Title: Great arrangements and great playing
Review: This is one of the best brass quintets around...and the specific line-up on this album, was the best that Empire Brass ever had! All of the players on this album are renowned for their playing ability on their respective instruments.This album is comprised of music from West Side Story, Porgy & Bess, Bernstein's Mass, and Michael Tilson Thomas' Street Song. This group breathes new life into these songs, by "jazzin" up some of the arrangements. In addition to the brass, guitar, keyboards, bass, and drums are added to some of the tracks, which makes these arrangements even more believable. The highlight of this album is Mass, because Rolf Smedvig and crew are more suited to classical stuff.I picked this up because of the players on the album, and the arrangements were surprisingly good! The playing is great...a little stiff and rigid at times, but, good nonetheless.
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