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| Studio album by the Fullerton College Jazz Band | ||||
| Released | 1994 | |||
| Recorded | Fullerton College Fullerton, California | |||
| Genre | Jazz, Big band, instrumental | |||
| Length | 59:00 | |||
| Label | JLFC | |||
| Producer | James Linahon | |||
| The Fullerton College Jazz Band chronology | ||||
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| cat. #9012 | ||||
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"There's A Small Hotel" | ||||
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"Stella By Starlight" | ||||
Mainstream is a CD released by the Fullerton College Jazz Band in 1994,it was critically acclaimed by Down Beat Magazine being given three and a half stars. [1]
In 1981 the Music Department at Fullerton College built a 16 track in house recording facility which was to serve as a teaching tool for both student music groups and students wanting to take recording technology classes at a vocational level. By 1994,when the CD Mainstream was produced,there has been several award winning recordings such as Time Tripping coming from the Fullerton College Jazz Band. [2] The group has been the recipient of numerous Down Beat and NARAS awards and the CDs are distributed worldwide. [3]
During this time the group was selected as the winner for the first ten-day Disney World/International Association for Jazz Education competition for College and University bands;the Fullerton College Jazz Band #1 performed at Disney World in Orlando during the inaugural concerts. After a two-week tour for the U.S. State Department,they opened the 1995 Munich International Jazz Festival. [4]
The CD was dedicated to Rich Matteson who was a highly noted educator and musical artist;he had passed in 1993 shortly after his performances on the recording. A video recording was also made of Matteson's appearance on the CD. [5] Two of the tracks are arranged by Fullerton College Jazz Band alum Jack Cooper. [6]
All tracks are written by various artists listed.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Stella by Starlight (Victor Young, arr. Matt Catingub)" | 3:54 |
| 2. | "Polka Dots and Moonbeams (Jimmy Van Heusen, arr. Jack Cooper)" | 5:30 |
| 3. | "There Is No Greater Love (Isham Jones, arr. Rich Matteson)" | 5:02 |
| 4. | "How Long Has This Been Going On? (George Gershwin, arr. Rich Matteson)" | 6:27 |
| 5. | "There's a Small Hotel (Richard Rodgers, arr. Jack Cooper)" | 9:10 |
| 6. | "I Hear A Rhapsody (Dick Gasparre, arr. Don Rader)" | 4:19 |
| 7. | "On The Trail (Ferde Grofé, arr. Don Rader)" | 5:02 |
| 8. | "What Is A Woman? (Wes Hensel)" | 5:32 |
| 9. | "Supposin' (P. Denniker, arr. Gordon Brisker)" | 5:32 |
| 10. | "Roadsong (Wes Montgomery, arr. Tom Hynes)" | 4:59 |
| 11. | "Altotude (Matt Catingub)" | 4:07 |
| Total length: | 59:00 | |
Good/Very Good - "... Most of the pieces are classic American songbook material played with the command of a good studio band ..."
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Down Beat [1] |    Good/Very Good |
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