"Groove Junkies searching for a fix need look no further. Mainlining this music—a hard-hitting big band set that satisfies as it soars—offers a serious high.... Trombonist-composer Ben Patterson delivers the goods and then some."
Ben is the former lead trombonist and music director for the USAF Airmen of Note, with whom he spent 22 years and was on ~8 albums. This is his Jazz Orchestra's (BPJO) 2nd release, he's led 3 more albums, and plays with various (big) bands in the Washington, D.C., area. Ben's: website ; Discogs ; Allmusic.
This is on the Big Band 2024 and Jazz Best Albums 2024 playlists at Spotify/Jazz Todayish.
The BPJO 2016 album Vital Frequencies guests saxophonist Chris Potter, and boy does he let-er-rip as he fronts the big band. Album Discogs. Both of these are really fun big band albums. 😎
