Jazz Articles

Vince Mendoza/London Symphony Orchestra: Epiphany

by John Kelman
January 24, 2005

In and out of print since its initial release in '99, composer/arranger Vince Mendoza's Epiphany represents one of the finest examples of orchestration in a jazz setting. While there have been other fine examples of large-scale blending, they have often simply retrofitted existing material, as was the case with last year's Promises Kept, where pianist Steve Kuhn's compositions were lushly interpreted by arranger Carlos Franzetti.Mendoza is a composer in his own right who may not be known to ...