That Being Said - Jazzed Media (2008)
DePaul University Jazz Ensemble
Bob Lark, Director
featuring: Jim McNeely
DePaul University Jazz Ensemble
Bob Lark, Director
featuring: Jim McNeely
American Express - DPUSM (2002)
DePaul University Jazz Ensemble
Bob Lark, Director
featuring: Bob Brookmeyer
DePaul University Jazz Ensemble
Bob Lark, Director
featuring: Bob Brookmeyer
The Chicago Sessions 1995-96 -
Reference Recordings (2007)
CLARK TERRY / DPUJE
Bob Lark, Director
featuring: Clark Terry
2-box set
Reference Recordings (2007)
CLARK TERRY / DPUJE
Bob Lark, Director
featuring: Clark Terry
2-box set
Swingchronicity - Jazzed Media (2007)
DePaul University Jazz Ensemble
Bob Lark, Director
featuring: Phil Woods
DePaul University Jazz Ensemble
Bob Lark, Director
featuring: Phil Woods
DePaul University Jazz Ensemble &
Slide Hampton - DPUSM (2006)
Bob Lark, Director
featuring: Slide Hampton
also featuring a bonus dvd of the Jazz
Ensemble in Italy
Slide Hampton - DPUSM (2006)
Bob Lark, Director
featuring: Slide Hampton
also featuring a bonus dvd of the Jazz
Ensemble in Italy
Tao Jones - DPUSM (2004)
DePaul University Jazz Ensemble
Bob Lark, Director
featuring: Bobby Shew
DePaul University Jazz Ensemble
Bob Lark, Director
featuring: Bobby Shew
Legacy - DPUSM (2001)
DePaul University Jazz Ensemble
Bob Lark, Director
featuring: Louie Bellson
DePaul University Jazz Ensemble
Bob Lark, Director
featuring: Louie Bellson
Live at Jazz Showcase - DPUSM (2000)
DePaul University Jazz Ensemble
Bob Lark, Director
featuring: Tom Harrell
DePaul University Jazz Ensemble
Bob Lark, Director
featuring: Tom Harrell
Night School - Wide Ear Music (1999)
DePaul University Jazz Ensemble
Bob Lark, Director
featuring: Charles Vernon
DePaul University Jazz Ensemble
Bob Lark, Director
featuring: Charles Vernon
The following CD's are Out Of Print
Woodlands - DPUSM (2005)
DePaul University Jazz Ensemble
Bob Lark, Director
featuring: Phil Woods
DePaul University Jazz Ensemble
Bob Lark, Director
featuring: Phil Woods
Jump Start - DPUSM (2003)
DePaul University Jazz Ensemble
Bob Lark, Director
featuring: Jim McNeely
DePaul University Jazz Ensemble
Bob Lark, Director
featuring: Jim McNeely
"It is difficult not to be impressed by the DePaul University
Jazz Ensemble. The ensemble are flawlessly played
throughout THAT BEING SAID and the solos are logical
extensions of the arrangements. It is no great leap of faith to
state that, with luck, each of these musicians will have
important musical careers someday."
- Scott Yanow, Down Beat
" The DePaul band is never less than professional and
polished in its ensemble playing and in the solo work by 10
soloists."
- John Tapscott, Amazon.com
"Another start-to-finish winner for Lark and the DePaul
ensemble."
- Jack Bowers, All About Jazz
"What I have consistently noticed on prior recordings of the
DePaul Ensemble is how hard they swing. You'd never
guess that they are student musicians.
On That Being Said, they pass their Finals with a solid A."
- Jeff Krow, Audiophile Audition
"The college kids nail this date with tunes ranging from
Monk's 'Round Midnight' to Sweets Edison's 'Centerpiece' to
scintillating originals from McNeely and DePaul students."
- George Fendal, Jazz Society of Oregon
"Not just among the top university big bands, the DePaul
University Jazz Ensemble, led by Bob Lark, are a force to be
reckoned with, a mix of graduate students with professional
experience and promising undergraduates."
- Ken Dryden, All About Music
“It is a tribute to the student arrangers whose work appears
under the same roof as McNeely’s that a high quality of writing
is consistent through the album."
- Doug Ramsey
Jazz Ensemble. The ensemble are flawlessly played
throughout THAT BEING SAID and the solos are logical
extensions of the arrangements. It is no great leap of faith to
state that, with luck, each of these musicians will have
important musical careers someday."
- Scott Yanow, Down Beat
" The DePaul band is never less than professional and
polished in its ensemble playing and in the solo work by 10
soloists."
- John Tapscott, Amazon.com
"Another start-to-finish winner for Lark and the DePaul
ensemble."
- Jack Bowers, All About Jazz
"What I have consistently noticed on prior recordings of the
DePaul Ensemble is how hard they swing. You'd never
guess that they are student musicians.
On That Being Said, they pass their Finals with a solid A."
- Jeff Krow, Audiophile Audition
"The college kids nail this date with tunes ranging from
Monk's 'Round Midnight' to Sweets Edison's 'Centerpiece' to
scintillating originals from McNeely and DePaul students."
- George Fendal, Jazz Society of Oregon
"Not just among the top university big bands, the DePaul
University Jazz Ensemble, led by Bob Lark, are a force to be
reckoned with, a mix of graduate students with professional
experience and promising undergraduates."
- Ken Dryden, All About Music
“It is a tribute to the student arrangers whose work appears
under the same roof as McNeely’s that a high quality of writing
is consistent through the album."
- Doug Ramsey
Recording title: That Being Said
Recording title: Swingchronicity
“Bob Lark and the DePaul University Jazz Ensemble live up
to their award-winning reputation in swinging fashion, while
master altoist Phil Woods takes care of business with
another electrifying performance.”
- Edward Blanco, All About Jazz
“The band is tight, Phil Woods as always swings like mad,
and the recording quality of this CD is impeccable.”
- Jeff Krow, Audiophile Audition
“How good the band is becomes apparent on the last three
tracks, where the absence of Woods is hardly an issue.”
- George Kanzler, All About Jazz
to their award-winning reputation in swinging fashion, while
master altoist Phil Woods takes care of business with
another electrifying performance.”
- Edward Blanco, All About Jazz
“The band is tight, Phil Woods as always swings like mad,
and the recording quality of this CD is impeccable.”
- Jeff Krow, Audiophile Audition
“How good the band is becomes apparent on the last three
tracks, where the absence of Woods is hardly an issue.”
- George Kanzler, All About Jazz
Recording title: American Express
“The stereotypical academic stiffness of players simply
trying to read through the charts is nowhere to be found;
instead, the band sounds confident and relaxed, as do
soloists such as trumpeter Steve Thomas and
saxophonist Josh Quinlan.”
- Bob Protzman, Down Beat
trying to read through the charts is nowhere to be found;
instead, the band sounds confident and relaxed, as do
soloists such as trumpeter Steve Thomas and
saxophonist Josh Quinlan.”
- Bob Protzman, Down Beat
Recording title: Live At The Jazz Showcase (with Tom Harrell)
“Bob Lark’s Chicago-based DePaul University Jazz Ensemble
shows clearly on Live At The Jazz Showcase that they’d give
any band, college or pro, a pulse-pounding run for it’s money.”
- Jack Bowers, All About Jazz
“Kudos go to Bob Lark’s directorship and the standout
musicianship and enthusiasm of the students. This is a
special band documented with merits.”
- Dr. Herb Wong, Jazz Educator’s Journal
shows clearly on Live At The Jazz Showcase that they’d give
any band, college or pro, a pulse-pounding run for it’s money.”
- Jack Bowers, All About Jazz
“Kudos go to Bob Lark’s directorship and the standout
musicianship and enthusiasm of the students. This is a
special band documented with merits.”
- Dr. Herb Wong, Jazz Educator’s Journal
Next Season - DPUSM (2009)
DePaul University Jazz Ensemble
Bob Lark, Director
featuring: Mark Colby
DePaul University Jazz Ensemble
Bob Lark, Director
featuring: Mark Colby
Recording title: Next Season
"With Colby, a Stan Getz acolyte, smoldering on five
selections and the DePaul ensemble at the top of its game,
NEXT SEASON is another in an unbroken series of
impressive albums by Lark's clear-eyed and enterprising
scholars."
- Jazz Bowers, All About Jazz
selections and the DePaul ensemble at the top of its game,
NEXT SEASON is another in an unbroken series of
impressive albums by Lark's clear-eyed and enterprising
scholars."
- Jazz Bowers, All About Jazz
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Solitude - Jazzed Media (2010)
PHIL WOODS with
DePaul University Jazz Ensemble
Bob Lark, Director
PHIL WOODS with
DePaul University Jazz Ensemble
Bob Lark, Director
Recording title: Solitude
“Phil and the DePaul University Jazz Ensemble should be
in the running for the Best Jazz Big Band Album of the year.”
- Chuck Workman, WICR Indy/NUVO Newsweekly
“Welcome to the third, and maybe best, of Phil Woods’
collaborations with the DePaul University Jazz Ensemble.
The outcome is a record that’s beautifully arranged, played
and recorded. The DePaul big band is fantastic.”
- Frank Alkyer, DownBeat
“Move over Texas Lab Band. This delightful and swinging
set finds vet Woods at the top of his game surrounded by
what could easily be a bunch of stars of tomorrow.”
- midwestrecord.com
“The band is exceptional, sounding as tight and mature as a
professional outfit. The soloists are first rate. This is a
damned impressive CD.”
- Jersey Jazz
“No matter where you go on SOLITUDE, you’re in for
seriously cool big band music carrying on the tradition in no
small fashion.”
- Mark S. Tucker, Folk & Acoustic Music Exchange
“Taken as a whole, it’s hard to imagine not listening to all ten
tracks in one session - it’s like a symphony as the songs are
arranged precisely, including the slower title piece just
before the finale.”
- blogcritics.org
in the running for the Best Jazz Big Band Album of the year.”
- Chuck Workman, WICR Indy/NUVO Newsweekly
“Welcome to the third, and maybe best, of Phil Woods’
collaborations with the DePaul University Jazz Ensemble.
The outcome is a record that’s beautifully arranged, played
and recorded. The DePaul big band is fantastic.”
- Frank Alkyer, DownBeat
“Move over Texas Lab Band. This delightful and swinging
set finds vet Woods at the top of his game surrounded by
what could easily be a bunch of stars of tomorrow.”
- midwestrecord.com
“The band is exceptional, sounding as tight and mature as a
professional outfit. The soloists are first rate. This is a
damned impressive CD.”
- Jersey Jazz
“No matter where you go on SOLITUDE, you’re in for
seriously cool big band music carrying on the tradition in no
small fashion.”
- Mark S. Tucker, Folk & Acoustic Music Exchange
“Taken as a whole, it’s hard to imagine not listening to all ten
tracks in one session - it’s like a symphony as the songs are
arranged precisely, including the slower title piece just
before the finale.”
- blogcritics.org