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VTG VINYL The 1981 UT at Arlington Jazz Orchestra - RARE. Recorded November 22-23, 1980. Comes from a smoke free home. Cover: VG Insert: G Vinyl: VG The 1981 UT Arlington Jazz Orchestra is a student big band & swing LP released on the private UTA Jazz label. Directed by the university's longtime Director of Jazz Studies, Bill Snodgrass, the album captures the premier collegiate ensemble performing a mix of classic jazz standards & original student compositions. Like many university jazz albums of this era, the record serves as a showcase of the UTA Music Department’s top-tier talent. Under fiery direction of Bill Snodgrass, the orchestra features a robust big band lineup with explosive horn sections, tight rhythm sections, and individual student soloists. The repertoire reflects the progressive collegiate big band sound of the early 1980s, balancing hard-swinging traditional charts with modern jazz ensemble arrangements. This was a limited, privately pressed promotional record.