Reviews & Quotes

Paris Move by Thierry de Clemensat 

“Butler and Fasig, along with the members of this esteemed septet, brought the university to jazz, transforming fight songs into love songs, frantic marches into cool grooves, and successfully turning “rah, rah, rah” into “swing, swing, swing” … utterly impressive; you are swept away by their genius, momentarily forgetting the foundation of these songs. This lively creativity is praiseworthy placing it in the category of our “Essential” albums.” paris-move.com

JW Vibe by Jonathan Widran 

“IU grads and highly accomplished composers, arrangers and educators Sam Butler (trumpet) and Garrett Fasig (tenor sax) lead an ensemble of fellow Hoosiers to create the endlessly intriguing Across the Field, a sublime and endlessly engaging collection of re-imagined college fight songs from top American universities… the tunes are in loving and passionate, richly improvisational hands, jazzily reflecting on an important and traditional musical aspect of the American spirit.” jwvibe.com

Jersey Jazz by Joe Lang 

“A swinging album that mixes creativity with the emotions brought forth by these tunes. For college football fans, this collection will certainly strike a familiar chord, but for anyone who digs swinging jazz, this will certainly satisfy you.”  njjs.org

Bebop Spoken Here by Lance Liddle 

“Across the Field is a fun thing that's done brilliantly - the originals will never sound the same, and if the teams aren't inspired by these arrangements, then maybe they're in the wrong game.” lance-bebopspokenhere.blogspot.com

Musical Memoirs by Dee Dee McNeil 

“Every old ‘fight song’ is beautifully arranged with modern jazz propelling the compositions into the twenty-first century. This is an unusual and awesome project, uniquely special because it shows how jazz can transform tunes we know and love to works of unforgettable art.  Sam Butler and Garrett Fasig should take a bow.” musicalmemoirs.wordpress.com