Standard Deviations (album)
| Standard Deviations | ||||
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| Studio album by the Fullerton College Jazz Ensembles | ||||
| Released | July 2003 | |||
| Recorded | Fullerton College Fullerton, California | |||
| Genre | Jazz, Big band, instrumental | |||
| Length | 50:54 | |||
| Label | HDCD | |||
| Producer | Terry Blackley, Greg Woll Bruce Babad | |||
| The Fullerton College Jazz Ensembles chronology | ||||
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| cat. HDCD 8.06.03 | ||||
| Audio sample | ||||
"Moonlight in Vermont" | ||||
Standard Deviations is a CD released by the Fullerton College Jazz Band in 2003; three of the school's groups are on the CD to include the #1 big band and two combos.
Background[edit]
In 1982 the Music Department at Fullerton College starting regularly recording their jazz groups which was to serve as a teaching tool for both student music groups and students wanting to be involved with real hands on recording culminating in a marketable product. By 2003, when the CD Standard Deviations was produced, there has been several award-winning recordings such as Time Tripping coming from the Fullerton College Jazz Band.[1] The group has been the recipient of numerous Down Beat and NARAS awards and the CDs are distributed worldwide[2]
Track listing[edit]
All tracks are written by various artists listed
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "In the Mood (Garland/Razaf, arr. Matt Catingub)" | 3:48 |
| 2. | "Just In Time (Comden and Green, arr. Frank Mantooth)" | 4:16 |
| 3. | "Dolphin Dance (Herbie Hancock)" | 6:52 |
| 4. | "Fly Me To The Moon (Bart Howard, arr. Sammy Nestico)" | 4:02 |
| 5. | "Summertime (George Gershwin, arr. Sean Emch)" | 6:15 |
| 6. | "My Funny Valentine (Rodgers/Hart, arr. Emily Nafus)" | 2:21 |
| 7. | "Moonlight In Vermont[3][4] (Blackburn/Suessdorf, arr. Jack Cooper)" | 4:46 |
| 8. | "Night and Day (Cole Porter. arr. Joe Alfuso)" | 3:55 |
| 9. | "Angel Eyes (Matt Dennis)" | 4:43 |
| 10. | "Softly, as in a Morning Sunrise (Romberg/Hammerstein)" | 4:45 |
| 11. | "Cherokee (Ray Noble, arr. Matt Harris)" | 5:09 |
| Total length: | 50:54 | |
Recording Sessions[edit]
- Recorded at Studio City Sound, July 2003
Personnel[edit]
Musicians[edit]
- Conductors: Greg Woll and Bruce Babad
- Violin: Tyler Emerson
- Saxes and woodwinds: Steve Tite, Christian Hernandez, Erick MacIntyre, Kevin Oess, Collin Watson
- Trumpets and flugelhorns: Joe Harris, Anthony Kronfle, Juan Hidalgo, Devin Bohart, Monika Mott
- Trombones: Jon Goldman, Jason Pier, Gabrial Montez, Nick Barbano
- Guitar: Dom White
- Piano: Emily Nafius, Dan Davis, Richard Stuart
- Bass: Sean Barnett, Sean Emch
- Drums: Michael Agorrilla
- Percussion: Juan Pablo Castillo, Francisco Jose Crow
Production[edit]
- Recording and Mixing engineer: Tom Weir
- Mastering: Lou Hemsey
- Album design: Katie Muller and LMP
References[edit]
- ^ the Fullerton College Jazz Band had recorded over 10 LPs and CDs in the time from 1982-2003 which all had been given very high acclaim in reviews.
- ^ liner notes for Mainstream CD
- ^ This arrangement specially commissioned from FC alum Jack Cooper in 2003 for this recording
- ^ UNC Jazz Press catalogue listing for Moonlight in Vermont with sound file