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Got this gold-stamped promo copy for $1 buck, minty, and a beautiful pressing to boot! [CBS 36799, 1980] Jeez- The Brecker brothers, Blue Lou Marini, Joe Beck, Sal Nistico, Michal Urbaniak... the list goes on. Giant coastal session cats, the crème de la crème!
I somehow find big band recordings of the most recent few decade's (!) a little lacking in soul or conviction- a little too slick. Maybe its the increase in the number of electric instruments, maybe its a facet of big bands not really being *needed* any more to make a big sound (like in the days before monster P.A. equipment), or maybe I'm an old fart. I'm only sure of the latter. But being in my superb high-school big band for 5 years I know what it takes to kick some ass with 100% acoustic instruments- you gotta pull those big bass strings really HARD!
But these cats cut it. Sweet sound from Columbia- great engineering throughout.
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Topic - Records are yer' best entertainment value, always! - mr.bear 12:16:49 12/02/16 (3)
- There's one KILLER track on that LP... - musetap 17:42:03 12/02/16 (0)
- RE: Records are yer' best entertainment value, always! - Dave Pogue 12:55:54 12/02/16 (1)
- RE: He was a force of nature... - mr.bear 11:38:02 12/03/16 (0)