Group Therapy

Artist: Jim McNeely
Label: Omnitone Records
Category: Music

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Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1

UPC: 686281510126
EAN: 0686281510126
ASIN: B0000589CP

Release Date: 2001-02-13

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Tracks:

The Fruit
Cranky Takes A Holiday
Silent Night
Lost
Group Therapy
Village Blues
Body And Soul
A Perfect Six

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Customer Reviews:

A fun, quirky blend of small group and big band.......2003-05-14

To me, big bands almost always sound a bit stilted or overrehearsed in contrast to small groups, no matter how swinging they might be. Yet, the power of the big band sound still has its appeal to most of us jazz fanatics.

Here, McNeely's ten-piece band gives us the best of both. It's a big band sound in which there's enough solo space and quirky arrangements to give the discerning listener feelings of a smaller, more intimate group.

The highlights are a take of "Silent Night" that's so sly and smooth it'll sneak up on you, leaving you grinning, and a relaxing---but not boring---cover of the classic "Body and Soul."

Even if you don't usually like larger groups, take a chance on this one.

Cool CD!.......2003-04-07