"Parton has produced another winner with Relentless, and fans of big-band jazz should rejoice accordingly." Mainly instrumental, with 2 vocal tunes.
Trumpeter Rob Parton is a faculty member of North Texas University (NTU) since 2019. Before that he was Chicago-based and led the JazzTech Big Band, which released 7 albums from 1991 - 2007. Rob's website ; Discogs. Fyi, an album by the Fernando Huergo Big Band with the same title was recommended recently below.
Rob Parton's Ensemble 9+, Relentless, full album: YouTube ; Spotify ; Bandcamp
This is on the Big Band 2024 and Jazz Best Albums 2024 playlists at Spotify/Jazz Todayish.
A post below is about NTU's One O'Clock Lab Band. Parton released the 2021 album Long Way On A Blues with NTU's Two O'Clock Lab Band (TLB), another renown NTU student class. The TLB has released ~18 albums since 1994. "The band takes to the charts like ducks to water..." Jack Bowers/AllAboutJazz. Mainly instrumental, with 2 vocal tunes. Album Discogs. TLB Discogs ; Wikipedia
Two O'Clock Lab Band, Long Way On A Blues, full album: YouTube ; Spotify
This is on the Big Band 2021 playlist at Spotify/JazzTodayish.
Enjoy the title tune 'Long Way On A Blues' played live in studio by the NTU TLB. 😎
