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| 1. | The Marriott Connection
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| 2. | That Being Said
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| 3. | Don't Even Ask
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| 4. | 'Round Midnight
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| 5. | Centerpiece
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| 6. | The Beautiful One
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| 7. | Der Seiltanzer
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| 8. | Platitude
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| 9. | Ad Parnassum
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Jazz
Jim McNeely - Arranger, Guest Appearance, Piano, Soloist
Bryant Scott - Trombone
Dan Jonas - Flugelhorn, Trumpet
Milton Suggs - Vocals
Scott Hesse - Guitar
* Bob Lark - Director, Mastering, Producer
* Dan Steinman - Mastering
* Doug Ramsey - Liner Notes
* Frank Mantooth - Arranger
* Mark Meyer - Photography
* Thomas Miller - Design, Engineer, Mastering, Mixing
Not just among the top university big bands, the DePaul University Jazz Ensemble, led by Bob Lark, are a force to be reckoned with, a mix of graduate students with professional experience and promising undergraduates. Lark has meshed this group into a powerful unit that has benefited from the veteran leader's many friends in the world of jazz who have made guest appearances; on this occasion, pianist/arranger Jim McNeely appears on four selections. Saxophonist Dan Nicholson penned the multifaceted "That Being Said," an upbeat number with a rich harmonic structure featuring guitarist Scott Hesse, while Hesse wrote the tantalizing ballad "The Beautiful One" and trumpeter Dan Jonas the elegant "Platitude." McNeely, of course, has long established his credentials as a writer and pianist. Two of his pieces, "Der Seiltanzer" and "Ad Parnassum," were inspired by the paintings of Paul Klee. His boisterous "Don't Even Ask" suggests the hustle and bustle of big-city life, while his inventive arrangement of Thelonious Monk's oft-recorded "'Round Midnight" adds new colors to its palette. A swinging chart by the late Frank Mantooth of "Centerpiece" features vocalist Milton Suggs.
---Ken Dryden, All Music Guide
Jim McNeely
Active Decades: '70s, '80s, '90s and '00s
Born: May 18, 1949 in Chicago, IL
Genre: Jazz
Styles: Post-Bop
A harmonically advanced pianist and a developing arranger, Jim McNeely has had a few notable musical associations in his career. After graduating from the University of Illinois, McNeely had a stint with Ted Curson (1976-1978) and was an important member of the Mel Lewis Orchestra (1978-1984), Stan Getz's Quartet (1981-1985), and, during much of the 1990s, the Phil Woods Quintet. McNeely, who has also played with Bobby Watson, Art Farmer, Joe Henderson, and his own trios, in addition to writing for the Carnegie Hall Jazz Band, has led recording sessions for SteepleChase (1976), Gatemouth, Owl, and Concord.
---Scott Yanow, All Music Guide |
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