Once in a Blue Moon (University of Texas Jazz Orchestra album)

Once in a Blue Moon
Once in a Blue Moon
Studio album by University of Texas Jazz Orchestra
Released	2000
Recorded	Bates Recital Hall, University of Texas, Austin, Texas
Genre	Jazz, big band
Length	66:32
Label	UTJO
Producer	Jeff Hellmer
University of Texas Jazz Orchestra chronology

Once in a Blue Moon is an album by the University of Texas Jazz Orchestra that was released in 2000. It features Gary Foster on saxophone.

Background

This group that comprising the University of Texas Jazz Orchestra (during this time) is noted as one of the top collegiate jazz orchestras in the country having been invited to play at the 1997 International Association for Jazz Education Convention in Chicago.^[1] The group also played with James Moody, Manny Albam, Michael Brecker, Bobby Shew, and Jim McNeely in various concerts in this three-year period.^[2] Several members of the group have moved into teaching positions at major universities^[3] around the country and others are now established jazz artists.^[4]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
All About Jazz^[5]	Very good

Writing for All About Jazz, Jack Bowers said of the album that "...Ensemble work is bright and secure, soloists spry and resourceful, choice of material — much of it composed and / or arranged by UT students or alumni — uncommon but for the most part admirable..."^[5]

Track listing

All tracks are written by various artists listed

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Old Country (Curtis Lewis, arr. Paul McKee)"	7:19
2.	"Once in a Blue Moon (Steven Termini)"	4:50
3.	"Tom Sails Away (Charles Ives, arr. Jack Cooper)"	8:42
4.	"Tubs of Slaw^[6] (Greg Kehl Moore)"	8:28
5.	"The End of a Love Affair (E.C. Redding, arr. Lennie Niehaus)"	4:47
6.	"Music for a Rolling Doughnut (John Kregor)-UT AIME Group"	9:59
7.	"Tofu Scrambler (Paul White)"	10:16
8.	"Ev'rything I Love^[7] (Cole Porter. Jack Cooper)"	5:28
9.	"Hora Decubitus (Charles Mingus, arr. Jeff Hellmer)"	6:26
Total length:		66:32

Recording sessions

Recorded 1996 and 1999 live and in studio at the University of Texas at Austin

Personnel

Musicians

Conductor: Jeff Hellmer
Alto saxophone (guest soloist): Gary Foster on "Ev'rything I Love"
Saxes and woodwinds: Mace Hibbard, William Ferguson, Paul White, Dave Renter, David Box, Paul Haar, Colin Mason
Trumpets and flugelhorns: Chip Crotts, Andy Cheetham, Warren Ealy, Rick White
Trombones: Jerome Smith, Claudio Gariazzo, Thomas Lee, Wayne Myers, Bill Mann, Mike Hoffer
Guitar: John Kregor
Piano: Steve Snyder, Steven Termini
Bass: Henry Lugo
Drums: David Glover, Eric Middleton
Percussion: Lisa Nicol

Production

Recording/Mixing/Mastering engineer: Andy Murphy
Liner notes: Jeff Hellmer
Album design: Jodi Jenkins

References

^ Jazz Educators Journal, January 1997, Vol. XXIX, No.4, 24th Annual Conference Program, Jan. 11, 1:00 P.M. University of Texas Jazz Orchestra performance with John Fedchock in Grand Ballroom, Hyatt Regency Hotel Chicago, pp. 85
^ liner notes, Jeff Hellmer, Once in a Blue Moon CD booklet
^ Paul Harr - The University of Nebraska Archived 2012-03-11 at the Wayback Machine, Steve Snyder - Morehead State University, Colin Mason - Temple College Archived 2012-03-06 at the Wayback Machine, Jack Cooper - The University of Memphis Archived 2012-02-08 at the Wayback Machine, Andy Cheetham - Eastern Illinois University
^ Paul White, Steven Termini, Mace Hibbard
^ ^a ^b Jazz, All About (2001-08-01). "The University of Texas Jazz Orchestra: Once in a Blue Moon album review @ All About Jazz". All About Jazz. Retrieved 2022-06-09.
^ Tubs of Slaw at Increase Music Publishers
^ Ev'rything I Love was commissioned by Gary Foster in 1994

External links

The University of Texas Jazz Orchestra

[1] Jazz Educators Journal, January 1997, Vol. XXIX, No.4, 24th Annual Conference Program, Jan. 11, 1:00 P.M. University of Texas Jazz Orchestra performance with John Fedchock in Grand Ballroom, Hyatt Regency Hotel Chicago, pp. 85

[2] r notes, Jeff Hellmer, Once in a Blue Moon CD booklet

[3] Paul Harr - The University of Nebraska Archived 2012-03-11 at the Wayback Machine, Steve Snyder - Morehead State University, Colin Mason - Temple College Archived 2012-03-06 at the Wayback Machine, Jack Cooper - The University of Memphis Archived 2012-02-08 at the Wayback Machine, Andy Cheetham - Eastern Illinois University

[4] Paul White, Steven Termini, Mace Hibbard

[ALLABOUT-5] Jazz, All About (2001-08-01). "The University of Texas Jazz Orchestra: Once in a Blue Moon album review @ All About Jazz". All About Jazz. Retrieved 2022-06-09.

[6] Tubs of Slaw at Increase Music Publishers

[7] Ev'rything I Love was commissioned by Gary Foster in 1994

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