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UCF Flying Horse Big Band
The student band received credible professional accolades when "Jazz Town," their debut album, hit 43rd on the JazzWeek chart in 2011. Their 2012 release, "The Blues is Alright," topped out at 35th on the JazzWeek chart in March 2013.
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The Flying Horse Big Band: A Message From The Flying Horse Big Band
by Jack Bowers
The Message on the Florida-based Flying Horse Big Band's sixth album comes straight from the messengers" themselves-- drummer Art Blakey's legendary Jazz Messengers, whose music is admirably presented here, and to whom the album is dedicated. Its ten songs were composed by members of the Jazz Messengers--Wayne Shorter, Hank Mobley, Horace Silver, Cedar Walton, Benny Golson--and two were re-scored for a large ensemble by former Messenger Michael Philip Mossman, with other charts by Mark Taylor (four), Harry ...
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