Illinois Central Jazz Train
No Time Like the Past
The Jazz train had their debut October 18th in the ICC Performing Arts Center at 7:30pm. The ensemble consisted of 17 members and each instrument part was covered. The band played 12 stellar tunes with a few flashbacks to the Count Basie band. The tunes were No Time Like the Present and Full Time.
This ensemble had three pieces which, showcased each wind section. My two favorite pieces were In a Brazilian Bone Tone and Marvin gets meaner. To dissect the pieces In a Brazilian Bone Tone was fast paced and had a very strong latin feeling. The soloist Doug Wilcox was very smooth and controlled. The backgrounds from the band, did very well listening and complimenting his playing. The loudness …show more content…
The piece had a rock feeling at the introduction, which called the bassist to put down his upright and pick up an electric bass. The pianist switched to keyboard where we saw the jazz organ played. The tone was different and seemed to fit in well with the way the chart was played. The piece had a few soloists, the tenor player had a lot of emotion expressed which played off the rhythm section blending together. The trombone player was bright in his tone, worked the horn from the high register and down to the lower registered and had a good drive. The guitarist showcased a lot of sounds that we spoke of in class such as slides, growls, and bends. The final soloist Mo, was rocking! He filled the room, he was cooking through scales and knew what he was doing end ended the piece on a screaming note.
To relate one piece to what we spoke about in class there was a blues piece called Nasty Blues and the sound nailed all the sounds of jazz. The opening bit of the song started with the bass player walking while the drummer gave the pulse as the piano player was soloing. During the alto solo, the player really showcased what blues was about, the player utilized falls, bends, and glisses. There were 9 soloist’s in all the last two that stood out were the bass player and guitar. The bass player transitioned very smooth and the guitar player was using bends and slides while he was going to
No Time Like the Past
The Jazz train had their debut October 18th in the ICC Performing Arts Center at 7:30pm. The ensemble consisted of 17 members and each instrument part was covered. The band played 12 stellar tunes with a few flashbacks to the Count Basie band. The tunes were No Time Like the Present and Full Time.
This ensemble had three pieces which, showcased each wind section. My two favorite pieces were In a Brazilian Bone Tone and Marvin gets meaner. To dissect the pieces In a Brazilian Bone Tone was fast paced and had a very strong latin feeling. The soloist Doug Wilcox was very smooth and controlled. The backgrounds from the band, did very well listening and complimenting his playing. The loudness …show more content…
The piece had a rock feeling at the introduction, which called the bassist to put down his upright and pick up an electric bass. The pianist switched to keyboard where we saw the jazz organ played. The tone was different and seemed to fit in well with the way the chart was played. The piece had a few soloists, the tenor player had a lot of emotion expressed which played off the rhythm section blending together. The trombone player was bright in his tone, worked the horn from the high register and down to the lower registered and had a good drive. The guitarist showcased a lot of sounds that we spoke of in class such as slides, growls, and bends. The final soloist Mo, was rocking! He filled the room, he was cooking through scales and knew what he was doing end ended the piece on a screaming note.
To relate one piece to what we spoke about in class there was a blues piece called Nasty Blues and the sound nailed all the sounds of jazz. The opening bit of the song started with the bass player walking while the drummer gave the pulse as the piano player was soloing. During the alto solo, the player really showcased what blues was about, the player utilized falls, bends, and glisses. There were 9 soloist’s in all the last two that stood out were the bass player and guitar. The bass player transitioned very smooth and the guitar player was using bends and slides while he was going to