Time Tripping
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Time Tripping is an album (LP Vinyl) released by the Fullerton College
Jazz Band for the Discovery Records
Trend AM-PM label, it became the Down Beat
Magazine 1st Place Award Winner in the College Big Band Jazz category for 1983.
built a 16 track in house recording facility which was to serve as a teaching tool for both student music groups and students wanting to take recording technology classes at a vocational level. Time Tripping is the second of many albums to come out of this studio to feature the award winning Fullerton College
Jazz Band. The LP does contain tracks from three of the Fullerton College jazz groups: Jazz Band I, Jazz Band II, Connection Jazz Combo.
The distinctive qualities about the LP that set it apart from numerous college jazz records (what people think of as promotional demos) is the fact it was a two year community college able to get on a label so quickly and the LP received 1st place as the Downbeat Magazine best College Big Band Jazz album for 1983. Albert Marx, who was the owner of Discovery Records
/Trend Records
AM-PM label, became very impressed with the band and the level of the music coming from the jazz groups at Fullerton College. He decided to support the younger, up and coming jazz students/players from the greater Los Angeles/Southern California region by producing certain LPs. Dave Dexter, Jr.
, formerly with Capitol Records
and a writer for both Down Beat
and Billboard Magazines, did the liner notes for the LP jacket. "Frankly, I detected no difference in the quality of the music," Dave Dexter, Jr.
says from the liner notes, when hearing the different groups' tracks.
The album beat out recordings in Down Beat
from heavy-weight groups at large universities such as North Texas State University's Grammy nominated One O'Clock Lab Band
, the University of Miami
's Concert Jazz Band, and the Eastman School of Music
's Jazz Orchestra. After this recording there became a consistent tradition of musicians coming from the Fullerton College program who have worked with major musical acts, on major studio and movie projects, and hold positions in higher education in music. The roster on this album is self evident as to the diversity and level of student musicians Fullerton College
developed at that time and has for many years.
In 1998 the group and one track from the album ("Battle Of The Bop Brothers") was featuring on a compilation CD released by BMG Records entitled "Taking Notes - Volume 2, Showcasing the Worlds Top Jazz Students." This same track is also featured on the 1998 CD Celebration - The Fullerton College Jazz Festival 25th Anniversary.
Fullerton College
Fullerton College is the oldest community college in continuous operation in California, having been established in 1913. Current enrollment is 22,014.- History 1913 to 1972 :...
Jazz Band for the Discovery Records
Discovery Records
Discovery Records was a United States-based record label known for its recordings of jazz music.Discovery was founded in 1948 by jazz fan and promoter Albert Marx...
Trend AM-PM label, it became the Down Beat
Down Beat
Down Beat is an American magazine devoted to "jazz, blues and beyond" to indicate its expansion beyond the jazz realm which it covered exclusively in previous years. The publication was established in 1934 in Chicago, Illinois...
Magazine 1st Place Award Winner in the College Big Band Jazz category for 1983.
Background
In 1981 the Music Department at Fullerton CollegeFullerton College
Fullerton College is the oldest community college in continuous operation in California, having been established in 1913. Current enrollment is 22,014.- History 1913 to 1972 :...
built a 16 track in house recording facility which was to serve as a teaching tool for both student music groups and students wanting to take recording technology classes at a vocational level. Time Tripping is the second of many albums to come out of this studio to feature the award winning Fullerton College
Fullerton College
Fullerton College is the oldest community college in continuous operation in California, having been established in 1913. Current enrollment is 22,014.- History 1913 to 1972 :...
Jazz Band. The LP does contain tracks from three of the Fullerton College jazz groups: Jazz Band I, Jazz Band II, Connection Jazz Combo.
The distinctive qualities about the LP that set it apart from numerous college jazz records (what people think of as promotional demos) is the fact it was a two year community college able to get on a label so quickly and the LP received 1st place as the Downbeat Magazine best College Big Band Jazz album for 1983. Albert Marx, who was the owner of Discovery Records
Discovery Records
Discovery Records was a United States-based record label known for its recordings of jazz music.Discovery was founded in 1948 by jazz fan and promoter Albert Marx...
/Trend Records
Trend Records
Trend Records was a post-World War II United States jazz record label.Trend's back catalogue was purchased by Albert Marx, the owner of Discovery Records, and much of its material was reissued in the 1980s. Among those who recorded for Trend are Van Alexander, Robert Conti, Shelly Manne, Clare...
AM-PM label, became very impressed with the band and the level of the music coming from the jazz groups at Fullerton College. He decided to support the younger, up and coming jazz students/players from the greater Los Angeles/Southern California region by producing certain LPs. Dave Dexter, Jr.
Dave Dexter, Jr.
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. was an American music journalist, record company executive, and producer known primarily for his long association with Capitol Records. He worked with many important figures in jazz and traditional popular music, including Count Basie, Peggy Lee, Duke Ellington, and Frank...
, formerly with Capitol Records
Capitol Records
Capitol Records is a major United States based record label, formerly located in Los Angeles, but operating in New York City as part of Capitol Music Group. Its former headquarters building, the Capitol Tower, is a major landmark near the corner of Hollywood and Vine...
and a writer for both Down Beat
Down Beat
Down Beat is an American magazine devoted to "jazz, blues and beyond" to indicate its expansion beyond the jazz realm which it covered exclusively in previous years. The publication was established in 1934 in Chicago, Illinois...
and Billboard Magazines, did the liner notes for the LP jacket. "Frankly, I detected no difference in the quality of the music," Dave Dexter, Jr.
Dave Dexter, Jr.
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. was an American music journalist, record company executive, and producer known primarily for his long association with Capitol Records. He worked with many important figures in jazz and traditional popular music, including Count Basie, Peggy Lee, Duke Ellington, and Frank...
says from the liner notes, when hearing the different groups' tracks.
The album beat out recordings in Down Beat
Down Beat
Down Beat is an American magazine devoted to "jazz, blues and beyond" to indicate its expansion beyond the jazz realm which it covered exclusively in previous years. The publication was established in 1934 in Chicago, Illinois...
from heavy-weight groups at large universities such as North Texas State University's Grammy nominated One O'Clock Lab Band
One O'Clock Lab Band
The One O’Clock Lab Band for years has been the premier ensemble of the Jazz Studies Division at the University of North Texas College of Music in Denton. The band has performed and toured abroad in Australia, Canada, England, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Norway,...
, the University of Miami
University of Miami
The University of Miami is a private, non-sectarian university founded in 1925 with its main campus in Coral Gables, Florida, a medical campus in Miami city proper at Civic Center, and an oceanographic research facility on Virginia Key., the university currently enrolls 15,629 students in 12...
's Concert Jazz Band, and the Eastman School of Music
Eastman School of Music
The Eastman School of Music is a music conservatory located in Rochester, New York. The Eastman School is a professional school within the University of Rochester...
's Jazz Orchestra. After this recording there became a consistent tradition of musicians coming from the Fullerton College program who have worked with major musical acts, on major studio and movie projects, and hold positions in higher education in music. The roster on this album is self evident as to the diversity and level of student musicians Fullerton College
Fullerton College
Fullerton College is the oldest community college in continuous operation in California, having been established in 1913. Current enrollment is 22,014.- History 1913 to 1972 :...
developed at that time and has for many years.
In 1998 the group and one track from the album ("Battle Of The Bop Brothers") was featuring on a compilation CD released by BMG Records entitled "Taking Notes - Volume 2, Showcasing the Worlds Top Jazz Students." This same track is also featured on the 1998 CD Celebration - The Fullerton College Jazz Festival 25th Anniversary.
Track listing
Recording Sessions
- recorded January 26, 27, and 28, 1983, Fullerton CollegeFullerton CollegeFullerton College is the oldest community college in continuous operation in California, having been established in 1913. Current enrollment is 22,014.- History 1913 to 1972 :...
, Fullerton, CaliforniaFullerton, CaliforniaFullerton is a city located in northern Orange County, California. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 135,161.It was founded in 1887 by George and Edward Amerige and named for George H. Fullerton, who secured the land on behalf of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway...
Musicians
- Conductors: Terry Blackley and James Linahon
- Piano (guest soloist): Tom Ranier
- Sax (guest soloist): Ernie Del Fante
- Trumpet (guest soloist): James Linahon
- Saxes and woodwinds: Steve Villa, Steve Alaniz, Jack CooperThe Chamber Wind Music of Jack CooperThe Chamber Wind Music of Jack Cooper is the first classical/new music studio recording featuring numerous performing artists recording chamber wind music of the composer on the Centaur Records label.- Music :- Background :...
, Phil Walker,
- Harold Manning, Brian Bez, Tony Morris, Edmund Velasco, Laura Nixon, Ed Valizon
- Trumpets and flugelhorns: Charlie Peterson, Phillip Wightman, Kye PalmerKye PalmerKye Palmer is a trumpet player who is a Los Angeles studio musician, most notable as a former member of the Tonight Show Band from 2006 to 2009. On April 10, 2006, Kye Palmer replaced Lee Thornburg in the Tonight Show Band and was there for the last part of Kevin Eubanks tenure with the Tonight Show...
, Randy Ames, Mike Anthony, Bob Villegas, Phil Peterson, Mark New, Brett Pallet - Trombones: Tim Hoff, Mark McLaren, Rich Berkeley, Clint Anna, Scott Eilers, Roger Olsen, Wendell Kelly, Pat McCarty, Bob Heller, Dale Sanders
- Trumpets and flugelhorns: Charlie Peterson, Phillip Wightman, Kye Palmer
- Guitar: Randy Penland, Rusty AndersonRusty AndersonRusty Anderson is an American guitarist, singer, songwriter and music producer. He is best known as lead guitarist with Paul McCartney, though he has worked with an extensive list of artists in addition to his own solo career.-Early life:Rusty Anderson grew up in La Habra, California...
- Piano: Mark Stephens, Barbara Farkas
- Bass: Tim Givens, Denise Briese
- Drums: Dave Hitchings, Pat Ready
Production
- Recording engineers: Alex Cima and James Linahon
- Second recording engineer: Randy Beers
- Mixing engineers: Alex Cima, Terry Blackley, Roger Myers, and James Linahon.
- Mastering: Dave Ellsworth
- Photography: Tom Leonard and James Aul
- Cover photo: Peggy Rahman
- Liner notes: Dave Dexter, Jr.Dave Dexter, Jr.Dave E. Dexter, Jr. was an American music journalist, record company executive, and producer known primarily for his long association with Capitol Records. He worked with many important figures in jazz and traditional popular music, including Count Basie, Peggy Lee, Duke Ellington, and Frank...
- Album title: Karen Ray-Blackley
- Album design: Lenora Hennessy, KM Records
- Album coordination: Karen Stone, KM Records
- Album supervision: Debra Robins