Misunderestimated featuring Dr. Neil Wetzel.

This recording showcases the talents of internationally-recognized and award-winning jazz alto saxophonist Neil Wetzel in his debut outing as a solo artist.  Playing all original compositions, Neil covers a variety of styles from straight-ahead swing (Day Gig) to ballad with strings (First Dance) to contemporary smooth (An Inconsequential Life) to up-tempo bebop (Misunderestimated) and even to salsa (Rosalita d'el Fuego).  The title "Misunderestimated" (an oft-quoted Bush-ism) is a tongue-in-cheek statement that Wetzel is not often underestimated.

Now a professor at Moravian College in Bethlehem, PA, Neil hails from the small town of Macungie, PA, and is well known in the Philadelphia/Lehigh Valley areas as a jazz artist, a pit (show) musician, and also as a classical saxophonist.  He was recently featured on the CD "Frydlant Nights" with the Fras-Wilkins International Quintet, a group featuring a mix of musicians from the US and the Czech Republic, and also received favorable reviews for his work on Eric Mintel's CDs "Live", "Hopscotch", "Dynamo", and "Four on the Floor."  Wetzel also performed on the Grammy Award-winning release "Patti Page: Live at Carnegie Hall".

"This project has been a long time coming," says Neil, "and I'm extremely happy to be able to finally share this music with the public.  I was very excited to record with these guys and the end result is more than gratifying."

Featured on this album in addition to Wetzel is the impressive playing of Tom Lawton on keys, Tony Marino on bass, and Gary Rissmiller on drums, along with a host of other gifted musicians.

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Cowboys in Capes featuring Dr. Neil Wetzel.

His second recording as leader, this CD is a musical autobiography of sorts for Wetzel, who grew up in rural southeastern Lehigh County. The repertoire on the CD reflects the saxophonist's early musical experiences and includes country western classics ("Cold, Cold Heart" and "Rose of San Antone"), hymn tunes ("I Come to the Garden Alone"), as well as original compositions.

Says Neil of this recording, "This project isn’t just the result of my own efforts, but it’s the sum of the contributions and talents of those musicians that I have had the pleasure to work with here at Moravian College."

In addition to Wetzel, this album features Al Gaumer on trumpet, Tom Lawton on piano, Paul Rostock on bass, and Gary Rissmiller on drums, as well as other fine musicians.

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