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A heads up for anyone into Big Bands/Swing - a great looking late night Prom next Friday (8th) with BBC4 showing it on the 17th: [url="http://www.bbc.co.uk/proms/whats-on/2014/august-08/14990"]http://www.bbc.co.uk...august-08/14990[/url]

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Depends on the band. I have long enjoyed larger ensembles including Kenny Wheeler's stuff, Maria Schneider, Gil Evan's stuff with Miles, some of Bob Mintzer's stuff, Loose Tubes, Delightful Precipice, Toshiko Akiyoshi, Bob Brookmeyer etc etc but some of the older swing band stuff leaves me a bit cold. Big Band is like any other genre, chock full of good and bad. I have played with big bands in the past and really enjoy it but it's been a while.

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Yep, love the whole big band thing.
One of the only gigs I will go and do for petrol money.....lol.

I was hoping it would be more across the board with a broader repertoire,
Other than just the likes of Basie & Ellington etc (although great stuff).
But hey, better than nothing and IS billed as 30/40's swing bands of the day.

Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band are getting a real good listening from me at the moment.




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[quote name='Bilbo' timestamp='1407178193' post='2518114']
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYHQpjs8kkc[/media]
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With you on Gil Evans, but to me this one just doesn't do it - arrangement totally wastes having all those horns for me, but then I'm much more a Sammy Nestico, Billy May type swing fan.

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The above is by no means the best Maria Schneider arrangement but I added the video on the fly and didn't really get a chance to find the best ones. I would recommend anyone who is interested in large ensemble writing to listen to Maria's work. She learned her craft at the feet of Gil Evans and Bob Brookmeyer but has long since found her own voice as an arranger so any of her stuff is worth seeking out. She is one of those artists who has got the measure of the 'industry' and runs her own lebel/distributes her own stuff via her website. The Pretty Road is a favourite of mine from her 'Sky Blue' album. Her use of voice and accordian are a specific texture that marks a lot of her recent work. If I wrote one piece as good as any of hers, I would die happy.

http://www.mariaschneider.com/

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[quote name='Bilbo' timestamp='1407319221' post='2519372']
The above is by no means the best Maria Schneider arrangement but I added the video on the fly and didn't really get a chance to find the best ones. I would recommend anyone who is interested in large ensemble writing to listen to Maria's work. She learned her craft at the feet of Gil Evans and Bob Brookmeyer but has long since found her own voice as an arranger so any of her stuff is worth seeking out. She is one of those artists who has got the measure of the 'industry' and runs her own lebel/distributes her own stuff via her website. The Pretty Road is a favourite of mine from her 'Sky Blue' album. Her use of voice and accordian are a specific texture that marks a lot of her recent work. If I wrote one piece as good as any of hers, I would die happy.

[url="http://www.mariaschneider.com/"]http://www.mariaschneider.com/[/url]
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Thanks Rob - will give her a proper listen.

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