Meeting of Minds

Meeting of Minds

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NEW BOB MINTZER BIG BAND – NEW YORK VOICES “MEETING OF MINDS”
THEIR FIRST TIME RECORDING TOGETHER THIS COLLABORATION draws from THE AMERICAN SONGBOOK from the 1930s and 1940s

“Meeting of Minds” focuses on the integration of voices with the big band. The combination of the dynamic writing styles of
Bob Mintzer and Darmon Meader,
from New York Voices, produces a very dense yet very fresh sonic palette.
Each arrangement transforms a classic song into a modern-day hit revealing the lasting power of a great song. In addition to the wonderful arrangements, wthe album showcases over a dozen powerful improvised solos from some of the top musicians in the world. The collaboration is truly a musically rich Meeting of Minds.

Track List

  1. Autumn Leaves (Live) [06:48]
  2. I Concentrate on You (Live) [05:21]
  3. I Want to Be Happy (Live) [06:34]
  4. I Get Along Without You Very Well (Live) [04:31]
  5. The Way You Look Tonight (Live) [06:26]
  6. You Go To My Head (Live) [07:20]
  7. Old Devil Moon (Live) [05:25]
  8. Weird Blues (Live) [05:58]
  9. Speak Low (Live) [06:56]
  10. I’ll Remember April (Live) [05:29]

Credits

Produced by MCG’s Marty Ashby with all band arrangements by Mintzer except: “I Get Along Without You Very Well” arranged by Peter Eldridge and Meader and “You Go To My Head” arranged by Meader. All vocal arrangements are by Meader. “Meeting of Minds” also includes classic tracks: “Autumn Leaves,” “I Want To Be Happy,” “The Way You Look Tonight,” “You Go To My Head,” “Old Devil Moon,” “Speak Low,” and “I’ll Remember April” in addition to Mintzer’s composition “Weird Blues.”

Track 1: Jacques Prevert (Composer), Joseph Kosma (Composer), Johnny Mercer (Composer)
Track 2: Cole Porter (Composer)
Track 3: Irving Caesar (Composer), Vincent Youmans (Composer)
Track 4: Hoagy Carmichael (Composer)
Track 5: Dorothy Fields (Composer), Jerome Kern (Composer)
Track 6: J.F. Coots (Composer), Haven Gillespie (Composer)
Track 7: Burton Lane (Composer), E.Y. Harburg (Composer)
Track 8: Bob Mintzer (Composer)
Track 9: Kurt Weill (Composer), Ogden Nash (Composer)
Track 10: Patricia Johnston (Composer), Don Raye (Composer), Gene DePaul (Composer)

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(C) 2018 MCG Jazz