• Artist: Wally Dunbar
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Review

In New York there are plenty of musicians who play jazz but don't devote 100 percent of their time to it; they might pursue jazz-related activities some of the time, but pay their bills with film, theater, or television work. One such musician is composer/arranger Wally Dunbar, a Canadian immigrant who has lived in New York since the early '60s. Although Dunbar once played in Woody Herman's trumpet section, jazz hasn't kept food on his table; Dunbar has earned a living preparing music for commercials, Broadway plays, and films. But Everything in Time doesn't contain any commercial or film music; this CD is a straight-ahead jazz offering that finds Dunbar leading an 11-piece band -- not quite an orchestra, but the sort of medium-sized unit that Phil Woods might call a "little big band." Dunbar doesn't play any instruments on this album; his role is that of a bandleader/arranger who does some composing. The New York resident offers some conventional bop arrangements of overdone jazz standards -- including Duke Ellington's "In a Mellow Tone" and Miles Davis' "Nardis" -- but thankfully, he devotes most of the CD to original material. And Dunbar demonstrates he isn't half bad as a jazz composer; his noteworthy pieces range from the dusky, evocative "La Joie" and the mysterious "Horn 'N' Heartache" to the charming "TDK Waltz." Is Everything in Time exceptional? No, but it's a generally decent outing that makes listeners wish Dunbar would devote more time to writing and recording straight-ahead jazz. ~ Alex Henderson, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	iTunes	Composers	Performers	Time
Nardis	...	Miles Davis	Wally Dunbar	(5:10)
On a Misty Night	...	Tadd Dameron	Wally Dunbar	(5:48)
Doodie!	...	Wally Dunbar	Wally Dunbar	(5:48)
Five and Dime	...	Wally Dunbar	Wally Dunbar	(6:59)
La Joie	...	Wally Dunbar	Wally Dunbar	(6:59)
Lil' Bro	...	Wally Dunbar	Wally Dunbar	(7:52)
A Visit from Home	...	Dennis Anderson	Wally Dunbar	(6:15)
Horn 'N' Heartache	...	Wally Dunbar	Wally Dunbar	(8:18)
Whisper Not	...	Benny Golson	Wally Dunbar	(3:34)
TDK Waltz	...	Wally Dunbar	Wally Dunbar	(5:41)
In a Mellow Tone	...	Duke Ellington, Milt Gabler	Wally Dunbar	(8:33)

Credits

Kenny Ascher (Piano), Bill Crow (Liner Notes), John Eckert (Trumpet), John Eckert (Flugelhorn), Kenneth Hitchcock (Clarinet), Kenneth Hitchcock (Sax (Tenor)), Dave Kowalski (Mastering), Bob Millikan (Trumpet), Bob Millikan (Flugelhorn), Bill Moring (Bass), Gerry Niewood (Flute), Gerry Niewood (Sax (Alto)), Jim Pugh (Trombone), Roger Rhodes (Engineer), Roger Rosenberg (Clarinet (Bass)), Roger Rosenberg (Sax (Baritone)), Rory Romano (Assistant), Lee Greene (Art Direction), Lee Greene (Design), Irv Grossman (Trumpet), Irv Grossman (Flugelhorn), Nathan Durham (Trombone (Bass)), Glen Daum (Production Assistant), Scott Young (Assistant), Wally Dunbar (Arranger), Wally Dunbar (Conductor), Wally Dunbar (Producer), Wally Dunbar (Main Performer), Mark Patterson (Trombone)

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