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Article: Big Band Report

The Albuquerque Jazz Orchestra Gets "Thrasched"

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The thirty-third annual Albuquerque Jazz Festival ended its two-day run on February 21, 2009. The event is devoted mainly to performances by high school and middle school bands, while the grand finale features the Albuquerque Jazz Orchestra with invited guests, this year the saxophone quartet Thrascher (Randy Hamm, soprano; Tim Ishii, alto; Ed Petersen, tenor; Glenn ...

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Article: Extended Analysis

Chris Walden: Symphony No. 1 - The Four Elements

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Chris Walden Symphony No. 1 - The Four Elements Origin Records 2008 Chris Walden is probably best known to AAJ readers as a big band leader and composer. But his interest in developing other forms has already garnered him two Grammy nominations, and here he ventures into the serious orchestral ...

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The Tamela D`Amico Album

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Released: 2008
Track listing: 01. The gentleman Is a Dope - 2:30; 02. Charade - 2:48; 03. And I Love Him - 3:18; 04. Perfidia - 3:06; 05. One for My Baby - 4:22; 06. We Are in Love - 2:52; 07. When October Goes - 3:43; 08. He's a Tramp - 3:04; 09. They All Laughed - 2:24; 10. Perfect - 4:27.

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Chris Walden: Symphony No. 1 - The Four Elements

Label: Origin Records
Released: 2008
Track listing: I. Gaia; II. Hudor; III. Aer; IV Therma.

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Article: Album Review

Tamela D´Amico: The Tamela D`Amico Album

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Fra le tante cantanti della grande tradizione americana Tamela D`Amico ha scelto Peggy Lee come fonte di ispirazione, per cui la sua formazione non poteva essere che la big band, guidata da Chris Walden e arricchita da una sezione archi. Dieci brani messi insieme con voce gradevole, un pò vicina alle cantanti pop, con la big ...

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Kurt Marti Suite

Label: Origin Records
Released: 2007
Track listing: Katechismusfragen; Hotel Jesus; Die Salbung; Ostermorgen; Bitte; Lobpreis; Anrufungen; Ganz Werden; Lichstrahl; Protestantische Kirchenmusik; Predigtnot; Dahingehen; Slings and Arrows.

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Article: Album Review

Chris Walden Big Band & St. John's Choir: Kurt Marti Suite

Read "Kurt Marti Suite" reviewed by Dan McClenaghan


The German-born composer/band leader Chris Walden pays the rent with his television and movie work, scoring over thirty feature and television films, in addition to his writing for a variety of musical artists, including--Christopher Cross, Michael Bolton, Sheryl Crow, Paul Anka and Olivia Newton-John. The art of his heart, though, must certainly be his big band ...

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Chris Walden Big Band & St. John's Choir: Kurt Marti Suite

Read "Kurt Marti Suite" reviewed by Jack Bowers


It's hard to wrap one's arms around this CD by composer/arranger Chris Walden. On the one hand, Walden has coupled his intrepid ensemble of talented southern California sidemen with the 100-member St. John's Choir from Hamburg, Germany (his hometown), to set to music works by the renowned Swiss poet/lyricist Kurt Marti. On the other, the playing ...

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Katechismusfragen

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Label: Origin Records
Released: 2007
Duration: 3:50

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Winter Games

Label: Origin Records
Released: 2006
Track listing: Winter Games (full version); Winter Games (radio edit).


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