University of Nebraska-Lincoln

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Jazz Ensemble 1: Minimal Effort

by Edward Blanco
June 7, 2007

Billed as a session of “swinging jazz from the heartland, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Jazz Ensemble under the direction of Professor Paul Haar, presents its first album with Minimal Effort and maximum polish. The ensemble is essentially a seventeen-piece college orchestra performing with the same poise and finesse one expects of a professional band.

The repertoire contains seven excellent big band charts presumably arranged by Haar, who produced the project. The music starts off with a fusion-driven number ...