Upside Out

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Upside Out
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Studio album by
Riverside City College
Jazz Ensemble and combo
ReleasedDecember 2, 2003
Recorded2002/2003, Riverside, CA
Austin, TX
Genre Jazz, big band, instrumental
Length73:44
Label Sea Breeze Vista Jazz
Producer Charlie Richard
Riverside City College
Jazz Ensemble and combo chronology
Upside Out
(2003)		Minor Case of the Blues
(2010)
cat. #
Sea Breeze Jazz-Vista
SBV 4554

Upside Out is the first studio album by the Riverside City College Jazz Ensemble and its various combos, released in 2003 on the Sea Breeze Vista Jazz label. Music critic Jack Bowers describes it as, "a consistently rewarding album by [a] college-level jazz ensemble and trio." [1] The album has continued to receive airplay throughout the country (United States Of America). [2] [3] [4]

Contents

Background

The Riverside City College Jazz Ensemble has been running for over 40 years. The smaller combos that are found on the album are subgroups of the larger ensemble. The CD Upside Out was published in 2003 and features full-time students of Riverside City College. [5] In addition to producing the CD Upside Out, RCC jazz groups have also performed in several campuses such as UNC Greeley, Reno, the University of Texas Jazz Festivals, as well as in Japan and Hawaii. The group placed first in the Big Band division at the 2010 University of Nevada, Reno Jazz Festival. [5] In recent years, guest artists have included Carl Saunders, James Moody, Bob McChesney, Mike Stern, Poncho Sanchez, Gary Foster, Alex Iles, Brandon Fields, The Airmen of Note, Bill Reichenbach, Lanny Morgan, Kye Palmer, Kim Richmond, and Rick Margitza. [5] The ensemble also commissions new works for Jazz Ensemble each spring. Recent commissions have come from the jazz writers Bob Curnow, Jack Cooper (who composed the title track of Upside Out), David Caffey, Matt Harris, James Miley, Glenn Morrissette, Steven Schmidt, and Sandy Megas. [5]

Recognition

The music from the CD was performed numerous times on tour with the RCC Jazz Ensemble, including a concert tour of Japan and performances at the Reno Jazz Festival and I.A.J.E. Convention. The CD was distributed throughout the United States to radio stations. Texas broadcaster 91.3 KVLU-NPR reported on their January 2004 playlist that Upside Out received "heavy" play. [6]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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All About Jazz (very positive) [1]
Jazz Journal International [8] (very positive) [8]

The CD was critically acclaimed and has continued to receive airplay throughout the country with jazz disc jockeys. There are various examples of this ongoing airplay with jazz stations such as WBIO (IN), WPKN (CT), WAER (NY), and KSDS (CA). [2] [3] [4] [9]

"...In other words, this set of post-bop jazz is on a higher level than nearly all other college recordings, and the musicians sound as if they are 30 rather than 20. Sea Breeze, a label that has extensively documented college and high-school bands, has a strong winner in Upside Out."

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Track listing

All tracks are written by individual composers and arrangers

No.TitleLength
1."Are We There Yet? (Lyle Mays, arr. Bob Curnow)"6:13
2."Upside Out (Jack Cooper)"9:18
3."Widow's Walk (Rick Margitza, arr. Dan Gailey)"8:36
4."The Third Wind, (Lyle Mays and Pat Metheny), arr. Sandy Megas"11:52
5."Seven Eleven (Chris Potter, arr. Paul White)"7:43
6."Bumbershoot (Béla Fleck)"6:02
7."Wondering (Shane Jordan)"3:50
8."Donna Lee (Charlie Parker)"5:32
9."Nasty Dance (Bob Brookmeyer)"12:38
Total length:73:43

Recording Sessions

Personnel

Musicians

Production

Charts

YearChartTypeSong/AlbumPositionChart Date
2004 JazzWeek Airplay Reporting AlbumUpside Out164February 6, 2004 [10]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 All About Jazz, JACK BOWERS, review Published: February 20, 2004
  2. 1 2 WBIO Fort Wayne, Indiana, NPR Jazz. Tossed Jazz Salad: Jazz with Bob Mayer, Tue. Nov 20th 2012, 7:21pm, RCC Jazz Ensemble “The Third Wind” from Upside Out
  3. 1 2 KSDS Playlist Archive, Wednesday, August 4th 2010, 5:41 AM, RCC Jazz Ensemble, Nasty Dance from Upside Out
  4. 1 2 WAER Playlists, 88.3 (NY), Afternoon Jazz hosted by Eric Cohen, April 24, 2012, RCC Jazz Ensemble, DONNA LEE, from Upside Out Start Time, 3:41:04 PM
  5. 1 2 3 4 RCC Jazz Ensembles, information and media
  6. ↑ 91.3 KVLU – Jazz, Blues, and New Age Play List report
  7. ↑ All Music Guide, SCOTT YANOW, review
  8. 1 2 Review, Jazz Journal International, Volume 58, Issues 7-12. Billboard Limited, 2005. pp. 33
  9. ↑ Playlists and musings from David Golden at WPKN 89.5 in Bridgeport, CT. Playlist, September 21, 2008, Set Two, RCC Jazz Ensemble; Nasty Dance; Upside Out (2003 Sea Breeze Vista), played before mic break 10:57 a.m.
  10. ↑ "JazzWeek Radio Airplay charting". 11 January 2004. Archived from the original on 2023-10-02.
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