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March of the Merry Men by Peter Erskine
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Album Title: Vienna to Hollywood: Impressions of E.W. Korngold & Max Steiner
Label: Origin Records
Released: 2025
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About the Album
Peter Erskine and Vienna's JAM Music Lab All-Stars celebrate the music of two iconic Viennese composers who, after moving to Hollywood in 1929 & 1934, transformed the dynamics of film as they set the standards for movie scoring. Through their work on Gone With the Wind, King Kong, and many dozens more, their role in shaping popular culture since is legion. First exposed to the music in the late '70s as he was touring with Weather Report, Erskine heard Joe Zawinul playing a beautiful melody and learned it was by Korngold, a fellow Viennese composer. He was moved to search out transcripts and recordings ever since. With his artist-in-residency at Vienna's cutting-edge JAM Music Lab University, his desire to reimagine this music in an improvised jazz setting finally became a reality.
Tracks
March of the Merry Men; Sterbelied (from Lieder des Abschieds, Op. 14); Old Spanish Song; The Boys Go to Play; Concerto Miniature (theme from Violin Concerto, 2nd mvt.); Romance (Violin Concerto, 2nd mvt.); Tara’s Theme; Belle Watling; Johnny Belinda; String Quartet No. 2 in E-flat major, Op. 26 (Larghetto); A Summer Place; Ghost Coda (theme from Violin Concerto, 2nd mvt.).
Personnel
Peter Erskine
drums
Herwig Gradischnig
saxophone, baritone
Thomas Gansch
trumpet
Bertl Mayer
harmonica
Bob Sheppard
saxophone, tenor
Judd Miller
electronics
Andreas Varady
guitar
Danny Grissett
piano
Thatiana Gomes
bass, acousticFabricio Pereira
bass, acoustic
Flip Philipp
vibraphone
Brian Kilgore
percussionAlyssa Park
violinKristina Suklar
violinAnastasia Lindberg
violinMario Gheorghiu
violaJulia Schreyvogel
celloAdditional Personnel
Bob Sheppard: flute.
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Date featured
February 4, 2025
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