Big Band Record

Big Band Record Artist: Ray Anderson
Label: Gramavision
Category: Music



Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1


UPC: 798387949721
EAN: 0798387949721
ASIN: B000003229


Release Date: 1994-11-15

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Listmania:

  1. Best of Ray Anderson

Tracks:

  1. Lips Apart
  2. Anabel at One
  3. My Wish
  4. Raven-A-Ning
  5. Leo's Place
  6. Seven Monsters
  7. Waltz for Phoebe
  8. The Literary Lizard
  9. Don't Mow Your Lawn

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Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Ray Anderson is amazing.......2005-07-12

Mr. Anderson currently teaches at Stony Brook University on Long Island, and I have had the opportunity to perform in his jazz ensemble for the past two years. I am still amazed by what a fantastic musician he is, as well as what a wonderful person he truly is. Ray's music is one of a kind, and his albums are so much fun to listen to! I wish he would sing for us at the university, but he's put that behind him. Even still, if you have the chance to hear him live, don't miss it!

5 out of 5 stars Oh, MAN!.......2001-07-30

A big-band record that's fresh, edgy, and original is almost impossible to find, as most large-ensemble jazz excursions tend to play it safe and perform hackneyed jazz standards or compositions that seem to pander to an excluslively academic audience. However, what we have here is truly fresh, edgy and original. Anderson's passionate playing style is complemented perfectly by Gruntz' brilliant arrangements. "Annabel at One" is an unruly child writing on the walls with a crayon while "Seven Monsters" is a 3:30am booty call. The playing on this album is solid from front to back, too; the horn break-down on "Literary Lizard" will send you running home for a clean change of underwear, and "Don't Mow Your Lawn" will mow the hair right off your head. Dig.

5 out of 5 stars Ray blows, and blows with a truely swinging band........1999-05-16

Ray Anderson, the soloist, the virtuoso, the "mad hatter" of trombonists, plays some of his most intimate compositions (often named for members of his family, "Waltz for Phoebe") in a big band setting reminiscent of Ellington and Basie. A must-have for fans of Ray, trombones, big bands, and jazz in general.

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