Jiggs Whigham & Rias Big Band - Blue Highways - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Paul Ferguson is one of the leading jazz composer/arrangers of his generation. His four big band Cd’s include InchBlue HighwaysInch(with Jiggs Whigham, Claudio Roditi and the Berlin RIAS Big Band), InchFriendsInch and InchLive at the Bop StopInch(with his own orchestra) and InchJazz VespersInch(with the Cleveland Jazz Orchestra). Paul is the 1995 recipient of the Gil Evans Fellowship in Jazz Composition. A veteran of the Tommy Dorsey and Glenn Miller Orchestras, Paul currently resides in Cleveland and performs with the Cleveland Pops and the Cleveland Jazz Orchestra. A graduate of the Eastman School of Music, Paul has taught at Case Western Reserve University since 1988. Album Tracks 1. Blue Highways 2. Seventh Sense 3. Niece Piece 4. The Long View 5. Astieri 6. Further Derivations 7. Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out to Dry 8. Three Studies on Themes of Edward Hopper High Noon 9. Three Studies on Themse of Edward Hopper Nighthawks 10. Three Studies on Themes of Edward Hopper Rooms for Tourists