Brigham Young University Synthesis - Live At Montreux 1996 (1996)
EAC Rip | FLAC (Tracks) + Cue + m3u8 + Log ~ 428 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 190 Mb
Full Scans | 01:08:09 | RAR 5% Recovery
Sea Breeze Vista #SBV-4523 / Tantara Records #TCD-039611SY
Jazz / Big Band / Swing / Hard Bop / Post-Bop
EAC Rip | FLAC (Tracks) + Cue + m3u8 + Log ~ 428 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 190 Mb
Full Scans | 01:08:09 | RAR 5% Recovery
Sea Breeze Vista #SBV-4523 / Tantara Records #TCD-039611SY
Jazz / Big Band / Swing / Hard Bop / Post-Bop
In addition to its impressive musicianship, Brigham Young University Synthesis stands apart from most other college big bands due to its diverse and inventive arrangements. On this set, live from the 1996 Montreux Jazz Festival, the 20-piece orchestra (directed by Ray Smith) performs a program ranging from "Sing, Sing, Sing" (which has Smith featured on clarinet), to pieces by Miles Davis ("All Blues"), Sammy Nestico, Bob Mintzer, Pat Metheny, and Dizzy Gillespie. Even with all of the changes in styles, the band and its soloists adapt themselves quite well. Among the individual stars of this easily recommended big-band set are tenor saxophonist Mike Vance, trumpeter Brent Durland, and guitarist Joshua Payne.