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Jazz Bigband Graz [CD]

Jazz Bigband Graz Audio CD
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  • Audio CD (7 May 2012)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: CD
  • Label: ACT Music
  • ASIN: B0077KU66Y
  • Other Editions: MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 211,121 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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Song TitleArtist Time Price
Listen  1. Urban Tribes - IntroductionJazz Bigband Graz feat. Nguyên Lê 4:21£0.79  Buy MP3 
Listen  2. SeelenbaumelnJazz Bigband Graz feat. Theo Bleckmann & Verneri Pohjola10:47£0.79  Buy MP3 
Listen  3. Space Trip - The Day We LandedJazz Bigband Graz feat. Theo Bleckmann & Nguyên Lê11:05£0.79  Buy MP3 
Listen  4. High VoltageJazz Bigband Graz feat. Gianluca Petrella 7:28£0.79  Buy MP3 
Listen  5. Rêve AfricainJazz Bigband Graz feat. Hadja Kouyaté18:17£0.79  Buy MP3 
Listen  6. Coming HomeJazz Bigband Graz feat. Nguyên Lê12:18£0.79  Buy MP3 


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There were times when big bands were a defining part of our society´s musical cultural scene. Today only a few jazz big bands exist, and it appears the reasons for this change are not artistic, but rather financial. In Germany public radio stations are responsible for the funding of big bands, and in France the Orchestre National de Jazz sets the standard. Meanwhile in Austria, one ensemble has shown above all others that orchestral concepts are far from exhausted: the JBBG - Jazz Bigband Graz. The six multi-layered pieces on Urban Folktales"" form a complex work of art that aims to set the benchmark in the international field of orchestral jazz in terms of conceptual clarity and stylistic variety. Sometimes meditative, sometimes swinging and sometimes grooving and rocking, the fusion of Western with Eastern harmonic traditions, influences from Austrian folk music, urban sounds, African music and some futuristic spherical sounds - as well as combining all of this in one place, JBBG gathers together some of the best Austrian, Swiss and German jazz musicians.

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Although listed as Jazz big band this is more in the prog rock genre than most jazz nowadays.
"Urban Tribes (introduction)" is the opening track,with its ethereal,slightly celtic feel,which soon becomes more upbeat.
"Seelenbaumien"starts of in a fery pretty acoustic mood,then with Crimsonsesque overtones developes very subtley,into a tour de force in,in a word ,gorgious.
"Space trip--the day we landed" was the first track that i heard from this album,on the rather excellent "Jazz FM" show "The Cutting edge" and is a mixture of electronics and jazz,the voca ls remind me of prog rock pioneers "Caravan",a long and meandering track,that is wonderfully inventive.
"High Voltage" follows next,again aseven minute track,which follows a more traditional line,whilst still maintaining its progressive integrity.
"Reve Africain" follows next and is 18 minutes long,featuring the vocals of Hadja kouyate,who sounds like Youssou N'dour,wonderfully evocotive.
""Coming home" the final track is 12 minutes of pure joy and excellence,starting with an amazing bass solo,followed by a light hearted flute solo

This is an example of just haow good the ACT label has become,where like ECM.the music,production and sleeve design,combine to make the whole process special.

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HORST MICHAEL SCHFFER......TRUMPET AND FLUGELHORN,TROMBONES
HEINRIECH VON KALMEIN.....SOPRANO AND ALTO SAX
CHRISTOPH PEPE AUR......ALTO SAX AND CLARINET
ROBERT FREIDL.....ALTO SAX
JOHANNES ENDERS.....ALTO SAX
HERBERT BERGER......TENOR SAX AND ALTO FLUTE
KLAUS GESING.....TENOR SAX
MARTIN HARMS......BARITON SAX,BASS CLARINET AND FLUTE TRUMPETS AND FLUGEL HORNS
BERNARD NOLF......TRUMPETS AND FLUGELHORNS
ANDY PESENDORFER.....TRUMPET
AXEL MEYER......TROMBONES
DAVID JAHR......TROMBONES
RHEIHARD SMMENER.....TROMBONES
DANIEL PEIGLER......TROMBONES
ROBERT BACNER......TROMBONES
PHILIP JAEGAE .....BASS TROMBONES
WOLFGANG TISCHART.....BASS TROMBONE
ULI RENNERT......KEYS AND SYNTHS
HENNING SEEVERTS.....ACOUSTIC BASS AND CELLO
GREGOR HILBE......DRUMS ELECTRONICS AND PROGRAMMING
BARBARA BUCHOLZ.....THERAMIN
MATHIAS LOBER.....ELECTRIC HURDY GURDY
CHRISTOPH ZEINS.....ELECTRIC ZITHER

THEO BLECKMAN.....VOCALS
N'GUYEN LEE.....GUITARSAND ELECTRIC BOW
GIANLUCA PETRELLA.....TOMBONE
VERNERI PELOHA.....TRUPET
HADJA KOUYATE.....VOCALS

RELEASED 2012
ACT
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