Album US 1986 on H D C Music Publications label
Jazz (Big Band, Contemporary Jazz)
We're Back! is a 1986 album (LP Vinyl) released by the California State University, Los Angeles Jazz Ensemble, it was the springboard for the Bob Curnow's arrangement of the Pat Metheny work The First Circle. The group proved to be one of the finest college jazz orchestras of that era with having placed in the finals of the Pacific Coast Collegiate Jazz Festival. The jazz band had numerous student musicians that have made a name for themselves as professionals to include Sharon Hirata, Luis Bonilla, Phil Feather, Jack Cooper, Charlie Richard, Eric "Bobo" Correa, Mark Gutierrez, Vince Dublino, and José Arellano.
![]() | Cal State L.A. Jazz Ensemble , album by |
![]() | Bob Curnow tb, *1941 US arranged by |
Jim Mooney engineer, mixed by |
David Caffey producer |
No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
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1 | Blizzard Bop | Cal State L.A. Jazz Ensemble | David Caffey | 6:47 |
2 | Elegy | Cal State L.A. Jazz Ensemble | David Caffey | 5:25 |
3 | The First Circle | Cal State L.A. Jazz Ensemble | Pat Metheny | 8:31 |
4 | Cuidado! | Cal State L.A. Jazz Ensemble | Mark Gutierrez | 6:45 |
5 | Commuter Blues | Cal State L.A. Jazz Ensemble | Charlie Richard | 4:35 |
6 | At Arm's Length | Cal State L.A. Jazz Ensemble | Jack Cooper | 4:00 |
7 | On Your Toes | Cal State L.A. Jazz Ensemble | Mark Gutierrez | 6:43 |