Release Date: 21 May 2021
Label: New Arts International
Packaging Type: Digipak
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 805558281129
Description
Saxophonist, composer, arranger Greg Yasinitsky created his YAZZ Band project as a laboratory for his contemporary, original big band compositions. Made up of mostly Pacific Northwest-based improvisers and ensemble veterans, "New Normal" reflects the times when gathering as a group is not an option. Recorded ensemble tracks from before COVID-19 emerged were combined with recordings done in isolation from faraway outposts including Los Angeles, Baton Rouge, and Italy, allowing for some dynamic new musical options to be explored. From the blazing "G.P." and "Diva," to the heartfelt "Song for Laura," or the funk of "Blues for Brecker," Yasinitsky's YAZZ Band offers a wide ranging set of hard-swinging and joyful original music.
"Hard charging, high octane stuff that never lets you down, or even comes up for air, this is a must for big band fans...Killer stuff." - Midwest Record
Tracklisting
The Eric Ineke JazzXpress Feat. Tineke Postma
Various Artists
Xose Miguelez
Teun Wisse & Teun Braken
Linos Piano Trio
Duke Ellington
Clemens Gottwald
Ben Markley Big Band & Ari Hoenig
Nils Landgren; Goteborg Jazz Orchestra; Ralph Soovik
Wild Iris Brass Band
The 3 Cohens & WDR Big Band
Brad Goode Polytonal Big Band
Carla Bley
Frank Dupree; Jakob Krupp; Meinhard 'Obi' Jenne; SWR Big Band; SWR Symphonieorchester; Dominik Beyk
SWR Big Band; Marc Godfroid
Fats Waller
