Big Crazy Energy New York Band

Big Crazy Energy New York Band: Inspirations Vol. 1

by Raul d'Gama Rose
February 25, 2010

The key word in the name of trombonist Jens Wendelboe's band for Inspirations, “Big Crazy Energy New York Band," is “energy." If there is one thing that there is a surfeit of--and there is much to cheer about here--it is vim and verve. The other unusual and welcome aspect of the record is that it consists of original charts and charts by other composers that are not heard on big band records, avoiding a tendency to tread the tried and ...