S-1 by the 1968 North Texas One O’Clock Lab Band at the MENC convention in Seattle

by Bill Collins | Sep 19, 2019 | My favorites|North Texas One O'Clock|Rare recording

With an into by Dr. Gene Hall (the founder of the North Texas jazz program, and 1st President and co-founder of NAJE), this was the first time jazz had been included as a part of this music education organization (Music Educators National Conference), and the start of...

Codify, by the North Texas One O’Clock Lab band in 1970

by Bill Collins | Sep 16, 2019 | North Texas One O'Clock|Rare recording

They were the guest band at a jazz festival in Illinois in May of 1970. I transferred this from an open reel tape recording this week. The tape had been stored for 49 years, and I wasn’t sure if it would still be playable. Fortunately it was, and also that my 43...

Blues & The Abstract Truth and Doodle Oodle by the North Texas One O’Clock Lab band in 1970–live.

by Bill Collins | Sep 16, 2019 | North Texas One O'Clock|Rare recording

This was at a jazz festival, and North Texas was the guest band, not a contestant. Leon Breeden was ill, so Ashley Alexander filled in to lead the band that...

The North Texas One O’Clock Lab band at a jazz festival in Illinois in 1970 playing Moon River, arranged by Marious Nordal.

by Bill Collins | Sep 16, 2019 | North Texas One O'Clock|Rare recording

They were the guest band at this...

Just Friends by Pete Petersen at the Bass Hall in Fort Worth

by Bill Collins | Sep 16, 2019 | Rehearsal bands

This was in 1999 at the Bass Hall in Fort Worth. We were the opening act of the Bob Newhart act that night. Solos were by John Allen, trombone, Pete Brewer, tenor sax, and Randy Lee, alto...