Another very impressive year for jazz, especially as artists get increasingly ambitious — with DIY resources and will to realize their visions. That increasingly extends beyond the typical combo format, as the jazz orchestra and chamber ensemble recordings indicate (Maria […]
With “Birth of the Cool” in 1948, Miles Davis introduced most listeners to the arranging talent of Gil Evans who has become more influential than ever today. allmusic.com During research for my jazz orchestra article, I put together this discography, which attempts to […]
All the brass horns gleam, whisper and shout. Tonal colors multiply, merge, and melt, without digital trickery. Today’s jazz orchestra composer-arranger’s pen conjures sumptuous landscapes for the soloist’s ramble. Impressive recordings of them proliferate lately, some winning best-of-the-year polls and […]
