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No Bounds

Label: Origin Records
Released: 2006
Track listing: Winter Games; When You Wish Upon a Star; No Bounds; People Will Say We

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The Chris Walden Big Band: No Bounds

Read "No Bounds" reviewed by Jack Bowers

by Jack Bowers
July 23, 2006

Any way you slice it, it's not easy for a big band to earn a Grammy Award nomination. Composer/arranger Chris Walden's debut album, Home of My Heart, received not one but two, for Best Large Jazz Ensemble and Best Instrumental Arrangement. One year later, Walden returns with another strong contender, No Bounds, showcasing eleven of his ...

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In The Doghouse

July 21, 2006

Album: No Bounds
By Chris Walden
Label: Origin Records
Released: 2006
Duration: 06:33

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The Chris Walden Big Band: No Bounds

Read "No Bounds" reviewed by Jim Santella

by Jim Santella
July 12, 2006

For his sophomore release, trumpeter Chris Walden has written big band arrangements for several old chestnuts, several fresh originals and a few rare gems. His program sparkles with an accessible ambience. The combination of several vocal selections, a balance of orchestral instruments and big band sounds, and stellar soloing from this lineup of Los Angeles all-stars ...

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Chris Walden Big Band: No Bounds

Read "No Bounds" reviewed by Dan McClenaghan

by Dan McClenaghan
July 11, 2006

Chris Walden has been on a heck of a roll lately, with two Grammy nods for last year's Home of My Heart, one of the finest big band efforts of the year. He also in did the orchestrations for the acclaimed Michael Bolton set Bolton Swings Sinatra.Home of My Heart deserved all the accolades ...

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Chris Walden Big Band: No Bounds

Read "No Bounds" reviewed by Victor L. Schermer

by Victor L. Schermer
July 2, 2006

No Bounds is as tasteful a big band album as you're likely to hear today, at a time when large jazz ensembles compete in virtuousity, intensity, range and--unfortunately--volume. Every note on the disc is well-placed, in tune and, even when dissonant, pleasing to the ears. That's because Walden knows music from top to bottom, having been ...