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Academics/Music/Jazz lab/Cds/Cue

On Cue

Cue CDRead an AllAboutJazz.com review of On Cue-the Music of Seamus Blake.

Special guest Seamus Blake, Saxophone

Click on a track title to hear a sample.

Tracks:

  1. On Cue - Seamus Blake, arr. Tommy Poole
  2. Fear of Roaming - Seamus Blake, arr. Tommy Poole
  3. Trust in You - Seamus Blake, arr. Daniel Thompson
  4. Way Out Willy - Seamus Blake, arr. Tommy Poole
  5. Shabu Shabu - Vickie Yang
  6. The Song That Lives Inside - Seamus Blake, arr. Vickie Yang
  7. Zydeco - Seamus Blake, arr. Vickie Yang
  • Tommy Poole, director
  • Seamus Blake, saxophone on all tracks

Saxophones:

  • alto 1, flute: Jonathan Rice, Checotah, OK
  • alto 2, flute: Andrew Djahedian, Claremore, OK
  • tenor 1, clarinet: Joseph Barger, Claremore, OK (solo on Fear of Roaming)
  • tenor 2, clarinet: Chris Beard, Claremore, OK (solo on Way Out Willy)
  • baritone, bass clarinet: Nicholas McKinney, Mannford, OK

Trumpets:

  • Timothy Moore, Grove, OK (lead on 1,3,5, and 6) (solo on On Cue)
  • Christopher Greene, Tulsa, OK (lead on 2,4, and 7)
  • Jared Wallis, Oolagah, OK
  • Kristen Layne, Wagoner, OK
  • Sean Ryan, Claremore, OK

Trombones:

  • Trevor Moore: lead, Tulsa, OK (solo on Way Out Willy)
  • Zachary Gunkel, Claremore, OK
  • Ryunosuke Hamada, Kagoshima, Japan
  • Elijah Sullivan: bass, Westville, OK

Rhythm:

  • Stephen Schultz: guitar, Tulsa, OK (solos on Fear of Roaming and Way Out Willy)
  • Daniel Thompson: piano, Tulsa, OK (solos on Trust in You and Shabu Shabu)
  • Eric Schmidt: bass, Coweta, OK
  • Christopher Wilson: drums, Tulsa, OK (solo on Shabu Shabu)

About the Artists

New York based tenor saxophonist/composer Seamus Blake is recognized as one of the finest exponents of contemporary jazz. His music is known for its sophistication, bold improvisations and "sheer swagger". Seamus Blake's recent releases, Live at Smalls (Smalls Live 2010), Bellwether (Criss Cross Jazz 2009) and Live in Italy (Jazz Eyes 2009), have garnered considerable critical praise for his masterful playing, his fine compositional skills, and for his facility as a leader. Live in Italy was awarded 4.5 stars stars in Downbeat. Visit www.seamusblake.com to find out more about one of today's leading jazz artists.

Dr. Tommy Poole has recorded as saxophonist on numerous commercially available CD's ranging in style from classical, to jazz, to pop. He has performed with Joe Williams, Mercer Ellington, Ramsey Lewis, The Woody Herman Orchestra under the direction of Frank Tiberi, Diane Schuur, and Diane Reeves. He has composed and arranged works for a variety of settings. His arrangements have been featured on at least six commercially available CD's and are regularly performed world-wide. He was named 2010 Oklahoma Collegiate Jazz Educator of the Year by the Oklahoma Jazz Educators Association.

The NSU Jazz Ensemble is the flagship ensemble of the NSU Jazz Studies Program at Northeastern State University, Tahlequah, OK. The band has recently performed with Geoffrey Keezer, John Riley, Kevin Mahogany, Conrad Herwig, Kenny Werner, Terell Stafford, John Fedchock, and Chris Potter, among many others. NSU is the only higher education institution in Oklahoma to offer a Bachelor of Arts in Jazz Studies. The NSU Jazz Lab, a unique state-of-the-art performance and recording facility, is the home for the NSU Jazz Studies Program. NSU hosts the Green Country Jazz Festival, which, in its 46th year, is the longest-running jazz festival in the state. NSU Jazz has previously released five critically acclaimed CD s; On Cue is the band's sixth CD.

Recorded May 10-11, 2012, NSU Jazz Lab, Tahlequah, OK

  • Producer - Tommy Poole
  • Recording Engineer - Mikel Combs
  • Mixing Engineers - Tommy Poole & Mikel Combs
  • Artwork and Layout - Mike Brown
  • Photography - DeeAnn Amlin & Tommy Poole

Special Thanks:

  • Dr. Steve Turner, President of Northeastern State University
  • Dr. William Rugg, David Koehn, Jerry Cook, Tim Foutch, Dr. Laura Boren, Dr. Phillip Bridgmon, Dr. Mike Chanslor, Dr. Mark Bighley, Peggy Glenn-Summit, Dr. Paul Westbrook
  • The NSU Music Faculty
  • Judy Dunkin, Phyllis Wilmon, and Cheryl Nobles

Extra Special Thanks to:

  • NSU Jazz Studies Contributors, for your generous financial support through the years
  • Mike Brown, for donating your artwork to this project
  • Seamus Blake, for flying down and sharing your amazing talent with us
  • and most importantly... to the eighteen students in the NSU Jazz Ensemble that played all year at numerous high profile performances and then capped the school year off with this great recording....THANK YOU!