Experimental Big Band

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    The Fat Cat Big Band
     
    Face
    The final volume of the famed Clinton Studios sessions of the Fat Cat Big Band
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    The Floating Opera Orchestra
     
    Rosemary Elephant
    Plenty of vaudeville dreams and notions of carnivals passing through small Eastern European towns while second-lining innuendos tend to lead all the visiting French women dancing.
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    Aziz Maraka
     
    Master Copy
    Rock + Arabic + Jazz = RAZZ
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    Nick Grondin
     
    SongTeller - The Jazz Orchestra Project
    Bright colors and sonic textures abound as Downbeat and ASCAP award-winning jazz guitarist and composer Nick Grondin animates the wide-ranging stylistic and timbral palette of the 20-piece jazz orchestra on his debut CD.
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    Studio Dan
     
    Creatures & other stuff
    Metaphysical, parabolic, erratic, zappaesque, enigmatic, cosmological, symbiotic, pynchonesque, kaleidoscopic, euphoric, ironic miracle-magical-easy-listening-serious-music. (from the liner notes by Tom Gsteiger)
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    Jon English
     
    Music for Film
    A sampling of Jon English's music for the films of Jon Jost performed by the Bay Area Jazz Composers Orchestra.
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    The Jason Lindner Big Band
     
    Live At the Jazz Gallery
    Jazzy Experimental Big Band out of New York.
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    Thomas Barber's Janus Bloc
     
    Snow Road
    Complex yet melodic large ensemble music that draws influence from the early days of jazz to the present.
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    Pete Malinverni
     
    The Good Shepherd Suite
    "The Good Shepherd Suite" is a unique six-movement piece by Jazz pianist/composer Pete Malinverni featuring an exciting blend of Jazz Big Band and Gospel Choir sounds, with a text taken from the 23rd Psalm of King David (The Lord is My Shepherd.), with mo
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    New Orleans Nightcrawlers
     
    Slither Slice
    Fans have been waiting a decade for this latest studio album from one of New Orleans' most progressive, intelligent, and funky brass bands - the New Orleans Nightcrawlers.
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    New Orleans Nightcrawlers
    Slither Slice
    Fans have been waiting a decade for this latest studio album from one of New Orleans' most progressive, intelligent, and funky brass bands - the New Orleans Nightcrawlers.
    "Very rarely does an album come along that redefines the sound and spirit of an entire genre. On their first release in almost a decade, the New Orleans Nightcrawlers have created a sound more imaginative, adventurous and contagious than any of its esteemed forebears. On all fronts, musically, compositionally and production-wise, the band’s fourth album, Slither Slice, sets an unprecedented high within the brass band world." - Offbeat Magazine "One of the most important New Orleans releases this year." - SonicBoomers.com “I think the Nightcrawlers have again raised the bar for brass band music in the city with this offering, in terms of musicianship and writing. Not since the Dirty Dozen were in their creative prime has a group taken the game to another level and smoked it like this.” – HomeOfTheGroove.com “Finally, the New Orleans Nightcrawlers have a new record out, and Slither Slice is a winner from beginning to end.” – Gambit / BestofNewOrleans.com The New Orleans Nightcrawlers are excited to announce the release of Slither Slice, their first album since 2000’s award-winning Live at the Old Point. This 10-song offering includes long-awaited, unrecorded fan favorites and new gems that capture the emotions of a band and a city that have undergone both heartache and rejuvenation. Highlights include the infectious anthem “Alright, Alright,” the joyfully nostalgic “Pontchartrain Beach,” the boisterous “8th Ward Strut,” and their haunting take on the popular Indian chant, “Hold’em Joe.” The title track, featuring Stanton Moore and Rich Vogel of Galactic, helps confirm that this is their funkiest disc yet. The Nightcrawlers have individually been busy this past decade releasing successful solo albums and working with some of New Orleans’ most popular bands, but they have all been itching to get this band back into the studio. At long last, the wait is over! Fans will not be disappointed with this much-anticipated album – the Nightcrawlers’ most hard-hitting and honest record to date.
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    Alan Baylock Jazz Orchestra
    Eastern Standard Time
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    Noggin
    Big Band
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    Golden Arm Trio
    The Tick-Tock Club
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    Luke Vajsar
    In the Loop
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