For those not in the know, Jazz musician and educator Jim Waller, who played with Los Blues, has produced a big band album at the University of the Incarnate Word's state of the art recording studio.

Entitled Bucket List, and featuring Jacqueline Sotelo on some of the tracks, the album is readily available now and even has a vinyl release planned.

1. 'Samba for Suzell' (feat. Will Kennedy)
2. 'I Love Being Here With You' (feat. Jacqueline Sotelo)
3. 'New Blue Funk'
4. 'Blues for Los Blues'
5. 'Georgia on My Mind' (feat. Jacqueline Sotelo)
6. 'Waltz for Laura'
7. 'Rhapsondy in Blue'
8. 'Why Don't You Do Right' (feat. Jacqueline Sotelo)
9. 'Funksuite 109' (feat. Will Kennedy)
10. 'Goody Goody' (feat. Jacqueline Sotelo)
11. 'Honky Tonk'
12. 'God Bless the Child' (feat. Jacqueline Sotelo)
13. 'This Is It'

Opening with the finger-snappin exuberance of 'Samba for Suzell' (feat. Will Kennedy), they back that up seamlessly with the energetic swing of 'I Love Being Here with You' (feat. Jacqueline Sotelo), and then the free flowing, book end duo of 'New Blue Funk' and 'Blues for Los Blues' and then give us a rather sultry rendition of the Ray Charles classic 'Georgia on My Mind' (feat. Jacqueline Sotelo).

The tempo is then turned up for the feisty 'Waltz for Laura' before we get a brand new arrangement of George Gershwin's 'Rhapsody in Blue,' which is followed by the moody hipsway of 'Why Don't You Do Right' (feat. Jacqueline Sotelo), the funky, Hammond-inspired 'Funksuite 109' (feat. Will Kennedy) and then the laid back, lusciously orchestrated tones of 'A Ballad for Bob.'

The album then next brings us the vibrantly imbued, foot-tappin' beauty 'Goody Goody' (feat. Jacqueline Sotelo), the blues guitar work of 'Honky Tonk,' and then rounds out with a delightfully observant rendition of Billie Holiday's 'God Bless the Child' (feat. Jacqueline Sotelo), closing on the upbeat and flirtatiously infectious 'This Is It.'

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