What a gathering of heavyweights, doing tasteful interpretations of but about of the best that jazz has to offer! I saw the video of this functioning inwards Nippon (1992) earlier youtube took it downward on a copyright beef, too what comes through is the sheer joy too honor that these players demonstrated inwards performing this bad man child together. Very nicely edited too remastered for CD.
As I said when I reviewed but about other GRP All-Star Big Band recording, the whole thought was to utilisation big band arrangements of the greatest bebop tunes always written. The entirely deviation is that this ane was performed live.
The musicians are amid the finest jazzmen inwards the world, the arrangements magnificent.......The entirely melody that wasn't peculiarly for bop is "Sing, Sing Sing" but it's non the agency Benny Goodman would direct maintain played it. "Oleo" is ane of my favorites. They utilisation a few tunes which were on the other one, similar "Blue Train"; "Manteca"; "Sister Sadie" but it doesn't direct maintain away from the CD itself. If you lot similar big band music, bebop & listening to the world's best jazz musicians, add together it to your collection.
This recording puts together the best soloist too bandsmen nxt to each other. Sandoval, Marienthal, Brecker, Finley, Rangell, Scott, Mintzer, Pattituci, Grusin, but to elevate a few. Some of the best solo function I direct maintain always heard.
One of the best modern big band executions to date. Plenty of set out energy too lots of brief too exciting solos. Will larn you lot jumping amongst the complex rythms too improvisations. World flat collection of musicians brand this ane of my real favorite CDs inwards whatever category.
This is my favorite big band album. Awesome performances all around. Highlight for me was Manteca amongst Arturo Sandoval notes that are off the charts!
For big band lovers, this is it ! H5N1 real beautiful collection of professional person musicians at the peak of their art amongst Gary Burton every bit a bonus. Excellent atmosphere, first-class selection of cloth too first-class sound. H5N1 must. Enjoy !
Track listing
- "Oleo" (Sonny Rollins) - 7:39
- "My Man's Gone Now" - 7:05
- "Sing, Sing, Sing" (Louis Prima) - 6:58
- "Manteca" (Dizzy Gillespie, Chano Pozo) - 7:33
- "Blues for Howard" - 8:31
- "Cherokee" (Ray Noble) - 5:10
- "Blue Train" (John Coltrane) - 4:43
- "'S Wonderful" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 6:31
- "Sister Sadie" - 7:00
- "GRP Band Introduction/Dave Grusin" - 2:41
- Dave Grusin - piano
- John Patitucci - bass
- Dave Weckl - drums
- Gary Burton - vibraphone
- Tom Scott - conductor, soprano, tenor & baritone sax
- Eric Marienthal - soprano & alto saxophones
- Nelson Rangell - soprano & alto saxophones, flute
- Bob Mintzer - soprano & tenor saxophones, bass clarinet
- Ernie Watts - soprano & tenor saxophones
- Arturo Sandoval -trumpet, flugelhorn
- Chuck Findley - trumpet, flugelhorn
- Randy Brecker - trumpet, flugelhorn
- Byron Stripling - trumpet, flugelhorn
- George Bohanon - trombone
- Phillip Bent - flute
- Eddie Daniels - clarinet
- Russell Ferrante - piano
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