Dave Glenn Discography of CDs

Dave Glenn albums Many talented jazz musicians are hidden from the jazz audience because they are full-time teachers in various colleges around the country, instead of gigging frequently in large metropolitan centers and making regular visits to the recording studio. Trombonist Dave Glenn is hardly new to the scene, as he spent a decade with the Gerry Mulligan Concert Jazz Band, recording and performing with the baritonist and others before becoming director of jazz studies at Whitman College in Walla Walla, WA. His concept for ...

Dave Glenn CD discography While Origin Records focuses on the Northwest, the offshoot label OA2 has a habit of finding exceptional jazz hidden away in the Midwest. A case in point is Dan Gailey, a jazz director from the University of Kansas who has a following as a composer for large ensembles. Here, he gets a chance to show off the reason behind his following. The album opens with "Audacity," mixing the grandiose fanfares of 1970s big bands with bubbling lead horns coursing their way through the ...

Dave Glenn albums Baritonist Gerry Mulligan has had few opportunities to record with a big band since his Concert Jazz Band broke up in 1963, a real pity considering how talented a composer and arranger he has been. This DRG release features a strong orchestra (with such soloists as trumpeter Tom Harrell, altoist Gerry Niewood, pianist Mitchel Forman among others) performing several of Jeru's compositions (including "For an Unfinished Woman," "Song for Strayhorn" and "Walk on the Water"), Forman's "Angelica" and Duke Ellington's "Across the Track ...

Dave Glenn music CDs For his debut recording, acclaimed composer and arranger Steve Owen assembled a gifted group of friends from around the country to bring nine of his masterful works for large jazz ensemble to life. Drawing on the unique voice and ability of each player t Recording information: UNC Recording Studio, Greeley, CO (12/03/2011-12/05/2011). Arranger: Steve Owen. Personnel: Steve Kolvalcheck (guitar); John Gunther (flute, soprano saxophone, alto saxophone); Todd DelGiudice (clarinet, bass clarinet, soprano saxophone, alto saxophone); ...