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""The KJO’s earlier album, The Music of Donald Brown, was quite impressive, and so is this one. “As with anything of value,” Thompson writes, ”the music on this disc represents considerable sacrifice. Nothing worth having is ever free, and nothing worth achieving is ever easy.” A Year in the Life of the Band... is well worth whatever sacrifices in time and money it took to produce, and it’s worth everyone else’s time and effort to acquire a copy and listen."
-Jack Bowers
All About Jazz

I've been listening to the CD (A Year in the Life of the Band) non-stop since I received it. The band is playing great, and the arrangements are absolutely superb!"
-Howard Horn
Memphis, TN

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Blues Man from Memphis
more from the Musical Mind of Donald Brown

with John Clayton,
Stefon Harris & Gregory Tardy

1. Nancy and the Children's Playground
    arr. Bill Mobley; Donald Brown, piano;
    Greg Tardy, soprano saxophone

2. Blues for Brother Jerome
    arr. Thompson; Stefon Harris, vibes; Donald Brown, pno;
    Bill Scarlett, tenor; Mark Tucker, alto

3. Theme for Malcolm
    arr. Thompson; Mark Boling, guitar;
    Vance Thompson, muted trumpet; Stefon Harris, vibes

4. Daddy's Girl Cynthia
    arr. Thompson; Greg Tardy, tenor; Donald Brown, piano

5. New York
    arr. Mobley; Keith Brown, drums; Greg Tardy, tenor;
    Thomas Heflin, trumpet; Donald Brown, piano

6. The Scenic Route to Donny's Heart
    arr. Brown; Stefon Harris, vibes; John Clayton,
    Rusty Holloway, bass

7. The Thing About George Coleman
    arr. Thompson; John Clayton, bass;
    Donald Brown, Fender Rhodes; Stefon Harris, vibes

8. Peace for Zim
    arr. Thompson; Greg Tardy, tenor;
    Donald Brown, Fender Rhodes; Carlos Fernandez, perc.

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"The Knoxville Jazz Orchestra can pin you to the wall with its powerful brass and astonishing arrangements."
-Wayne Bledsoe
Delta Airlines Sky Magazine

"The performance with the KJO took place in the concert hall at the University of Tennessee. The band was excellent, and the rhythm section, comprised of pianist Bill Swann, bassist Rusty Holloway and drummer Keith Brown, was exceptional. All the section work was tight and swinging, and the brass was “happening,” especially the trombones. The band’s performance was exciting, and their library, mostly written by Vance, was a pleasure to listen to – very musical and swingin’ hard!"
-Marvin Stamm
Cadenzas

"The band sounds like they popped en masse and wailing from the womb of a generous muse... They have a rhythm section so solid, yet swinging, they don't know whether to grease them up or bolt them down."
-Nate Arthur
The Daily Beacon