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Anthony Braxton: Creative Orchestra (Koln) 1978
by Troy Collins
The 1970s were an exceedingly fertile time period for composer Anthony Braxton, whose considerable output was primarily documented by Arista Records, including his Creative Orchestra Music, which encapsulated the entire history of jazz--from Scott Joplin to Albert Ayler. One of these albums, the seminal Creative Orchestra Music 1976, was recently reissued as part of Mosaic Records' ...
Dave Douglas: A Single Sky
by Troy Collins
On his first big band recording, award winning trumpeter, composer, bandleader, and Greenleaf Music label founder Dave Douglas is joined by the Frankfurt Radio Bigband, conducted by composer/arranger Jim McNeely, with whom Douglas studied in the mid-1980s. Presenting a previously unheard facet of Douglas' artistry, A Single Sky features new compositions written expressly for big band, ...
Warren Smith: Old News Borrowed Blues
by Raul d'Gama Rose
A record by Warren Smith--any record really--is cause for great celebration and Old News Borrowed Blues is no exception. Smith is not only one of the most stylish master percussionists and a truly accomplished musician. Why a musician of his caliber and standing, with over 300 compositions to his name, should have--after four decades in music--only ...
Mingus Big Band Tonight Tuesday, January 22nd at the Iridium Jazz Club Sets at 8:30 & 10:30PM
IRIDIUM JAZZ CLUB 1650 BROADWAY (Corner of 51st) NEW YORK, NY 10023 RESERVATIONS: 212-582-2121 Sets at 8:30 & 10:30PM This Tuesday, January 22, 2008 MINGUS BIG BAND The Mingus Big Band celebrates the music of the composer and bassist, Charles Mingus, who died in 1979. Under ...
