Bruce Von Stiers Reviews Rupert's "Flying Horse Big Band"

Acclaimed music reviewer Bruce Von Stiers gave nothing but positive remarks on Ruperts "Flying Horse Big Band's" latest album Big Man On Campus. Check out part of his review down below!

"The Henry Mancini classic Dreamsville is the first song. It is a nice and easy piece with great saxophone.

Harry Allen wrote the music and did the arrangements for June Song. This is a song that jazz pianist and vocalist Judy Carmichael wrote lyrics for. In fact, there are four other songs on the album that Judy and Harry collaborated on. This song has a nice, moderate pace and will definitely remind you of the big band era.

This Is My Lucky Day is the second Carmichael / Allen song. It starts out slow and easy then kicks things up so there is a fun, head bopping sound.

B.M.O.C. is a nice little groove that might remind you of some jazz from the ‘50's. Jeff Rupert wrote this song. It has a great guitar solo.

A slight bossa nova styling can be heard in Can You Love Once More? This is another Carmichael / Allen tune.

Yet another Carmichael / Allen song is A Lonely Breeze. Just like the title suggests it is a bit sad, but would be a great song to slow dance to.

I've been a Jobim fan ever since I heard The Girl From Impanema as a kid. The band does a great job with their rendition of Jobim's song Triste.

Partidio Blue is a Cuban flavored tune written by Michael Philip Mossman.

Move, Move, Move is a psychedelic funk piece written by British artist-composer Allan Hankshaw. While some of original tone has been kept in the song, the band here comes away with a mix that is a bit more jazz than funk. It is still a very cool piece.

This One For You is the last song on the album with a Carmichael/ Allen composition. It is a toe tapper with all of the sounds you would expect to hear in a big band song, especially the trumpet and saxophone. There is a nice guitar solo in the middle of the song.

Toe tapping and smile effecting music can be found in the band's rendition of the Billy Strayhorn classic song Raincheck.

As the final selection on the album there is an original composition by Jeff Rupert. It is titled The New Creole Love Call. It has a sound reminiscent of slower big band dance numbers.

If you like Big Band music with an extra touch of pizazz, then you will definitely like Big Man On Campus. I really liked the album, especially the Strayhorn and Jobim songs."

So there you have it! Big thanks and shout out to critic Bruce Von Stiers and his fantastic job on this album review. To finish the review, click here.