Released | June 3, 2003 | ||||
| Recorded | November 2000-January 2002, Memphis, Tennessee | ||||
| Genre | Jazz, Big band, vocal, instrumental | ||||
| Length | 38:39 | ||||
| Label | Summit Records DCD 362 | ||||
| Producer | Jack Cooper | ||||
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| Allmusic |
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| JazzTimes | (positive) |
| Jazz Connection Magazine |
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| All About Jazz (3) |
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| Jazzreview.com (2) |
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Jazz Journal International
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(very positive) |
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Big Bands International
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(positive) |
| Jazz Improv | (positive) |
| Jazz Education Journal | (very positive) |
| L.A. Jazz Scene | (very positive) |
| IAJRC Journal | (very positive) |
| Tennessee Jazz And Blues Society | (very positive) |
| Sensible Sound | (positive) |
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WGMC 90.1 Top 100 for 2003 |
#85 |
Big Band Reflections of Cole Porter is the first album by the Jazz Orchestra of the Delta and features trumpeter Marvin Stamm and vocalist Sandra Dudley, this was released in June 2003 on the Summit Records jazz label. The CD has been extensively reviewed across the United States and the U.K. and garnered consistently high praise from critics as well as charting for over 6 months on JazzWeek Airplay Reporting. The album is also included in the three CD set The Memphis Jazz Box in 2004 as a part of the contemporary jazz scene in Memphis, Tennessee and the Mid-South region.
After the Jazz Orchestra of the Delta was established in 1998 the group and musical director were afforded an opportunity by Summit Records to collaborate on a jazz release for the label. Two things were required by Summit: a theme and a guest artist. The theme of Cole Porter's music fit well due to a recent Cole Porter tribute with Sandra Dudley the ensemble had performed, native Memphian Marvin Stamm was picked as the guest artist for the release. There were two failed recording sessions for the release due to severe weather problems and power outages, this delayed the completion of the CD for about 18 months.
All tracks written by Cole Porter (except track #4 by Peter Erskine and #8 by Jack Cooper), all selections arranged for jazz orchestra by Jack Cooper.
Recorded at Sam Phillips Recording Services and U of M STUDIOS A/B
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