''Time Within Itself'' is a big band jazz album released by

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on March 17, 2015. The concept for the recording came from the idea of a high level feature CD showcasing the Michael Waldrop Big Band. Music critic Jack Bowers gave the recording 4 and a half of 5 stars and noted, "Waldrop's first visit to a recording studio with his own big band was worth the wait".Bowers, Jack. All About Jazz, review of ''Time Within Itself'', April 2, 2015
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Background

Early in 2013 Michael Waldrop forwarded a portfolio of songs (jazz instrumentals) to Jack Cooper in order to commission big band arrangements. After Cooper arrived back from a trip to England in the Summer or 2013 he was finally able to assess the tunes and make some decisions. Because of the high quality of Waldrop's compositions it was suggested he try to pursue a whole commercial CD that would feature Waldrop. A substantial grant ($10,000) was obtained by Waldrop from

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to do a CD. Both a commercial big band CD and a '

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' (for students drummers) types of projects were pursued. Due to the complexity of having both types of recordings and the many cost prohibitive factors involved, the decision was made to recorded during the Summer of 2014 in

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. The studio used was Crystal Clear Sound located in the northern part of the city. Soon after that recording session on July 11, 2014, John Bishop at

was approached about carrying the CD as a commercial recording (two other labels were in the running for this). The level of artists used on the recording was very high: many of these musicians are both established recording artists and full-time college educators.

Track listing

Recording

* July 11, 2014 Recorded a
Crystal Clear Sound

Personnel

Musicians

*Conductor, arranger, composer: Jack Cooper *Alto Saxophone/flute/clarinet/soprano sax: Will Campbell *Alto Saxophone/flute/clarinet: Tim Ishii *Tenor Saxophone/flute/clarinet/soprano sax: Larry Panella *Tenor Saxophone/clarinet: Chris McGuire *Baritone Saxophone/bass clarinet: Paul Baker *Trumpet and flugelhorn: Keith Jourdan (lead), David Spencer, Larry Spencer, Mike Steinel *Trombone: Anthony Williams (lead), Tony Baker, Greg Waits, John Wasson (bass) *Guitar: Chris DeRose *Piano: Steve Snyder *Bass: Carl Hillman *Drums and Vibraphone: Mike Waldrop *Guitar/Vocal :

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(guitar on tracks 2,6,7 vocals on track 2) *Guitar: Chad McLoughlin (guitar on track 3) *Vocal: Sandra Dudley (on tracks 6 & 7) *Percussion: José Rossy (on tracks 2,4,5,6,7)

Production

*Executive Producer:

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*Producer: Michael Waldrop *Associate Producers:

, Jack Cooper, Tim Reppert *Recording engineer: Kent Stump a
Crystal Clear Sound
July 11, 2014 *Recording engineer (additional and overdubs): Jimi Tunnell *Editing and mix engineer: Tim Reppert at Soundtrack Studios, Boston and REP Studio, Ithaca, NY. *Mastering: Robert Vosgien at

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*Liner notes: Bill Milkowski *Cover design and layout:

*Cover Painting: Laurin Rinder *Liner photographs: Daniel Pardo and Ivana Ćojbašić *Jimi Tunnell vocal and guitar was recorded at Buffalo Sound in

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, August 2014 *Vibraphone was recorded at Michael Lewis Music in Spokane WA, July 18, 2014 *Sandra Dudley was recorded in

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, August 8, 2014 by Brendan Harkin at Wildwood Recording.

Promotion

The 'Time Within Itself' CD was premiered in

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, on March 7, 2015, by the

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as part of the

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Jazz Week performances. The album had its Northwest U.S. premiere on July 27, 2015, at Tula's Jazz Club in

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with the Northwest version of the Michael Waldrop Big Band. Waldrop and his big band were invited to perform the album at the Jazz Education Network International Conference in

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on January 9, 2016. The original ensemble from the recording performed; included were guest artists

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and Billy Hulting. The music from the ''Time Within Itself'' CD has acquired significant international recognition to include other groups playing the music. The Swingin' Paradise Jazz Orchestra in

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performed ''Tunnell Vision'' on July 18, 2016, at Musasino Big Band Jazz Festival. Advertisements were run in both

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Magazine and

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in the March issues (2015) for Origin Records to feature the CD. Drumhead Magazine published a two part feature of transcribed solos and drums parts from the 'Time Within Itself' CD starting with the June 2015 (#50) edition.

submitted the TWI CD into the first round ballot of the

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for the categories of Best Arrangement Instrumental or a Cappella, Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album, and Best Instrumental Composition. Most recently the entire album was featured on Scott Ellsworth's long running ''Scott's Place'' jazz radio show for February 2, 2019.Reflections of Cole Porter featured February 2nd, 2019 of Scott's Place
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Reception

'"Time Within Itself” is the rare large ensemble recording that builds upon tradition but never sounds retro. Smart, carefully plotted arrangements, crisp, thoughtful solos, surprises at every turn and a consistently solid groove result in a big band set for people who never thought they’d like big band music.'
''Jeff Tamarkin, Associate Editor, JazzTimes magazine''
'“Time Within Itself” is a state-of-the-art modern large jazz ensemble project that I highly recommend. Made up of some of my favorite people in the Dallas Fort Worth area as well as some imports, this band is magnificent. Standouts to me were Mike's wonderful drums and the thrilling guitar of Jimi Tunnell. When you add Sandra's (Dudley) voice to the mix, you get a great 21st Century texture that lifts this project up into the contemporary sizzle zone! I really enjoyed the masterful orchestrations and developmental writing of Jack Cooper. He has really developed a musical palette that can tell a story in a very evocative manner. Great stuff one-and-all!'
''Steve Wiest, multiple Grammy-nominated, multi-genre artist.''
"Impeccable performance, great charts, a fresh new sound. Bravo!"
''Chris Walden, 6 time Grammy nominated composer/arranger, for film, T.V. and numerous recording artists''
"It is always refreshing to hear new original big band music. Michael Waldrop and Jack Cooper have struck a great balance on their new album from Origin Records; ‘Time With Itself.’ Nothing drives a band better than a drummer playing his own music; there is a special groove that comes out that feels just right. However, without great arrangements the music might turn into one long, funky drum solo; that is for sure not the case here. Cooper's colorful and inventive arrangements bring all the tunes to life, showcasing his style while bringing the out the best in Waldrop's tunes."
''Tim Davies, Grammy-nominated composer, orchestrator, and drummer.''

Charts

Release history

References

External links

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