University of Mary

The University Of Mary Jazz Ensemble: The University Of Mary Jazz Ensemble

by Jim Santella
May 1, 2002

Special guest Bob Montgomery gives this student big band a mellow flavor with an emphasis on clear harmony. It's not the piercing electronics and pulsating rhythms that many college and university big bands espouse. Instead, trumpeter Montgomery and Jazz Studies director Scott Prebys have chosen to bring out the mellow kind of big band sound taught by Duke Ellington and other respected jazz leaders. By interpreting the music of Clifford Brown, Benny Golson and Billy Strayhorn, this group of future ...