enzo321 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

the 1st tenorr is really prettyyy

doenen (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

BFJO has got to be one of the cutest names for an orchestra ever. xDFor high schoolers they're amazing. I don't remember my school band playing nearly as well as that T_T

confoozled3737 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Seconded.

aj1drumman (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Man, I'd love to know where you're coming from. Goodwin is one of the best big band arrangers alive today, whether he's your preference or not. As for commercialism, I disagree. There's a difference between "selling out" and "buying in". Ya gotta pay the bills somehow, and if that means writing a couple cheesy charts here and there, what's wrong with that? He's doing TREMENDOUS things for big band music in terms of education.

dethrising (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

I do practice. 1 hour and 30 minutes a day. i know gordons band owns all of ours. i went to his jazz camp over the summer. i know cuz they are a pro band. wow your a douche.

Boardndave (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Who cares how well you stack up against another high school? Put simply, Gordon Goodwin's Band beat your band in all categories. Go practice.

dtingleff (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

if it's a high school band, they're all pretty good for their age.

oklahomma (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

I think Gordon Goodwin has a great band, but the music is so commercialized it's ridiculous. Every song sounds like something out of a cartoon. I wish they played more colorful music. Good big band is stuff like the Dave Holland Big Band, some of Buddy Rich's stuff, and even Jaco's Big Band. Mingus had some good stuff too.They did a pretty good job of performing this, but with Goodwin tunes, it is hard to show skill, as there isn't much room for it in the arrangements.

oklahomma (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

I thought the solo was pretty bad, sounded like a classical musician trying to play jazz.

dethrising (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

i just realized, my HS hosts this school when they come over to USA to play in rose festival.