Northeastern State University Jazz Lab

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Appointment in Milano
Special guest Bobby Watson, Saxophone
2006

Tracks:

  1. Lemoncello - Robert Waston, arr. Arthur White
  2. Downtown Bonanza - Bradley Spears*
  3. The Love We Had Yesterday - Pamela Watson/Robert Watson, arr Arthur White
  4. Meticulous Doodles - Bradley Spears*
  5. Welcome to Joe's Place - Arthur White
  6. Tears - Tracy Patterson*
  7. Appointment in Milano - Robert Watson, arr Arthur White
  8. The Roach - Cory Martin*
  9. Scoville Unit - Aaron Hollon*
  10. One for the Children - Bradley Spears*

*indicates students from NSU Jazz Studies Program

  • Arthur White, director (1st saxophone solo on track 7)
  • Bobby Watson, saxophone (1, 2, 3, 5, 2nd solo on 7, 8, 9, 10)

Saxophones:

  • Alto 1: Tracy Patterson, Tonkawa, OK (solos on 1, 4, 6, 9)
  • Alto 2: Stephanie Verbos, Berryhill, OK
  • Tenor 1: Cory Martin, Coweta, OK (solos on 8, 10)
  • Tenor 2: Ashton Phillips, Tulsa, OK (solo on 5)
  • Baritone: Stephanie Calvert, Claremore, OK

Trumpets:

  • Jason Ashmore, Tulsa, OK (lead on all tracks execpt 4, 10)
  • Nathan Cole, Bixby, OK (lead on tracks 4, 10)
  • Leslie Wadley-Schmidt, Broken Arrow, OK
  • Jared Brown, Tulsa, OK (solo on track 5)
  • Matt Bundy, Locust Grove, OK (solo on track 4)

Trombones:

  • Aaron Hollon (lead), Verdigris, OK (solo on tracks 1, 2, 9)
  • Danielle Embrey, Coweta, OK (solo on track 5)
  • Matthew Booth, Coweta, OK
  • Noel Seals (bass), Midwest City, OK (bassoon on track 10)

Rhythm:

  • Bradley Spears, guitar, Coweta, OK (solo on tracks 1, 2, 8, 10)
  • Tatsuo Kohjima, piano, Osaka, Japan (solos on tracks 5, 8)
  • Mike Schmidt, bass, Tulsa, OK (1, 4, 5, 6, 7)
  • Justin Fulfer, bass, Broken Arrow, OK (2, 3, 8, 9, 10)
  • Dixie Weathers, drums/vibes, Checotah, OK

Six of the compositions for this recording were written by students in the NSU Jazz Studies Program.

About the Artists

Bobby Watson is a Grammy™ nominated saxophonist, composer, producer, and educator, and is one of the world's foremost jazz musicians. His most recent projecs are recorded on Palmetto Records: the critically acclaimed and best selling albums Live and Learn and Horizon Reassembled. Bobby became the first William and Mary Grant/Missouri Professor of Jazz, and serves as the director of jazz studies at the University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory of Music. Bobby is published by Second Floor Music, through Hal Leonard, Inc. Visit www.bobbywatson.com for more information.

Arthur White is the Director of Jazz Studies and Assistant Professor of Music at Northeastern State University, Tahlequah, OK. Emerging nationally as a saxophonist, composer/arragner and educator, he has recorded with jazz legend Dewey Redman, Fred Wesley, Chris Murrell, Scott Wendholt, and now with the great Bobby Watson. White has arranged music for jazz luminaries Mulgrew Miller, Kevin Mahogany, Henry Johnson, Dewey Redman, Scott Wendholt, and Bobby Watson. White is published by Second Floor Music, through Hal Leonard, Inc.

The NSU Jazz Ensemble I is the flagship ensemble of the Jazz Program at Northeastern State University, Tahlequah, OK. The Jazz Ensemble I have recently performed with internationally recognized artists such as Joe Lovano, Slide Hampton, Byron Stripling, Jimmy Cobb, Kevin Mahogany, Bobby Shew, and many others. NSU is the only higher education institution in the state of Oklahoma to offer a Bachelor of Arts in Music with a Jazz Studies major. NSU hosts the Green Country Jazz Festival, the longest running jazz festival in Oklahoma. The NSU Jazz Lab, a unique state-of-the-art performance and recording facility, serves as the home for the jazz studies program. The NSU Jazz Studies program has hosted concerts performed by Wynton Marsalis, Kenny Barron, Kevin Mahogany, Marvin Stamm, Ravi Coltrane, Bobby Watson, Mulgrew Miller, John Patitucci, Diana Krall, Russell Malone, T.S. Monk, and Eliane Elias, to name but a few.

Recorded May 7-8, 2006 at the NSU Jazz Lab. Produced by Arthur White and Shane Ohlson. Engineered and mastered by Jeff Parker for Cimarron Multimedia Group. Mixed by Arthur White, Shane Ohlson, Bradley Spears and Jeff Parker. Additional technical assistance by Matt Bundy and Jeff Bowman. Package design by Bobby C. Martin. Photography by Kin Thompson, Sean Kennedy and Aaron Moore.

All proceeds from the sale of this recording will benefit the NSU Jazz Studies Program, and are used to support the program through public performances, tours, and recordings.

This CD sponsored in part by: Citizens Security Bank Solutions for Life - Broken Arrow, Windstream, Cimarron Sound Lab, and NSU Jazz Lab.

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